NACF President/CEO receives the 2021 United States Artists Berresford Prize
Congratulations to our President/CEO, Lulani Arquette, for being awarded the United States Artists 2021 Berresford Prize! The Berresford Prize was…
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Transforming Community
2021 LIFT AWARDS
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 7, 2021 – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce the first cohort of the LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artists program awardees. Following a national open call for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artist applicants, over 100 artists’ applications were reviewed by a panel of arts professionals specializing in dance, literature, film, multidisciplinary arts, music, performance art, theater, traditional arts and visual arts. Twenty artists were selected to receive a $10,000 one-year award designed to support artists in furthering their work and/or to serve as a launching point in their career…
THANK YOU
Thank you to our community of supporters!
NACF is grateful for gifts with commitments received from the following Foundations, Corporations and Tribes over the last quarter.
The Collins Foundation
Cotyledon Fund
Ford Foundation
Leon Polk Smith Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
PGE Foundation
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
PROGRAMS
ABOUT
GIVING
NEWS
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 as of June 30, 2021:
$0
Total program support
1
Total awards
1
Native artists and organizations
1
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.
– Joy Harjo (Mvskoke) NACF Board Chair & U.S. Poet Laureate
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NEWS, UPDATES & EVENTS
Mentor Artist Fellowship Virtual Convening
In 2017, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) launched the Mentor Artist Fellowship Program awarding the first mentor-apprentice cohort. Since…
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NACF Welcomes New VPs
NACF is excited to announce new staff Barbara Mumby-Huerta, Vice President of Programs and Partnerships, and Deniz H. Tasdemiroglu Conger,…
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Telling the Story of Portland – Mayor’s Office Native Art Project
The Portland Mayor’s office, working in partnership with the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, is looking to showcase the work…
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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Announces New LIFT Program Awardees for 2021
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 7, 2021 – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce the first cohort of…
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Portland Nonprofit Receives Multi-Million Dollar Gift for Native Arts and Cultures
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 23, 2021 – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) has been awarded a multi-million dollar gift…
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