Artwork Commissioning: Indigenous artists
College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
Deadline: July 07, 2023 - August 21, 2023
The CRNS is commissioning artwork for its office located at 1-3710 Eastgate Drive in Regina, SK
and is ensuring the artwork is meaningful, acknowledges the past, and looks to the future.
We acknowledge that cultural genocide has been committed against First Nations, Métis, and
Inuit Peoples, and acknowledge that colonization is a present and ongoing process. There is an
urgent need for settlers to recognize relationships with and obligations to Indigenous Peoples and
the land. Our Canadian history, and nursing history, will be rewritten in the coming years with
the truths Indigenous Peoples have known for decades. We must commit to learning their truths
and our Canadian history and, in doing so, develop authentic, meaningful, and respectful
relationships with all Indigenous Peoples.
As members of the health care profession, we commit to honoring and actioning the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, Health, 18 - 24. We acknowledge that the
health care system and nursing education programs are embedded with colonial hierarchical
power structures, thinking and practices. Decolonizing nursing education and practice requires us
to self-reflect and openly acknowledge how we perpetuate a colonial culture and how this limits
the ability to engage in meaningful dialogue with our Indigenous colleagues and clients. We are
committed to including their perspectives and ensuring their knowledge systems are honored,
respected, valued and integrated into nursing practice. We will educate and support Registered
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners on how to identify racism that is perpetrated in health care
settings. And more importantly, support Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners to intervene,
ensure safe environments, and address acts of racism in their workplace. We will diligently work
towards addressing the current health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous
peoples in Canada.
We respect and honor the Treaties that were made on all territories, we acknowledge the harms
and mistakes of the past, and we are committed to moving forward in partnership with
Indigenous Peoples in the spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
To reflect CRNS’s commitment to truth and reconciliation and to continue to build relationships
with the Indigenous community, the CRNS is inviting Saskatchewan Indigenous artists to submit
expressions of interest to create and deliver a piece of art that is 20x24 (3 square meters) on canvas
paper using a medium chosen by the artist. The artwork will be displayed on the wall in the CRNS
Boardroom, with prints possibly being created to be shared more widely within the CRNS
community.
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How to Apply
Expressions of interest will be accepted in person OR emailed to tbelcourt@crns.ca between June
29 and July 25. In-person expressions of interest are available by appointment between June 29
and July 25 or drop in July 18 to 21. In-person expressions of interest will be held at the CRNS
office at 1-3710 Eastgate Drive, Regina, SK.
Written expressions of interest will include:
• The artist’s name
• Name of community where the artist resides or name of the community the artist represents
• Up to 10 artist images of existing artwork submitted digitally to tbelcourt@crns.ca
• Description of proposed artwork
• Acknowledgement of
o The budget being adequate or a new proposed budget
o The artwork is a commissioned arrangement where the artist functions as an independent
contractor in producing the artwork. Under this relationship, the CRNS and the artist agree
on the nature, form, and content of the artwork to be produced, the CRNS will be the
agreed fee to the artist for the production of the artwork, and the artist produces the work
for the specifications agreed to between themselves and the CRNS
Budget
The Artist will be compensated at the published CARFAC-RAAV 2023 Reproduction Royalty
Schedule – Commercial and Advertising
• $600 for the first square meter + $240 for each additional square meter + applicable taxes
• 20x24 (3 square meters) - $1080 + taxes
• Up to $500 for framing
• If art cards are printed, the Artist shall receive $0.31 per card (non-profit rate), payable on the
entire print run in advance
• Presentation and consultation fee (per CARFAC-RAAV 2023 Artist Professional Services Fee
Schedule) to view the location of where the artwork will be installed, deliver the finished
product, and attend the unveiling - flat rate per half day, under 4 hours $335; flat rate per day,
over 4 hours $591.
Artwork Selection Committee
• One representative from the CRNS Interior Design Committee
• One representative from the CRNS Leadership Team
• Two representatives from Sakewewak Artists Collective
• CRNS Executive Director
The Artwork Selection Committee will review expressions of interest and create a shortlist. Artists
selected for the shortlist will be requested to submit a sketch of their proposed artwork. The
Artwork Selection Committee’s decision will be communicated within two weeks of the sketch
deadline. A contract will be prepared and signed before production beginning.
