The Nipissing Region Curatorial Collective works with curators, artists, collectives and cultural organizations (eg. White Water Gallery, Healthwithnature.org) to promote, animate, produce and document cultural events in the Nipissing region of northeastern Ontario.

The NRCC is committed to the professional payment of artists as outlined by the CARFAC Ontario union of artists. We are connecting new regional and national audiences for art and culture to emerging and professional visual, media and performing artists in the Nipissing region. The NRCC also offers administrative and educational programming assistance to all non-profit organizations in our region.

WHAT WE DO

• Promote and Nurture Cultural Awareness in the Nipissing Region,

• Promote, Produce and Administrate outdoor art exhibits,

• Promote, Produce and Administrate indoor art exhibits,

• Curate and promote artist’s symposia and residency projects,

• Develop and curate Festivals and Events in the Nipissing region,

• Assist Artists with professional development, grant-writing and developing Member’s artistic projects,

• Develop and produce workshops, gatherings, conferences, etc. that will professionally develop our members and help us to grow curators.

GOALS & DESTINATIONS

• be a fully operational, multi-venue, visual and media arts production and exhibition space

• create a year-round, fully self-sustainable series of arts workshops

• initiate a year-round emerging artists’ residency program

• develop and schedule multiple venues for artistic events produced in collaboration with various community organizations and/or artists’ collectives,

• communicate, connect and liaise with all NRCC members and artistic communities across our region, and

• establish a comprehensive list of professional visual and media arts curators working in Northern Ontario.

SIX PURPOSES

1. CREATE AND SUSTAIN NATURE ART PARKS IN THE BOREAL FOREST

2. PROMOTE ARTS PROFESSIONALISM and CURATORSHIP IN OUR REGION

3. ACHIEVE IMPACTS THROUGH MEETING TARGETS

4. CREATE AND SUSTAIN COLLABORATIVE CULTURES

5. FOSTER AND IMPROVE UPON OUR CORE COMPETENCIES

 

The NRCC’s Key Offerings:

  • Promote and Nurture Cultural Awareness in the Nipissing Region,
  • Practice, Produce and Administrate our NRCC members’ projects,
  • Provide professional Artists’ Studio spaces at 176 Lakeshore Drive, North Bay
  • Curate and promote Northern Ontario artist’s projects,
  • Provide Media Art production support for our NRCC members,
  • Coordinate Exhibition, Festival and Event promotions,
  • Assist our members with grant-writing and editing,
  • Artists’ Workshop management and production.

 

NRCC 2026 Board of Directors:

  • Gerry Gooderham – Chairperson
  • Reinalie Jorolan – Treasurer
  • Jason Brock – Secretary
  • Don Chretien – Visual Arts Programs
  • Mike Cywink – Visual Arts Programs
  • James Fowler & Pearl Van Geest – Regional Representatives
  • Samanta Izquierdo – Performance Programmer
  • David LaRonde – Performance Programming
  • Alex Maeve Campbell – White Water Gallery liaison