Iaohontso’ktá:tie / To Move Across the Land
Curators : Armando Perla & Michael Patten
La Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA), 8th edition

BACA returns in 2026 with its eighth edition, titled Iaohontso’ktá:tie / To Move Across the Land, curated by Armando Perla and Michael Patten. This edition brings together Indigenous artists and artists from the diaspora of Turtle Island, Cemanahuac (Mesoamerica), and the Pacific. The works of 103 Indigenous artists will be featured across nine venues throughout Quebec.

The Biennale d’art contemporain autochtone (BACA) would like to thank its partners the Canada Council for the Arts, the Government of Quebec, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Premières Nations et les Inuit, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, Tourisme Montréal, Collection Desjardins and Creative New Zealand.

April 18 to June 21, 2026
Iaohontso’ktá:tie / To Move Across the Land: Fashion and the Body
DRAC – Art actuel Drummondville
Drummondville, QC

April 18 to June 21, 2026
Opening reception April 19, 2026 – 2 p.m.
To Move Across the Land: What Survives When Borders Fail
Stewart Hall Art Gallery
Pointe-Claire, QC

May 2 to June 20, 2026
Opening reception: Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
To Move Across the Land: Colour Is Not Neutral
Art Mûr
Montréal, QC

May 16 to July 12, 2026
Quai 5160 – Maison de la culture de Verdun
Verdun, QC

June 6 to September 13, 2026
EXPRESSION, Centre d’exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe
Saint-Hyacinthe, QC

September 17, 2026 to February 1, 2027
Musée Rimouski
Rimouski, QC

October 2, 2026 to February 28, 2027
Musée McCord Stewart
Montréal, QC

April 15 to September 20, 2027
Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, QC

2026
Art public, Ville de Montréal
Jardin botanique de Montréal
Montréal, QC