The Taza Development Corp is helping to showcase Tsuut'ina artists. Photo by Stephen Strand
The Taza Development Corp is helping to showcase artists and artwork from Tsuut’ina Nation.
In the heart of Taza Park, at the Taza Sales and Marketing Centre, there is a wall dedicated to Tsuut’ina Artists, helping to shine a spotlight on their work.
The Communications Manager with the Taza Development Corp, Jennie Price, explains more.
Price says those conversations happen thanks to the artwork being on display, and helps visitors to dig deeper.
Unlike galleries, Taza Development Corp does not take a commission when an art piece sells.
Price adds that by not taking a commission, that can have a big, positive impact on emerging artists, which Price says makes them proud.
The reason why Taza Development Corp has this art wall is so they can honour Tsuut’ina culture.
Currently, they are only showcasing Tsuut’ina artists.
They currently have three artists on display, but the amount of artists they can showcase at a time fluctuates.
This art wall started back in 2025, and each artist is on display for 3 months at a time.
Price says this is about an ongoing commitment to the Nation artists.
Each artwork on the art wall is for sale, and 100 per cent of the money goes directly to the artist.
Price adds that people move to the community around the Taza Sales and Marketing Centre, because the area is special to them.
According to the curator of this art wall, Stephanie Onespot, art is a living language.
“For the Tsuut’ina Nation, art has always been a living language. Before walls and buildings, our stories travelled through beadwork, hide painting, song, regalia, oral traditions and the land itself,” Onespot said. “Art is not separate from community. It is how we remember who we are.”
Onsespot goes on to say that through their lens, art strengthens kinship.
“It carries teachings from Elders to youth without needing translation. It reminds us of responsibilities to the land, to each other, and to future generations. When our people see our stories reflected in public spaces, it affirms belonging. It says: we are still here, and our voices matter.”
According to Onesspot, art also creates gathering points and invites conversations between generations.
“A design element may spark an Elder’s memory. A young person may see themselves represented and feel pride. In this way, art becomes a connector between past, present, and future. It holds space for healing, resilience, and shared identity,” Onespot says.
The art on this art wall, Onespot explains, is not simply decorative, but a narrative.
“It reflects Tsuut’ina culture by grounding imagery in land-based knowledge, traditional design principles, and lived experience. The forms, colours, and symbolism draw from our stories of origin, our relationship to our territory, and the strength of our people through change and transition.”
Through this art wall, it shows that the Tsuut’ina heritage is active and still evolving, and not just something that is historical.
“Our culture adapts, but our foundation remains strong. The art honours our ancestors while acknowledging contemporary Tsuut’ina identity,” Onespot explains.
Onespot adds that by having this artwork in a public setting, it offers an opportunity for visitors to witness the Tsuut’ina story, told by them, through their own perspective.
To learn more about this art wall, click here.
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