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7.0 PROGRAM: INDIAN ART CENTREThe Indian Art Centre of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is a longstanding culturalprogram, created in 1965. It supports the development of Aboriginal artists working inthe traditional and contemporary visual arts.Indian and Northern Affairs Canada maintains one of the best public collections ofcontemporary 2Oth century Indian art that includes cultural art such as carvings,pottery, basketry, clothing and fine art such as paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures,photography and installations, by new and more established artists.In consultation with the individual artists, the cultural community and artists' groups,such as the Society of Canadian Artists of Native Ancestry, the Indian Art Centreprovides the following services:an annual purchase jury for the National Indian Art Collection open to new andestablished Aboriginal artists;a loan program for works from the National Indian Art Collection available toAboriginal cultural centres and museums, and to regional and national artinstitutions for Canadian and international exhibitions;a Research and Documentation Centre for the general public with information onartists, exhibition catalogues, reports and studies, archival photographs, artmagazines and periodicals, video and audio tapes, and slides and photographsof the National Indian Art Collection;a referral service to art dealers, collectors, researchers, scholars, writers, auctionhouses and the general public on the diversity and availability of Aboriginal art inCanada; andcuratorial opportunities for new and established Aboriginal curators to work withthe National Indian Art Collection.7.1 Eligibility:The annual purchase jury and curatorial opportunities are accessible to all Aboriginalartists living in Canada. The loan program, the Research and Documentation Centreand the referral service are accessible to the general public.7.2 Contact:Call: (819) 997-6550 Fax: (819) 953-0165 Internet: http://www.inac.gc.caWrite: Indian Art CentreIndian and Northern Affairs Canada Room 928, 10 Wellington Street Hull, Québec K1A 0H48.0 PROGRAM: ABORIGINAL INVENTORYThe Aboriginal Inventory is a collection of résumés of Aboriginal individuals who wish tobe considered for employment in Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. The departmentoperates the inventory by referring these résumés to managers, at their request, forPg. 196