The island on which Montreal is located—Tio’tia:ke in Mohawk, meaning “where the rivers meet”—has been a gathering place for Indigenous peoples and others since long before the colonization of North America. With a global Indigenous contemporary art biennial, the island retains its function as a meeting place and a confluence of Indigenous artists from around the world.
This Saturday, May 2, 2026, marks the opening of the Indigenous Contemporary Art Biennial (BACA) at Galerie Art Mûr in Montreal. This year, BACA is curated by Armando Perla & Michael Patten and will feature works by some twenty Indigenous artists from around the world.
Crossing the Territory. Color is not neutral.
The Indigenous Contemporary Art Biennial (BACA) will present works by twenty Indigenous artists from around the world—Guatemala, Sweden, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Mexico, Nigeria—and will center on the theme of color. The title of this edition of BACA is Traversing the Territory. Color is not neutral.
Color is mineral, originating from the earth and representative of the territory, but also as a creator of sacred cosmologies, as a ceremonial gesture, and as a weapon and motif of resistance.
For more information, click hereThis edition of BACA will run from April 2026 to February 2027 in five cities across Quebec: Montreal, Drummondville, Sherbrooke, Saint-Hyacinthe, and Rimouski.
Practical Information
Where? Galerie Art Mûr, 5826 St-Hubert Street
When? May 2–June 20, 2026, at Galerie Art Mûr
Opening / Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (free admission)
Monday: Closed
Tuesday and Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Thursday and Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday: 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday: closed
How? Free admission / Elevator accessible to people with reduced mobility
