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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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Call for Session Proposals
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation’s (NACF) The Constellations That Guide Us conference committee invites session proposals for the 2022 National Native Arts Gathering…
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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