The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is now accepting applications for The SHIFT â Transformative Change and Indigenous Art program
âš SHIFT awards support artist and community-driven projects responding to social, environmental or economic justice issues through a Native lens.
âš SHIFT is a monetary award totaling $100,000 for two years, with $50,000 of the award earmarked for the lead artist or artist collective.
For a full description of the program award, eligibility requirements, and answers to frequently asked questions, CLICK HERE.
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is now accepting applications for the LIFTâEarly Career Support for Native Artists program
âïž LIFT provides one-year awards for early-career Native artists to develop and realize new projects. The programâs focus is to provide financial support and professional development to artists whose work aims to uplift communities and advance positive social change.
âïž LIFT is a monetary award of $10,000 for a proposed project with $3,000 earmarked for the artistâs benefit and wellbeing.
For a full description of the program award, eligibility requirements, and answers to frequently asked questions, CLICK HERE.
NACF Releases Literary Anthology
We are excited to announce the release of The Larger Voice: Celebrating the Work of Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Literature Fellows. This is the first publication by NACF that highlights the work of many of our National Artist Literature Fellows.
We are forever grateful to the Native nations and tribes, foundations, nonprofits, businesses, and individuals who have so generously enabled the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation to provide the following assistance:
Total program support
Total awards
Native artists and organizations
Different states and the District of Columbia
I was taught that our arts carry the spirit of the people. It is through art that we know ourselves. It’s through art into the world and it is through art cultures will be remembered.
â Joy Harjo (Mvskoke) NACF Board Chair & U.S. Poet Laureate