OHSOTO'KINO Indigenous Music Incubator 2026

OHSOTO'KINO Indigenous Music Incubator 2026

Deadline: May 17, 2026

The OHSOTO’KINO Music Incubator is a five-day artist development intensive for Indigenous artists in Canada. Each year, six Indigenous artists will converge at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, to learn new skills, connect with music industry experts from across the country, and to hone their craft and professional chops.

The program includes career guidance and mentorship from Indigenous music industry leaders, sessions on professional development topics, and songwriting and performance workshops.

The program will take place from Monday, September 14 to Friday, September 18, 2026. This in-person program will be delivered in Calgary, Alberta/Moh’kins’tsis, located in Treaty 7 territory/Métis Nation of Alberta District 6. 

Travel stipends are available for those travelling from outside Calgary. If you have questions regarding the application, please email programs@nmc.ca.

More info & to apply at: https://www.studiobell.ca/ohsotokino-music-incubator

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