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Tag: Traditional Arts

Home Posts Tagged "Traditional Arts"

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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Lisa Telford

2018 Mentor Artist Fellowship2018, Alaska Native, Haida, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Traditional Arts, WashingtonApril 16, 2018Laura Cales

Lisa Telford is an accomplished and innovative artist who is committed to sharing her traditional and contemporary practices of cedar-bark weaving.

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Kathleen Carlo Kendall

2018 Mentor Artist FellowshipAlaska, Alaska Native, Carving, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Traditional ArtsApril 16, 2018Laura Cales

Kathleen Carlo Kendall is one of Alaska’s most prominent sculptors, imbuing significant and fascinating cultural metaphors in each piece.

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Patrick William Kruse

2018 Mentor Artist Fellowship2018, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Minnesota, Red Cliff Band of Superior Chippewa, Traditional ArtsApril 16, 2018Laura Cales

Patrick William Kruse continues to be one of few artists who creates birch bark art. He pays homage to his ancestors by maintaining use of ancient patterns for his designs.

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Bryan Akipa

2018 Mentor Artist Fellowship2018, Carving, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Music, Sioux, South Dakota, Traditional ArtsApril 16, 2018Laura Cales

Bryan Akipa, a meritorious Native American flute player, traditionally carves his flutes as has been done since time immemorial.

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Aurolyn Renee Stwyer

2018 Mentor Artist Fellowship2018, Beadwork, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Oregon, Traditional Arts, Warm SpringsApril 16, 2018Laura Cales

Aurolyn Renee Stwyer is a Celilo Native who is revered for her magnificent beadwork, particularly her practice of beading traditional horse regalia that is significant in her culture.

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Lily Hope

2018 Mentor Artist Fellowship2018, Alaska, Alaska Native, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Tlingit, Traditional ArtsApril 16, 2018Laura Cales

Lily Hope is a weaver who brings in-depth ancient Indigenous knowledge and practice into her Chilkat weaving and teaches the tradition to perpetuate it for generations to come.

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Woven: The Art of Contemporary Native Basketry

2015 Special Projects2016, Traditional Arts, WashingtonFebruary 6, 2018Valerie Egan

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is proud to have acted as a fiscal sponsor for Woven: The Art of Contemporary Native Basketry, an art exhibition held at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington in March – April 2016.

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Diné Weaver to Raise Awareness Internationally

Blog2018, American Indian, Dine, International, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Navajo, New Mexico, Traditional ArtsJanuary 18, 2018Valerie Egan
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation extends its congratulations to 2017 Mentor Artist Fellow TahNibaa Naataanii (Diné [Navajo]), who has been invited by the Croatian American Society to participate in the project Heritage Storytelling – Konavle Embroidery & Traditional Textile...
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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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Chilkat and Ravenstail Weavers Celebrated in Interwoven Radiance

Blog2017, Alaska Native, Community Engagement, Cultural Preservation, Oregon, Support for Native Arts and Cultures, Tlingit, Traditional ArtsNovember 3, 2017Valerie Egan
Weavers Across the Water: Marsha Hotch, Michelle Gray, Debra O’Gara, Douglas Gray, Irene Lampe, Catrina Mitchell, Karen Taug, Nila Rinehart, Laine Rinehart, Crystal Rogers, Yarrow Vaara, Lily Hope (with child Louis standing, and holding Eleanor), and visionary Clarissa Rizal.  ...
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Open Call for Regional Mentor Artist Fellows

Blog2017, Alaska, Arizona, California, For Artists, Grants, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Press Release, South Dakota, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Washington, WisconsinSeptember 21, 2017Valerie Egan
Applications are requested from established American Indian and Alaska Native artists interested and qualified to mentor an apprentice of their choosing in Traditional or Contemporary Visual Arts. $30,000 will be awarded to artists chosen in the Pacific Northwest, Southern California,...
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Nominate a National Heritage Fellow!

Blog2017, For Artists, National Endowment for the Arts, Traditional ArtsMay 30, 2017Valerie Egan
Do you know of a master folk or traditional artist?  The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is now accepting nominations for its 2018 National Heritage Fellowships. These fellowships recognize lifetime achievement, artistic excellence, and contributions to our nation's traditional...
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Announcing 2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship Awards

Blog2017, Alaska, Arizona, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, WashingtonApril 19, 2017Valerie Egan
April 19, 2017 - Please join the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation staff, board and selection panelists in congratulating the following 12 artists who have been awarded a 2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship! Listed are the awardees in alphabetical order by...
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Lani Hotch

2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship2017, Alaska, Artist, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Textile Art, Traditional ArtsApril 18, 2017Elizabeth Madrigal

As an artist, Lani Hotch continually focuses her work and ambitions on the resurgence of traditional arts in her community.

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Wayne “Minogiizhig” Valliere

2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship2017, Artist, Carving, Community Engagement, Grantee, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Traditional Arts, WisconsinApril 18, 2017Elizabeth Madrigal

Wayne Valliere has devoted four decades of his life to the preservation of his people’s arts, language, and culture.

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Laura Wong-Whitebear

2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship2017, Artist, Basketry, Colville, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Sinixt, Traditional Arts, WashingtonApril 18, 2017Elizabeth Madrigal

Laura Wong-Whitebear is dedicated to utilizing and preserving traditional basket-weaving knowledge and has chosen an apprentice with the same commitment.

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Royce Manuel

2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship2017, Arizona, Artist, Auk-Mierl Aw-Thum, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Traditional ArtsApril 18, 2017Elizabeth Madrigal

Royce Manuel is revitalizing an endangered art form, fiber weaving from harvested desert plants, which has not been practiced or taught for nearly eighty years.

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