Questions can be directed to Terri Belcourt at tbelcourt@crns.ca
and is ensuring the artwork is meaningful, acknowledges the past, and looks to the future.
We acknowledge that cultural genocide has been committed against First Nations, Métis, and
Inuit Peoples, and acknowledge that colonization is a present and ongoing process. There is an
urgent need for settlers to recognize relationships with and obligations to Indigenous Peoples and
the land. Our Canadian history, and nursing history, will be rewritten in the coming years with
the truths Indigenous Peoples have known for decades. We must commit to learning their truths
and our Canadian history and, in doing so, develop authentic, meaningful, and respectful
relationships with all Indigenous Peoples.
As members of the health care profession, we commit to honoring and actioning the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, Health, 18 - 24. We acknowledge that the
health care system and nursing education programs are embedded with colonial hierarchical
power structures, thinking and practices. Decolonizing nursing education and practice requires us
to self-reflect and openly acknowledge how we perpetuate a colonial culture and how this limits
the ability to engage in meaningful dialogue with our Indigenous colleagues and clients. We are
committed to including their perspectives and ensuring their knowledge systems are honored,
respected, valued and integrated into nursing practice. We will educate and support Registered
Nurses and Nurse Practitioners on how to identify racism that is perpetrated in health care
settings. And more importantly, support Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners to intervene,
ensure safe environments, and address acts of racism in their workplace. We will diligently work
towards addressing the current health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous
peoples in Canada.
We respect and honor the Treaties that were made on all territories, we acknowledge the harms
and mistakes of the past, and we are committed to moving forward in partnership with
Indigenous Peoples in the spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
To reflect CRNS’s commitment to truth and reconciliation and to continue to build relationships
with the Indigenous community, the CRNS is inviting Saskatchewan Indigenous artists to submit
expressions of interest to create and deliver a piece of art that is 20x24 (3 square meters) on canvas
paper using a medium chosen by the artist. The artwork will be displayed on the wall in the CRNS
Boardroom, with prints possibly being created to be shared more widely within the CRNS
community.
2 Art Commissioning ©2023 College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan
How to Apply
Expressions of interest will be accepted in person OR emailed to tbelcourt@crns.ca between June
29 and July 25. In-person expressions of interest are available by appointment between June 29
and July 25 or drop in July 18 to 21. In-person expressions of interest will be held at the CRNS
office at 1-3710 Eastgate Drive, Regina, SK.
Written expressions of interest will include:
• The artist’s name
• Name of community where the artist resides or name of the community the artist represents
• Up to 10 artist images of existing artwork submitted digitally to tbelcourt@crns.ca
• Description of proposed artwork
• Acknowledgement of
o The budget being adequate or a new proposed budget
o The artwork is a commissioned arrangement where the artist functions as an independent
contractor in producing the artwork. Under this relationship, the CRNS and the artist agree
on the nature, form, and content of the artwork to be produced, the CRNS will be the
agreed fee to the artist for the production of the artwork, and the artist produces the work
for the specifications agreed to between themselves and the CRNS
Budget
The Artist will be compensated at the published CARFAC-RAAV 2023 Reproduction Royalty
Schedule – Commercial and Advertising
• $600 for the first square meter + $240 for each additional square meter + applicable taxes
• 20x24 (3 square meters) - $1080 + taxes
• Up to $500 for framing
• If art cards are printed, the Artist shall receive $0.31 per card (non-profit rate), payable on the
entire print run in advance
• Presentation and consultation fee (per CARFAC-RAAV 2023 Artist Professional Services Fee
Schedule) to view the location of where the artwork will be installed, deliver the finished
product, and attend the unveiling - flat rate per half day, under 4 hours $335; flat rate per day,
over 4 hours $591.
Artwork Selection Committee
• One representative from the CRNS Interior Design Committee
• One representative from the CRNS Leadership Team
• Two representatives from Sakewewak Artists Collective
• CRNS Executive Director
The Artwork Selection Committee will review expressions of interest and create a shortlist. Artists
selected for the shortlist will be requested to submit a sketch of their proposed artwork. The
Artwork Selection Committee’s decision will be communicated within two weeks of the sketch
deadline. A contract will be prepared and signed before production beginning.
Questions can be directed to Terri Belcourt at tbelcourt@crns.ca