The Indigenous Art Intensive at UBC Okanagan is like a brush dipped in both tradition and new vision, painting a shared canvas where contemporary Indigenous creativity can flourish. This month-long residency gathers students, artists, curators, writers and scholars to engage in contemporary ideas and discourse—a place for new ideas rooted in Indigenous art-making.

Your support this UBC Giving Day helps ensure the program can continue beyond 2026, bringing leading Indigenous artists to Kelowna and offering students unique and transformative learning experiences. Each and every donation today supports artistic work that inspires new ideas, encourages cultural exchange and shapes more equitable futures.

Please join us today to keep this creative circle strong, where Indigenous voices paint brighter horizons and our shared community grows even stronger.

Challenges

The UBCO Happy Birthday Challenge - Challenge Unlocked!
Donations of $100 or more to any UBCO cause on April 3 will be matched by the Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation in celebration of UBC Okanagan's 20th birthday, up to $1,000 per donor and $50,000 total.

The UBCO Happy Birthday Bonus - Challenge Unlocked!
Every UBCO cause that raises $3,000+ on April 3 will receive a $3,000 bonus in celebration of the 20th birthday of the Okanagan campus, made possible by the Colin & Lois Pritchard Foundation.

The Indigenous Art Intensive Challenge - Challenge Unlocked!
When 20 donors give to the Indigenous Art Intensive on April 3, a gift of $2,000 from Adrienne Skinner and Sarah Campbell will be unlocked.