Writing residency
Winter 2026
With the support of the Indigenous Arts Committee of the Conseil des arts de Montréal, Artexte offers a research and writing residency, where for a period of three to six months, where Artexte invites an Indigenous artist, curator or researcher from any area of contemporary art to explore its collection of documentary resources.
This year, it’s with great pleasure that we invite Aaron Rice, artist and curator.
Aaron Rice is an interdisciplinary artist and emerging curator of the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawk) Nation, whose practice moves between studio, archives and exhibition. Working across printmaking, textiles, video and sculpture, he investigates the relational dynamics between objects, land-based practices and cultural memory. His work explores assemblage, material agency and Indigenous knowledge systems through relationships between land, identity and spirit. He completed his BFA in visual arts with a minor in curatorial studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design (2025). He is currently enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Curatorial Studies and Practices at Concordia University (2025-2026).
Through various projects, Rice is currently exploring the theme of Indigenous hunger through artistic, archival and theoretical inquiry. Supported by the Bill MacLennan Northwest Coast Travel Award, he will undertake a 2-month residency at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC (2026). During this time, he will examine museum collections as a case study in institutional critique, with particular attention to food vessels as culturally and spiritually significant objects.
“My project idea is an exploration on the idea of hunger through art and social practices. In this age of consumption, there are many ways to feed and satiate. This is a broad theme which can take many forms of interrogation. Topics include food security, culture, ritual, desire, body and spirit. There is also the social aspect of feasting, gathering and collective sharing. Questions that come to mind are: What is your hunger? How do you respond? What are you hungry for? Is your hunger overwhelming? Is it a burden? How does your hunger sustain you? These are just some of my questions to contemplate and work on.”
–Aaron Rice (2025)