Northeast Mental Health & Substance Use- Vancouver Community

The Northeast Mental Health and Substance Use Team- Vancouver Community is seeking First Nations framed artwork from Musqueam, Squamish or Tsleil-Waututh Nation members.

The project teams aim to:
(1) honour the Host Nations on whose territories the facilities are located; and

(2) create a welcoming and inclusive space for Indigenous clients seeking service at the sites.

Opportunity:

The Northeast MHSU team is seeking hung artwork that reflects health and wellness and connection to the land to install at its Vancouver Community office. The artwork is intended to help create a welcoming, inclusive space for clients seeking services at the site and to enhance the healing environment of the centre.

ARTIST ELGIBILITY CRITERIA

Host Nation

Identify as Musqueam, Squamish or Tsleil-Waututh.


CONTACTS

Tracy Adams

tracy.adams@vch.ca

Janine Sam

Janine.sam@vch.ca


2024/2025 Artwork Projects for Vancouver Area

Description of location / services

Opportunities for artwork


The Northeast Adult MHSU Team is located in the Goldcorp Centre for Mental Health at 2750 East Hastings St. Other services that are co-located in this building include child and youth mental health and substance use, eating disorders, and early psychosis intervention.

Clients who visit the Northeast team are offered assessment, treatment and support from an interdisciplinary team. Services are client-centred, goal-oriented, innovative, culturally safe, trauma-informed, involve families, and use psychosocial rehabilitation and harm reduction philosophy and practices.

Multiple pieces of hung artwork will be selected to be displayed throughout the facility (please see appendix 1 for pictures of the space).

Compensation: Up to $1500 per art piece


Submission deadline: August 7, 2025


SUBMISSION PROCESS

  1. Expression of Interest


  • Contact information: email and phone number
  • Biography about yourself and your artwork
  1. Submission Guidelines
  • Artists to submit photos of the finished art piece(s) along with their respective costs
  • Artist must be a Musqueam, Squamish or Tsleil-Waututh member.
  • New and emerging artists are encouraged to apply.

Submission

Please send an email containing the information above to tracy.adams@vch.caand Janine.sam@vch.ca



SELECTION CRITERIA


The artwork pieces will be selected by a panel including representatives from VCH . The panel will review the submissions and select the artwork pieces. The artist will then be notified to discuss the purchase of the artwork.


If you have been awarded a contract for an art project with VCH in the last six months, please note we may give preference to new applicants.


Criteria

Coast Salish art design (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw, Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam)

Artistic knowledge based on samples provided


DEADLINE

Application deadline: August 7, 2025
Estimated decision: End of August 2025