Promoting, digitizing, and distributing Indigenous Art, ensuring cultural preservation and equitable compensation for artists.
ARTIST VERIFIED
CONSENT FIRST
ARTIST VERIFIED
At Miskwaadesi M’Nauhan Decorative Arts Inc. (MMDA), we believe Indigenous art carries story, identity, teaching, beauty, and presence. Our role is to help create meaningful pathways for Indigenous artists to share their work, expand their reach, and receive fair value for what they create. MMDA was founded to support Economic Reconciliation, improve access to markets, and help address the underrepresentation of authentic Indigenous art in corporate, professional, and private spaces.
Becoming an artist with MMDA is designed to be clear, respectful, and artist-centered. We work with both emerging and established Indigenous artists, and we approach every relationship with cultural respect, reciprocity, and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent.
MMDA is focused on working with Indigenous artists whose work reflects their own creativity, knowledge, and lived connection to community, culture, land, story, or contemporary Indigenous expression.
We welcome a broad range of artistic practices, including both traditional and contemporary forms. Whether you are just beginning to share your work publicly or have been creating for many years, MMDA is interested in artists whose work is authentic, original, and ready to be presented professionally.
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The first step is to complete the Artist Profile Information Form. This gives MMDA the information needed to understand you as an artist and to build a public-facing profile that may accompany the sale and promotion of your work.
Because MMDA is committed to supporting Indigenous artists through Indigenous-specific opportunities, artists are asked to complete a Certification of Indigenous Status Form. This form is used to verify Indigenous identity for participation in programs, services, or opportunities reserved for Indigenous Peoples.
This process is intended to protect the integrity of the space, ensure authenticity, and support the proper advancement of Indigenous artists.
Once your information has been reviewed, accepted artists enter into MMDA’s Standard Consignment Sale Agreement. This agreement is structured to protect both the artist and the artwork.
Each piece of artwork accepted through MMDA is documented through an inventory schedule. MMDA takes responsibility for the professional presentation of the work, which may include:
When artwork is sold, MMDA retains a commission based on the sale value, with net proceeds remitted to the artist within 30 days of the completed transaction. The standard commission structure is:
This structure is part of a broader effort to promote fair market pricing, expand artist visibility, and help support long-term sustainability for Indigenous creators. MMDA’s stated intention is not only to facilitate sales, but also to help artists access professional opportunities, business resources, and broader audiences.
MMDA’s work is grounded in the understanding that Indigenous art has always been far more than decoration. Indigenous artistic traditions carry law, memory, identity, relationship, and story. At the same time, Indigenous artists have long faced barriers to fair access, visibility, compensation, and control over how their work is represented. The broader resurgence of Indigenous art reflects both cultural strength and a continuing movement toward reclamation, recognition, and justice.
That is why MMDA approaches artist relationships as more than transactions. We see this work as part of a larger commitment to:
We provide professional infrastructure so artists can focus on creating, not navigating complex market systems alone.
Improving access to markets that have historically excluded or undervalued Indigenous creative work.
Helping buyers engage with authentic Indigenous work respectfully — understanding context, story, and cultural significance.
Creating spaces that reflect Indigenous presence and cultural vitality — not as a trend, but as enduring truth.
Contributing to Reconciliation in practical, visible ways.
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent governs every interaction. Artists remain in control of their work and its meaning.
When you become an artist with MMDA, you are joining a platform that aims to honour your work, respect your rights, and help create meaningful opportunities for your art to be seen and valued.
We want artists to feel confident that their work will be handled professionally, presented respectfully, and shared in alignment with their voice and cultural guidance.
We welcome artists who are ready to share original work and build visibility through a platform committed to integrity, reciprocity, and Indigenous artistic excellence.
Complete the artist intake process by submitting your Artist Profile Information Form and Certification of Indigenous Status Form. Once reviewed, eligible artists will be contacted regarding next steps, including consignment and artwork intake.
Share your work. Share your story. Let MMDA help bring your art to new spaces with respect and purpose.