Mentorship and Matriarchy
Mesh Portland Art Museum November 6, 2021 thru May 8, 2022 The Mesh exhibition closed on May 8 after six…
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Art and Community Mark the Public Opening of NACF’S Center for Native Arts And Cultures
A wholehearted thank you to the more than 550 people who joined us on April 22-23 in Portland, Oregon, to…
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NACF 2021 Annual Report
Lulani Arquette - President/CEOAno’ai Kakou, Looking back at all we have been through in the last year and moving into…
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Exhibition: Where the Waters Come Together
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is pleased to announce its inaugural exhibition at the Center for Native Arts and…
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NACF Partners with WA Poet Laureate to Curate Literary Anthology
We are excited to announce that Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is publishing a literary anthology that highlights the…
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Remembering Jim Denomie
Our hearts are heavy with the loss of artist Jim Denomie (Ojibwe) who passed away on March 1, 2022, at…
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LIFT PROGRAM OPEN CALL INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR
This webinar will provide an overview and information on how to apply to Native Arts and Cultures Foundation’s LIFT –…
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2022 OPEN CALL: LIFT Program Applications
LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artists The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is now accepting applications for…
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Remembering NACF Artists Lost in 2021
With heavy hearts, we remember two NACF artists who passed last year. Culture bearer, educator, and fiber artist Royce Manuel…
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2021 in Review
At Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF), we consider the new year a time to reflect on all that we…
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A Gift For Thriving Native Arts and Cultures
At Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, we invest in the power of arts as an agent for transformational change rooted…
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WEBINAR: Native Artists as Leaders
PANEL DISCUSSION Please join Native Arts and Cultures Foundation for a conversation between Native artists whose practices reimagine a better…
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Indigenized Futures – Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
This November, we celebrate Indigenous people’s rich history and contributions as we work to shift a narrative of historical inaccuracies…
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2021 Willamette Week’s Give!Guide
NACF is in this year’s Willamette Week‘s Give!Guide. The Give!Guide makes giving to the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation easy and fun.…
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In the Spirit of Gratitude & Reciprocity
After a year and a half of virtual events, we were finally able to hold our first in-person gathering at…
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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Announces New SHIFT Program Awardees for 2021
PORTLAND, Oregon, September 30, 2021 – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce the first cohort of…
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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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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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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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