Artists, makers and business owners can post opportunities, submit proposals, and speak privately by mutual agreement.
IM · The Indigenous Market
Opening the marketplace…
WHAT CAN COLLABORATIONS MAKE POSSIBLE?
IM gives participating Indigenous creators and businesses a place to propose real work. You choose whether to respond, and you work out your own terms. Here are a few possibilities:
A Native-owned hotel might seek multiple artists for guest-room artwork, while each artist retains a say in pricing, licensing and delivery.
A shop may seek Indigenous-made products; a maker might look for packaging, fabrication, distribution or storefront partners.
An organizer or small business might seek Indigenous photographers, caterers, tradespeople, designers or other specialists.
How it works: Join Market Connect and separately opt into collaborations → post or discover a project → send a private proposal → the project owner decides whether to accept → accepted partners can message. Nobody is contacted solely because they're in our directory.
IM helps you discover and communicate; it does not guarantee projects, arrange payments, vet contracts, or take ownership of creative work. Read what IM does and doesn't do →
IM Market Connect
Find Indigenous-owned collaborators, explore partnership needs, commission original work, and build relationships directly with people who opt in. IM connects people—it does not negotiate, take payment, guarantee availability, or grant rights to anyone's artwork.
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