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Tag: Artist

Home Posts Tagged "Artist"

Exploring Life’s Offerings through Journeys in Creativity

Blog2018, Alaska Native, American Indian, Artist, Arts & Education, Cultural Preservation, Environmental Stewardship, Mentoring, Oregon, Partnerships, Program Support, Support for Native Arts and Cultures, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Washington, Youth EngagementApril 23, 2018Elizabeth Madrigal
Capturing the attention of high school students in the digital era can be a challenge, but Shirod Younker (Coquille), Journeys in Creativity program director and a 2017 NACF Mentor Artist Fellow, has been successfully attracting emerging artists for over a decade....
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Introducing the 2018 Mentor Artist Fellows

Blog2018, Alaska, Artist, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, WashingtonApril 17, 2018Valerie Egan

Join us in congratulating the eight accomplished Native artists, representing six states, named our 2018 Mentor Artist Fellows!

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Remembering James Luna (1950-2018)

Blog2018, ArtistMarch 8, 2018Valerie Egan

Installation and performance artist James Luna has died. Luna, of Puyukitchum, Ipai, and Mexican American Indian descent, passed away on March 4, 2018. While our hearts are heavy with his loss, we remember his relentless spirit and poignant voice as a Native artist.

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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2018 National Artist Fellows

Introducing the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2018 National Artist Fellows

Blog2018, About NACF, Artist, National Artist Fellowship, Support for Native Arts and CulturesJanuary 31, 2018Valerie Egan

Congratulations to the 20 artists, representing five disciplines and twelve states, who have been awarded a Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2018 National Artist Fellowship!

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Linda Infante Lyons

Linda Infante Lyons

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Alaska, Alutiiq, Artist, National Artist Fellowship, Visual ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

The work of visual artist Linda Infante Lyons (Alutiiq) is a quietly subversive act intended to achieve an element of decolonization.

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Jim Denomie

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Annishinabe, Artist, Minnesota, National Artist Fellowship, Ojibwe, Visual ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Painter and multimedia artist Jim Denomie (Ojibwe) portrays historical, political and social issues with sly humor and an eye-popping palette.

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Elizabeth Woody

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Literature, National Artist Fellowship, Navajo, Oregon, Warm Springs, Wasco, YakamaJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Elizabeth Woody’s vivid and powerful poetry conveys the immediate impact of a brilliant intellect and an astounding use of language.

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Michael Wasson

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Idaho, Literature, National Artist Fellowship, Nez PerceJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Writer Michael Wasson (Nimíipuu) sees poetry as his calling to create space for Indigenous artists – not merely in the Western canon, but as a counterweight to its violence and legacy.

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Luci Tapahonso

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Dine, Literature, National Artist Fellowship, Navajo, New MexicoJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Writer Luci Tapahonso (Diné [Navajo]) is the inaugural Poet Laureate of the Navajo Nation and uses language to honor the rich legacy of the Diné people.

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Heid E. Erdrich

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Literature, Minnesota, National Artist FellowshipJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Writer, storyteller, poet and multidisciplinary artist Heid E. Erdrich reaches audiences through her voice as a woman from both Ojibwe and American cultures.

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Marques Hanalei Marzan

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Hawaii, National Artist Fellowship, Native Hawaiian, Traditional ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Fiber artist Marques Hanalei Marzan has dedicated his career to continual exploration, perpetuation, and innovation around Native Hawaiian arts.

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Pōhaku Kaho`ohanohano

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Hawaii, National Artist Fellowship, Native Hawaiian, Traditional ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Pōhaku Hano Kaho`ohanohano, a practitioner and preservationist of traditional Native Hawaiian weaving, weaves and teaches from his studio on family land in Kahakuloa.

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Melissa S. Cody

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Arizona, Artist, Dine, National Artist Fellowship, Navajo, Traditional ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Melissa S. Cody is a fourth generation Navajo weaver and textile artist who pushes the boundaries of a traditional art form with vivid colors and sharp geometric overlays.

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Frank Waln

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Illinois, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Performing Arts, Sicangu Lakota, South DakotaJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota) is an Indigenous American rapper, songwriter and activist from the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in South Dakota.

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Bently Spang

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Montana, National Artist Fellowship, Northern Cheyenne, Visual ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Installation, performance and video artist Bently Spang blends the sacred and seemingly mundane to interpret contemporary life as an Tsistsistas (Northern Cheyenne) man from his studio in Billings, Montana.

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Ciara Leina`ala Lacy

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Film, Hawaii, National Artist Fellowship, Native HawaiianJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Filmmaker Ciara Leina`ala Lacy (Kanaka Maoli) is driven by her commitment to social justice, representation, and Native Hawaiian culture.

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Anthony Hudson

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Grand Ronde, National Artist Fellowship, Oregon, Performing ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Performance Artist Anthony Hudson’s work powerfully confronts social constructs through drag, performance, video and theater.

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Allison Akootchook Warden

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Alaska, Alaska Native, Artist, Inupiaq, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Performing ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Interdisciplinary hip-hop artist Allison Warden of Anchorage, Alaska engages her audience with stories of the Iñupiaq people, putting a contemporary spin on tradition.

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Jeff Peterson

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Hawaii, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Native Hawaiian, Performing ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Jeff Peterson is a slack key guitarist, composer, and educator. He studies and shares the rich history of Hawaiian music across generations.

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Kalani Pe’a

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Hawaii, Music, National Artist Fellowship, Native Hawaiian, Performing ArtsJanuary 9, 2018Valerie Egan

Kalani Pe’a is a songwriter and vocalist who celebrates his Native Hawaiian language and heritage through music and visual arts.

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