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What is the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective (ACC)?

The ACC is a national service organization that brings together the Canadian Aboriginal and Native American curatorial, critical and institutional communities. The aim is to establish an important centre of excellence for our communities through opportunities, collaborations, networks, publications, advocacy, conferences, exhibitions and standards of excellence for our communities. BACK TO TOP

Who is eligible to become a member of the ACC?

Membership in the ACC is open to all active members of the curatorial and critical communities, including individual and institutional memberships. The cost for a membership is $25 CAN per year. There are three different levels of membership available in the ACC. For Canadian Aboriginal (Indian, Inuit and Metis) there is full and unrestricted membership participation that includes the right to actively seek a position in organizational structure and including full member voting rights in ACC. Native Americans have full access to all programs and services and participation on the international committee, but voting rights and positions in the organizational structure are restricted. Non-aboriginal and non-Native American individuals and institutions actively engaged in the curatorial and critical communities are welcome to join the ACC. Membership is limited to specific services and events of the ACC, and does not include participation in the organizational structure or voting rights. As well, the on-line exhibition space and featured artist/curator services are not included with membership. For further information, please consult the ACC By-laws on membership. BACK TO TOP

What information and services does my membership include?

All members of the ACC have full and timely access to the ACC newsletter featuring selected and thematic articles and a variety of exhibition, conference and publication reviews written by our Aboriginal and Native American membership. Also, our What’s Happening section provides our membership with information on all activities relating to our curatorial and critical community. As well, all members have access to the Aboriginal and Native American curatorial and critical biographical summaries of our active membership, and unlimited access to our extensive on-line bibliographic database consisting of regularly updated articles, books, catalogues including published and unpublished materials pertaining specifically to the Aboriginal and Native American curatorial and critical community and practices. Membership in the ACC also accords all members with a reduced fee for all ACC organized conference, symposium and special events. BACK TO TOP

Does my membership allow me to get more involved in the ACC organizational structure and business?

That depends on whether or not you are a Canadian Aboriginal or Native American. Both Canadian Aboriginal and Native Americans, whether they represent an organization or themselves have additional rights to participation than non- Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal institutional membership. Canadian Aboriginal and Native American individuals and institutions have full access to the ACC private tiki wiki space set aside for members to work, network, post articles, host discussions, and share other information on their own personal tiki space with other Aboriginal and Native

American members. Further involvement is accorded Canadian Aboriginal members who are able to vote on ACC organizational business and can participate fully in all general assemblies, special meetings, thematic committees and caucuses, while Native American members have the exclusive ability to participate on the International committee, although they are not accorded the right to vote or seek a position within the ACC organizational structure. BACK TO TOP

How can I stay in touch, contact and network with other members?

All members have the ability to contact one another by submitting their contact information with their membership form, including a brief biographical sketch, resume, exhibition history, publications and area of expertise. The ACC will post this information in an effort to encourage dialogue and provide opportunities for our membership to actively become engaged in the curatorial and critical communities. The ACC maintains and archives all membership forms and contact information and can assist members and non-members to communicate and/or contact one another. The ACC also hosts a biennial conference and symposium and other special national events that will bring our membership together to discuss current trends, developments and other thematic or adhoc initiatives pertinent to our domestic and international membership. Canadian and American First Nations members have another level of communication accorded by the tiki wiki space.
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