Building Bridges – A Conversation with Author Heid E. Erdrich
Heid E. Erdrich (Ojibwe) is a writer, poet, filmmaker and visual artist, and the author of several poetry collections. She…
2019 Honolulu Biennial Events
The Honolulu Biennial is an international contemporary art exhibition that brings together artists from Hawaiʻi, the Pacific, Asia and the…
Celebrating Native Women Artists During Women’s History Month
In 1987, the U.S. Congress designated March as National Women’s History Month to honor the contributions of women to history…
NACF 2018 Annual Report
Lulani Arquette (NACF President/CEO) Welina me ke aloha, The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation expresses sincere appreciation to our friends,…
2017 Mentor Artist Fellow Update: Delina White
2017 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) Mentor Artist Fellow Delina White (Ojibwe) creates appliqué and beadwork apparel using traditional Woodland designs of…
NACF Fellows Perform at the 2019 APAP|NYC Conference
Three Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) Fellows performed at the annual APAP (Association of Performing Arts Professionals) conference this January…
Remembering Shan Goshorn (2014 NACF Artist Fellow)
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) mourns the passing of Cherokee weaver Shan Goshorn (2014 NACF Artist Fellowship), after…
Please Support the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation!
Aloha Friends, As someone who understands the value of arts and cultures you know that they provide a seed with…
2017 Mentor Artist Fellow Update: Royce Manuel
2017 NACF Mentor Artist Fellow Royce Manuel (Auk-Mierl Aw-Thum) is a renowned artist in southern Arizona who has spent years researching…
2017 Mentor Artist Fellow Apprentices on Retreat
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) 2017 Mentor Artist Fellow apprentices culminated their 12-month program this past summer at…
Remembering Cyril Pahinui (2013 National Artist Fellow – Music)
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) mourns the passing of Native Hawaiian slack key guitar player Cyril Pahinui (2013…
2018 National Artist Fellows Convening
Over the course of three days, September 26-28, the eighteen 2018 National Artist Fellows were convened in Portland, Oregon, for sharing…
NACF Fellows Receive Western Arts Alliance Native Launchpad Award
This year, three Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF), National Artist Fellows have been named the inaugural Western Arts Alliance (WAA), Native Launchpad award recipients. Congratulations to Christopher Kau’i Morgan (2013 – NACF Dance Fellow), Allison Warden (2018 – NACF Music Fellow) and...
Native Arts for Social Change
NACF has a passion and talent for bringing exceptional artists together before diverse audiences to share their insightful work and…
2017 Mentor Fellow Update: Dyani White Hawk
Dyani White Hawk, a 2017 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) Mentor Artist, recently completed her joint art project (on…
Kevin Pourier Wins Best of Show at Indian Market
Kevin Pourier (Oglala Lakota), a 2014 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) Regional Artist Fellow, has been carving Buffalo horn…
Out of State – A Documentary by Ciara Lacy
Ciara Leina`ala Lacy (Kanaka Maoli), 2018 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) National Artist Fellow, presented her directorial debut, Out of State,…
Join Us For First Friday With Richard D. York
“Embracing tradition helps me to embrace change. I intend each artwork I make to operate as a provocative invitation for…
Manahatta by Mary Kathryn Nagle
This past spring the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) supported three panel discussions with three Native female playwrights –…
NACF Supports Work of Reclaiming Native Truth
At an international conference I attended this year, a Caucasian male speaker who has traveled the nation and world extensively,…