ICCA Presents Tides and Currents at Gallery 101

June 12th & 13 2026
Gallery 101 (280 Catherine St)

The Indigenous Curatorial Collective (ICCA) presents Tides and Currents:
Onáket (birchbark) meets Waka

A weekend of curatorial conversations, artist talks and international
Indigenous exchange in Ottawa. Bringing together Indigenous curators and
cultural leaders from Canada and Aotearoa (New Zealand) to explore
mentorship, exhibition-making, programming, Indigenous mobility and
contemporary curatorial practice across international contexts.

Friday June 12
Performance and exhibition by Greg Hill
Join artist and curator Greg Hill as he portages a cereal box canoe from
the Ottawa Art Gallery to Gallery 101.
This performance is a featured highlight of "Tides & Currents: Birchbark
Meets Waka," an international delegation and regional gathering hosting
M?ori, Indigenous, and allied curators.
This collective convergence explores a shared ocean of practice through
dynamic dialogue.

Meeting portage: Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) to Gallery 101, Friday June
12, 4–5 PM (livestreamed via http://www.instagram.com/gregahill_art )
5 á 7 celebration and exhibition: Gallery 101, Friday June 12, 5–7 PM
Return portage: Gallery 101 to OAG, Saturday June 13, 3–4 PM

Saturday June 13
Curatorial panels, artist talk by Greg A. Hill, and networking: Gallery
101, 9:30 - 3:00 PM
Delegation program supported by Creative New Zealand

Details at http://icca.art