Program Dates: March 29-April 5, 2027
Application Deadline: November 10, 2026
Application Form:
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Program Description:
Where the Water Meets-
Iteration 2 is a week-long, land-based residency for Indigenous artists who identify as two-spirit, trans, queer, non-binary, or otherwise gender-diverse. The residency will take place from
March 29 to April 5, 2027 at Mnisiing—colonially known as Gibraltar Point—on the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. The shoreline is central to the conceptual grounding of the program: the place where land and water meet is a site of convergence, transition, and renewed relationship. This guiding metaphor invites participants to bring forward Nation-specific teachings about water and weave them into their creative processes and daily reflections.
Open to Indigenous artists at all stages of practice and across all disciplines, the residency embraces an expansive Indigenous feminist understanding of creative and cultural work. The residency prioritizes rest, reflection, and relationality rather than demanding finished works or performances. Participants are supported to move at their own pace, following intuition, cultural knowledge, curiosity, or emergent creative directions.
A central aspect of the residency is the presence of Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby, who will serve as the program’s Two-Spirit Elder-in-Residence. Ma-Nee is a respected storyteller, knowledge keeper, author, and activist whose teachings have been integral to Two-Spirit resurgence. She will offer guidance, participate in informal conversations, and meet with participants collectively and individually. Her presence anchors the program in intergenerational knowledge.
Facilitation of the program will be led by Anne Riley (Dene, Fort Nelson First Nation) and Lisa Myers (Beausoleil First Nation). Anne’s multidisciplinary practice explores land-based interventions rooted in Dene feminist praxis. Lisa’s artistic and curatorial work integrates food, plants, place, and participatory processes.
