First Nations artists from Yukon & BC have been selected as recipients of YVR Art Foundation’s 2023 art scholarship awards.
Each artist will receive $5,000 to complete a proposed project over the next year.
A panel of established Indigenous creatives and curators chose the foundation’s 2023 scholarship winners across two categories: emerging and mid-career artists.
To be considered for the emerging artist scholarship, creatives aged 17 to 29 must propose an art piece they will create over a 12-month period. Selected artists can use the scholarship funds to work alongside an artist mentor or attend an art school while completing their projects.
Artists aged 30 and above can apply for the mid-career artist scholarship to attend art school for a year, tackle a community project or learn from a master artist.
“We are pleased to be able to support the artistic and professional development of recipients representing a wide range of emerging and mid-career Indigenous artists from across B.C. and Yukon, and to provide this opportunity to pursue art mentorships, education and community projects,” YVR Art Foundation executive director Elisabeth Kyle said in a media release.
The artworks created by the foundation’s 2023 scholarship recipients will be displayed at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) for one year.
Scholarship recipients are selected through a formal adjudication process and by a jury composed of established Indigenous artists and curators. Each recipient is awarded $5,000.
The 2023 recipients of the YVR Art Foundation Emerging Artist Scholarships are:
- Mathew Andreatta, Qualicum and Musqueam First Nations from Vancouver
- Dustin Sheldon, Teslin Tlingit from Whitehorse
- Eila Vallevand, Kwanlin Dun First Nations from Whitehorse
- Karra MacIntosh, Kwanlin Dun First Nations, from Whitehorse
- Olivia Cox, Teslin Tlingit from Whitehorse
- Shaina Richelle Stephens, Nisga’a from Nanaimo
- Kyle Mack Tallio, Nuxalk and Heiltsuk from Terrace
The 2023 recipients of the YVR Art Foundation Mid-Career Artist Scholarships are:
- Ariane Xay Kuyaas, Haida from Old Masset
- Shawna-Lee Kiesman, Tsm’syen, Nisga’a, Haida from Victoria
- Andrew Williams, Haida from Vancouver
New for 2023, the recipient of a dedicated scholarship for the development of Musqueam artists is:
- Mid-Career Artist, Jody Sparrow, Musqueam from Vancouver
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