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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NACF is Hiring a Vice President of Programs and Partnerships
Do you have a passion for Native arts and cultures? The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) advances equity and cultural…
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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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Update: Native Arts Emergency Support Project
As artists and culture bearers were beginning to feel the effects of hardship brought on by the COVID-19 crisis, the…
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Farewell To Francene Blythe, Director of Programs
Dear NACF Friends, Every now and again we find ourselves having to say goodbye to a member of the NACF…
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Transition At NACF
After over five years of dedicated service to NACF, Director of Programs Francene Blythe is returning to her home town…
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Advancing The National Dialogue On Native Arts and Cultures
We are excited to share with you the recently released video from the Native Arts and Culture: Resilience, Reclamation and Relevance convening…
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Mentor Artist Fellowship Training Goes Virtual
Three years ago, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) awarded the first Mentor Artist Fellowships. Since then, thirty-one Native…
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Support The NACF Emergency Fund For Native Artists
DONATE TODAY!Since launching the Native Arts Emergency Support Project in April, we have been able to provide $150,000 in support…
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Introducing the 2020 Mentor Artist Fellows
Join us in congratulating the eight accomplished Native artists, representing six states, named our 2018 Mentor Artist Fellows!
Spring, Rebirth, and Renewal
By Lulani Arquette, President/CEO – Greetings Friends, I hope you are staying safe and healthy and are able to…
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NACF 2019 Annual Report
Aloha Friends, The Indigenous arts and cultures of the Native peoples of the United States are strong and thriving, despite…
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Reflections of Native Voices – New York, NY
Safe Harbors Indigenous Collective’s Native theater festival, Reflections of Native Voices*, is taking place in New York City January 7 –…
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Indigenous Performance Arts at APAP|NYC 2020
The annual Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) conference is convening this weekend January 10-14 in New York City, drawing members of…
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Uplifting the Power of Native Artists in 2019
At Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF), we look at the new year as time to reflect on all that we have accomplished the past year on…
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Support Native Arts & Cultures With a Gift to NACF Today
At Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF), November and December are the months during which we both celebrate Native Heritage Month and look forward to the holiday season…
Ojibwe Artist Jim Denomie Brings Native American Perspective to International Event
In June of 2018, NACF was approached by the Brazilian organization Associação Cultural Videobrasil, which every two years since 1983…
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NACF Board Member Adrian Wall Shares About IAIA Residency
Adrian Wall is a Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) board member and renowned sculptor who uses his work to…
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Preserving Native Language Through Cultural Arts Projects
As part of our mission, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) collaborates with Native artists and organizations who are…
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Global First Nations Performance Network Expands Opportunities for Indigenous Performers
On September 14-18, 2019, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) Director of National Artist Fellowships, Reuben Roqueñi, participated in…
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Burns Paiute Tribe Oral History Project Brings Language to Life
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) partnered with the Burns Paiute Tribe over the past year to fund the…
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“YOU ARE ON INDIGENOUS LAND: places/displaces” exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum
Ancestral land holds meaning to Native peoples that is linked to identity, culture, history, and sovereignty. The exhibition YOU ARE…
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