New 2021 LIFT Program Launches
NACF was pleased to host a two-day virtual program orientation for our new LIFT awardees on July 21-22, 2021. The LIFT…
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Art That Connects Us – A Visit with Mentor Artist Fellow Brenda Mallory
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down in-person activity across the nation last year, Brenda Mallory (Cherokee Nation) had just received…
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Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists
NACF is pleased to partner with Dance/USA to share news of the following fellowship opportunity: Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA)…
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A Feast of Light and Shadows – A Yale Union Exhibition at CNAC
As part of our mission, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) collaborates with Native artists and organizations committed to…
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Request For Proposals: Evaluation Consultant/Team
OVERVIEW The Native Arts and Cultures Organization (NACF) is seeking an evaluation consultant / team to support the organization in…
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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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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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Natalie Ball Receives Oregon Native Artist Fellowship Award
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is pleased to announce Natalie Ball (Black, Modoc and Klamath Tribes) as the recipient of the…
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NACF National Artist Fellow Wins Great American Song Contest
Thea Hopkins (Aquinnah Wampanoag) was on tour in the United Kingdom in August of 2014 when she heard the news about the…
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Donate With a Gift to Support Native Arts!
One of the most extraordinary attributes of art is its ability to inspire us to think in expanded ways, moving…
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The Enduring Art of Black-Ash Basketry
April Stone (Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe) is a 2020 Mentor Artist Fellow and has been a Black-Ash…
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NACF Releases Report on Native Arts and Culture: Resilience, Reclamation, and Relevance Convening
In February 2020, NACF co-hosted a first-of-its-kind gathering in Washington, D.C., with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and…
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NACF 2020 Annual Report
Ano’ai Kakou, When we look back at 2020 with its unprecedented and extraordinary challenges, we—at the Native Arts and Cultures…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: NACF’s NEW HOME
We are pleased to announce that NACF took ownership of the historic Yale Union building in Southeast Portland, Oregon, on…
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Celebrate Women’s History Month 2021
Every year March is designated Women’s History Month by Presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor women’s contributions…
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OPEN CALL: Program & Application Overview
SHIFT – Transformative Change and Indigenous Arts Are you interested in submitting a Letter of Interest for the SHIFT – Transformative Change…
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OPEN CALL: Accepting Letters of Interest for the SHIFT Program
SHIFT – Transformative Change and Indigenous Arts The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is now accepting Letters of Interest…
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OPEN CALL: Accepting Applications for the LIFT Program
LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artists The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is now accepting applications for…
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NEWS RELEASE: Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Announces Open Call for Social Change and Emerging Artist Support Programs
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce its open call for two new award programs. After…
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In Remembrance of Leader and Friend Marshall McKay
Our hearts are heavy with the loss of Marshall McKay, NACF’s founding board member and past chair of the board,…
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Contribute to Our Vision for the Future With a Donation Today!
Aloha Friends, The year 2020 has been tumultuous, filled with chaos and adversity in communities all over the world. From…
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NACF Announces New Programs
After a year of strategic planning and working closely with our network of artists, grantees and stakeholders, NACF moves into…
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Hope in the Dawn of the 7th Fire
By Guest Writer Tina Kuckkahn-Miller, J.D., on the transfer of the Yale Union Building to NACF Anishinaabe spiritual leader Bawdwaywedun…
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Imagining a Gathering Place for the Future
By Guest Writer Angelo Baca on the transfer of the Yale Union Building to NACF A place in the city…
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Building Justice through Arts, Culture, and Restoration
By Guest Writer Darren Walker on the transfer of the Yale Union Building to NACF There can be no justice…
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Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month and a New Vision for the Nation
As we celebrate Native American Heritage month in November, we remember that Native sacred places, lifeways, and traditions have shaped…
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Partnering to Keep Artists Engaged and Connected
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) recently launched a series of virtual, interactive professional-development sessions geared towards NACF’s 2020…
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NACF is in the Willamette Week’s Give!Guide
For the first time ever, NACF is in the Willamette Week‘s Give!Guide. The Give!Guide encourages support of the Portland, Oregon,…
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The Black-Indigenous/Afro-Indigenous Experience
PANEL DISCUSSION – watch below! The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is celebrating the experiences of Black-Indigenous/Afro-Indigenous people with…
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Making Space for Change
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is making space for big changes this year with the transfer of ownership…
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Call to Participate in Community Art Project with NACF Fellows
Native Arts and Culture Foundation (NACF) visited Marie Watt (Seneca) and Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota) in August during their c3:initiative core residency in Colton,…
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Santa Fe Indian Market Is Virtual!
While the in-person Santa Fe Indian Market was cancelled due to COVID-19, the event is moving ahead online through August 31,…
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NACF Fellow Selected to Design Public Art Installation at PDX
NACF National Artist Fellow RYAN! Feddersen (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, from the Okanogan and Arrow Lakes Bands) was…
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NACF TO GAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE YALE UNION BUILDING IN PORTLAND, OREGON
NATIVE ARTS AND CULTURES FOUNDATION TO GAIN OWNERSHIP OF YALE UNION BUILDING IN HISTORIC REPATRIATION OF PROPERTY; AFTER ONE DECADE OF…
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Creativity And Resilience In The Face Of A Pandemic
The past few months have turned the fabric of daily life upside down overnight, but art has emerged as a…
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A Statement From NACF
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation mourns the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, and the many…
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New Staff Join The NACF Team
WELCOME The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce that Nicole Charley (Tiɫxniɫáma and Wascopum Bands, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation…
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Announcing Joy Harjo As NACF Incoming Board Chair
NACF is pleased to announce U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo as our new Board of Directors Chair. Ms. Harjo is…
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