Indigenous Media Summer Institute

A special Indigenous media-curation workshop in English offered by Carleton University in partnership with Wapikoni featuring three workshop sessions on August 6th, 13th, and 20th culminating in a screening of the media-selections on September 20th.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

SEEING OURSELVES: INDIGENOUS STORIES IN FOCUS

Carleton University and Wapikoni present “Seeing Ourselves: Indigenous Stories in Focus,” a unique media-curation experience offered by a passionate creative collective at Carleton University in Ottawa and hosted by Film and Indigenous studies scholar, Adam Saulis. Adam is Wolastoqiyik and has years of experience working at The Bytowne–one of Ottawa’s independent cinemas–and organizing screenings for Carleton’s Audio-Visual Resource Center and the Ojigkwanong Indigenous Students’ Centre.

This paid workshop series is especially designed for Indigenous students, scholars, and artists interested in curation and exhibition, and we’d love to have you join us in this project, which will include: 

• The chance to discuss and hone skills in media analysis, selection, curatorial vision, and exhibition as well as build relationships with experienced members of academic and arts-based communities.
• The opportunity to collaboratively curate a catalogue of Wapikoni shorts to be screened publicly at Carleton and during Wapikoni stopovers and events. 
• Learning about curating alternate media forms and gaining creative inspiration from experiencing a short, Indigenous-authored, immersive virtual reality film at Carleton’s Experiential Learning Hub. 
• Meet and talk with an Indigenous multimedia artist with a deep understanding of, and extensive practical experience in, filmmaking, curation, and exhibition. This artist will provide specific guidance to each media-curation participant. 
• A dedicated smudging space.
• Lunch will be provided for the Wednesday workshops.

Financial Support and Workshop Dates

This workshop includes a stipend of $1,000.00 and involves the following time commitments. In order to participate, you must be available to come to Carleton campus, in person, on all these dates:

• Wednesday, August 6, 2025 all day,
• Wednesday, August 13, 2025 all day, 
• Wednesday, August 20, 2025 all day,
• Saturday, September 20, 2025 evening (after 5pm).

Deadlines

Applications are due on July 11th, 2025 at 11:59pm, and decisions will be released on July 18th, 2025. All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application (selected or not selected).

Application Form

Please apply by filling out the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/nnhUyWF2HAtMuvaR6