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Honoring the Summer Solstice: Kelly Church and the Future of Black Ash

June 20, 2025

Kelly Church (Gun Lake Band of Potawatomi)2015 National Artist Fellow On the summer solstice, when the sun reaches its highest point and the days are longest—we reflect on the seasonal…

Transgressors: A Touring Exhibition of Indigiqueer and Two Spirit Art

April 25, 2025

Transgressors exhibition at the Chachalu Museum. Photo by Robert Franklin Curated by Indigenous artists and advocates Felix Furby (Grand Ronde, Chinook) and Anthony Hudson (Grand Ronde, Siletz), Transgressors is a touring exhibition…

Terrol Dew Johnson: A Legacy of Artistry and Culture Keeping

June 7, 2024

Terrol Dew Johnson (1973-2024) Photo courtesy of Steven Meckler The Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF) mourns the loss of Terrol Dew Johnson, an innovative Tohono O’odham basketweaver, traditional foods…

Celebrating Art and Community: Inaugural Member Appreciation Gathering at The Center for Native Arts & Cultures

May 1, 2024

On April 18th, 2024, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) held its inaugural member appreciation gathering at The Center for Native Arts & Cultures, a night filled with rich…

NACF Partners with Google Arts and Culture

April 9, 2024

In a groundbreaking move NACF partners with Google Arts and Culture to leverage technology for social transformation, in a recent collaboration with Google Arts and Culture Portland. On April 4th,…

February Community Tour – Artist Talk & Print Demo with Kanani Miyamoto

February 22, 2024

This month we launched our 2024 Community Tours Series with an artist talk by Kanani Miyamoto (Native Hawaiian/Japanese), show and tell style!

In Memoriam: Remembering N. Scott Momaday, A Literary Luminary

February 2, 2024

Photo by Brandon SoderThe Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF) mourns the loss of N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa), a beacon of Native American storytelling that illuminated the hearts and minds…

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Announces Shyla Spicer as New President and CEO

January 25, 2024

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) proudly welcomes Shyla Spicer (Yakama) as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), succeeding Lulani Arquette (Native Hawaiian) after her remarkable 15-year…

United States Artists announces its 2024 fellows, including 5 NACF previous awardees

January 23, 2024

Congratulations to all 50 of the 2024 USA Fellows including NACF awardees Sgwaayaans TJ Young (Haida Nation), Kelly Church (Grand Traverse Band Ottawa Chippewa), New Red Order (Adam Khalil [Ojibway],…

NACF Artist Fellow Billy Luther’s ‘Frybread Face and Me’ is a heartwarming Navajo tale

January 17, 2024

Frybread Face and Me, is a new film written and directed by Billy Luther (Navajo/Hopi/Laguna), a 2014 Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF) National Artist Fellow. Frybread Face and Me…

NACF Announces 2023 SHIFT Program Awardees

November 16, 2023

PORTLAND, Oregon, November 16, 2023 – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is excited to announce the new 2023 SHIFT – Transformative Change and Indigenous Arts program awardees. Following…

Chords to Other Chords (Relative) 2023

October 16, 2023

Marie Watt and her dog walking in front of Chords to Other Chords (Relative) at The CenterPhoto by Kevin McConnellIn August of 2023, Seneca Artist Marie Watt began constructing her…

Welcome to “The World’s UnFair” New Red Order Call to ‘Give It Back’

October 10, 2023

On a cool blustery fall day in a vacant city lot in Queens, New York, visitors were welcomed to New Red Order (NRO)’s “The World’s UnFair”. Attendees walk through an…

Three NACF Artists honored with MacArthur “Genius” Awards

October 4, 2023

Congratulations to Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF) alumni Raven Chacon (Diné), Dyani White Hawk (Sicangu Lakota) and Patrick Makuakāne (Native Hawaiian) for being honored with a MacArthur “Genius” Award.…

NACF Board Meets in Oklahoma City Welcomes Two New Board Members

October 4, 2023

WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS! The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce that America Meredith (Cherokee Nation) and Betsy Richards (Cherokee Nation) have joined the NACF Board…

NACF Board of Directors and Staff Tour the First Americans Museum

September 25, 2023

In September 2023, the Native Arts & Cultures Board of Directors and staff members were treated to a tour of the newly completed First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.…

The Importance of Storytelling through Native food

September 22, 2023

This month we hosted local Chef and Artist Ramon Shiloh (Mvskoke/Cherokee/Filipino/Black) and Chef Caitlyn Tuttle (Celiac + Allergy-Friendly Recipe Developer) for a food demonstration and mini talk as part of…

NACF Announces 2023 LIFT Program Awardees

September 13, 2023

PORTLAND, Oregon, September 13, 2023 – The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is excited to announce the new 2023 LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artists program awardees!…

Introducing Community Tours

August 23, 2023

While NACF has always been headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, our roots in the Oregon community have been expanding through our new national headquarters at the Center for Native Arts…

Support for Maui

August 15, 2023

At the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, our hearts are heavy with the news of the lives that have been lost and the devastating wildfires that have destroyed Lahaina town…

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Honoring the Summer Solstice: Kelly Church and the Future of Black Ash

Transgressors: A Touring Exhibition of Indigiqueer and Two Spirit Art

Terrol Dew Johnson: A Legacy of Artistry and Culture Keeping

Celebrating Art and Community: Inaugural Member Appreciation Gathering at The Center for Native Arts & Cultures

NACF Partners with Google Arts and Culture

February Community Tour – Artist Talk & Print Demo with Kanani Miyamoto

In Memoriam: Remembering N. Scott Momaday, A Literary Luminary

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Announces Shyla Spicer as New President and CEO

United States Artists announces its 2024 fellows, including 5 NACF previous awardees

NACF Artist Fellow Billy Luther’s ‘Frybread Face and Me’ is a heartwarming Navajo tale

NACF Announces 2023 SHIFT Program Awardees

Chords to Other Chords (Relative) 2023

Welcome to “The World’s UnFair” New Red Order Call to ‘Give It Back’

Three NACF Artists honored with MacArthur “Genius” Awards

NACF Board Meets in Oklahoma City Welcomes Two New Board Members

NACF Board of Directors and Staff Tour the First Americans Museum

The Importance of Storytelling through Native food

NACF Announces 2023 LIFT Program Awardees

Introducing Community Tours

Support for Maui

Native Arts + Cultures Foundation
Center for Native Arts + Cultures building address:
800 SE 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
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Phone: 503-388-3443

Please use following address
FOR MAILING:
1020 SE 7th Avenue
Unit 14460
Portland, OR 97214-2387

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Native Arts + Cultures Foundation Center for Native Arts + Cultures building address: 800 SE 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 By appointment only Phone: 503-388-3443

Please use following address FOR MAILING: 1020 SE 7th Avenue Unit 14460 Portland, OR 97214-2387

Native Arts + Cultures Foundation
Center for Native Arts + Cultures building address:
800 SE 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
By appointment only
Phone: 503-388-3443

Please use following address
FOR MAILING:
1020 SE 7th Avenue
Unit 14460
Portland, OR 97214-2387