CanadaBuys #BC235515

Indigenous artwork for the new Smith Campus Schools

School District 35 Langley is seeking Indigenous artists to create artwork for the new Smith Campus Schools. - Government buyer: School District 35 Langley; no sub-agency or office is identified. - Requested service: Create artwork integrated into the school environment that reflects the site’s identity, history, and relationship to place. - Artist and community engagement: The District plans to commission multiple artists; up to three may collaborate. Selected artists will work with the project team and school communities. - Cultural context: Artwork should support learning, connection, belonging, and understanding of Indigenous cultures and perspectives, and acknowledge the land-based Nations of Matsqui, Kwantlen, Katzie, and Semiahmoo. - OEMs and vendors: None identified.

Description

The Langley School District seeks expressions of interest from Indigenous artists to create artwork integrated into the new Smith Campus Schools environment. The artwork should reflect the identity, history, and relationship to place of the school site and surrounding community, including the land-based Nations in Langley: Matsqui, Kwantlen, Katzie, and Semiahmoo. The District intends to commission multiple artists, with up to three potentially collaborating. Selected artists will work with the project team and school communities to support learning, connection, belonging, and understanding of Indigenous cultures and perspectives.

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