We are committed to promote opportunities that support and enrich Native artists and organizations in the United States, to the best of our abilities and in respect to the suitability of each opportunity for our community.Would you like to let the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation community to an upcoming residency, fellowship, internship, commission or funding opportunity of interest to American Indian, Alaska Native and/or Native Hawaiian artists and organizations in the United States? Email full details to info@nativeartsandcultures.org.
Commissions / Calls for Submissions
Office of Arts & Culture Seattle, Washington www.seattle.gov/arts/salmon-bay-pump-station
Deadline: February 9, 2017
Eighth Generation 2017 Blanket Design Contest
Deadline: March 15, 2017
Lane Gallery, Portland. Ore: The Unity Project, http://www.lanegallerypdx.com/theunityproject
Alutiiq Museum, Alaska https://alutiiqmuseum.org/news
Deadline: March 30, 2017
Western Arts Alliance, 2017 Juried Showcase
Deadline: March 31, 2017
Grant Funding
Arts Place America – National Creative Placemaking Fund, www.artsplaceamerica.org
Deadline: February 14, 2017
National Endowment for the Humanities – Creating Humanities Communities, https://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2016-11-04-1
Deadline: February 15, 2017
National Endowment for the Arts – Art Works Grants for Organizations, www.arts.gov/grants
- Deadline #1: February 16, 2017
- Deadline #2: July 13, 2017
Rasmuson Foundation – 2017 Individual Artist Awards, www.rasmuson.org
Deadline: March 1, 2017
#GenIndigenous Response Fund, Native Americans in Philanthropy & The Minneapolis Foundation
Deadline: March 1, 2017
First Nations Development Institute, Native Arts Initiative, http://www.firstnations.org/grantmaking/2017NAI
Deadline: March 9, 2017
National Park Service FY 2017 Tribal Heritage Grant Program
Deadline: March 24, 2017
Institute of Museum and Library Services, Activating Community Opportunities Using Museum & Libraries
Deadline: April 3, 2017
Hewlett Foundation 50 Arts Commissions (Bay Area), www.hewlett.org/50commissions
Deadline: April 14
Oregon Cultural Trust, Cultural Development Project Grants
Deadline: April 21, 2017
Fellowships
Tradition Bearers for Bio-cultural Diversity Fellowship, Seventh Generation Fund
Deadline: February 6, 2017
Santa Fe Art Institute – Sponsored Equal Justice Residency, http://sfai.org/equaljustice
Deadline: February 12, 2017
Oregon Folklife Network, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program
Deadline: March 1, 2017
2018 Tulsa Artist Fellowship, George Kaiser Family Foundation, http://www.tulsaartistfellowship.org
Deadline: March 1, 2017
First Peoples Fund 2018 Fellowships, http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/fellowships/
- Artist in Business Leadership
- Cultural Capital
Deadline: September 30, 2017
Alliance for California Traditional Artists, Apprenticeship Program
Deadline TBA
Residencies
Crater Lake Artist-In-Residence Program, https://www.nps.gov/crla/air.htm
Deadline: February 1, 2017
2017 Native American Residency Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center, http://www.harpofoundation.org/
Deadline: February 15, 2017
Playa Fellowship Residency Program, www.playasummerlake.org
Deadline: March 1, 2017
Signal Fire Arts Residency Programs, http://www.signalfirearts.org/
Deadline: April 1, 2017
Minnesota Historical Society Native American Artist-In-Residence Program, http://www.mnhs.org/residencies/naair
Deadline: April 1, 2017
Caldera 2018 Artist-In-Residence Program, www.calderaarts.org
Deadline: June 16, 2017
National Museum of the American Indian, Curatorial Residency Program, http://www.nmai.si.edu/connect/residencies/
No deadline
Internships
School for Advanced Research, https://sarweb.org/?internships
Deadline: March 1, 2017
Vision Maker Media Public Media Internships, http://www.visionmakermedia.org/intern
Deadline: March 1, 2017
Mellon Indigenous Arts Internship Grant, http://indigenousarts.as.virginia.edu/internship-grant-funds
Deadline: March 3, 2017