Native Women in the Arts

Nominations Open for the 11th Annual Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award. Deadline to apply is January 31, 2026. The winner will receive a cash prize of $5,000, and two shortlisted artists will receive prizes of $1,500 each. For more info visit: nwia.ca/apply

Apply today to the 11th Annual Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award. Deadline is Jan. 21, 2026. Visit to nwia.ca for more information.

This Giving Tuesday, we’re celebrating the power of Indigenous creativity. - mailchi.mp/nwia.ca/giving…

Help Us Keep the Arts Thriving in Our Community. This #GivingTuesday, we’re celebrating the power of Indigenous creativity. Donate today at nwia.ca. Donations are tax deductible. Niawen’kó:wa for believing in the power of art and community.

The Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award - mailchi.mp/nwia.ca/bla11

Join us at the @TorontoMet Memorial Round Dance, as part of the Toronto Metropolitan University Indigenous Education Council's Indigenous Education & Treaties Recognition Week. Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 5PM - 10PM, at the TMU Upper Gym, 31 Gerrard St. East. All are welcome.

Native Women in the Arts is now accepting applications for the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Indigenous Visual Artists' Materials program. Apply today! Open now until January 30, 2026, 1:00 p.m. ET. arts.on.ca/grants/indigen…

Shout out to everyone who joined us for #nbED25 🥳!!! Our 4th Nuit Blanche hub on the Danforth was a huge success📷 offering festival goers a smaller, intimate, creative contemporary art experience unlike anywhere else in the City. Full Facebook Album here bit.ly/4nN0YOW

This Saturday, October 4, from 7PM - 7AM.

Nuit Blanche East Danforth 2025, Illuminates Toronto’s East End with All-Night Art, Music, and Indigenous Storytelling. Featuring Indigenous artist Richael Laking, Wolf⁷a:z; DJ Kookum, and more! nwia.ca @EastEndArtsTO @infoNWIA #NBED25

Nuit Blanche East Danforth 2025 - mailchi.mp/nwia.ca/nb2025

I Searched Many Worlds: In Conversation with Rosalie Favell - mailchi.mp/nwia.ca/i-sear…

I Searched Many Worlds: In Conversation with Rosalie Favell @ONSITEatOCADU Admission is free and open to all. Seating is limited—RSVP required. Visit Registration Page: eventbrite.ca/e/i-searched-m…

The Kwe Performance Series: Voices featured artist Mare Advertencia, Bobby Sanchez, Dioganhdih, and Kimiwan, whose performances roared with resilience and truth. Images captured by @_RedWorks

Native Women in the Arts is proud to introduce the winner and five shortlisted recipients of the 10th Annual Barbara Laronde Award Winner: Amber Waboose Shortlisted: Emily Granville, MJ Singleton, Grace Swain, Chevaun Toulouse, and Colleen Toulouse mailchi.mp/nwia.ca/bla10

10th Annual Barbara Laronde Emerging Artist Award - mailchi.mp/nwia.ca/bla10

NWIA is delighted to announce that Melissa Johns has joined our organization as Administrative Director! Please join us in welcoming Melissa to her new position. Read the full press release at nwia.ca

Contest Time! We are giving away a pair of tickets to this Saturday's Kwe Performance Series: Voices. To enter please comment on this post when Native Women in the Arts was founded. Good Luck! nwia.ca

@infoNWIA Native Women in the Arts present Kwe Performance Series: Voices featuring Mare Advertencia, Bobby Sanchez, Dioganhdih, and Kimiwan, for a culturally dynamic event that amplifies the perspectives of Indigenous women and gender-marginalized artists. 2/2

Native Women in the Arts presents the Kwe Performance Series: Voices, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the TD Music Hall, featuring Mare Advertencia, Bobby Sanchez, Dioganhdih, and Kimiwan. Ticket Now On Sale! tdmusichall.mhrth.com/tickets/kwe-se…