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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…

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 Welcomes New VP of Programs

October 2, 2023

NACF is excited to announce new staff member Andrea Hanley, Vice President of Programs. Andrea is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. She comes to us from the Wheelwright…

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…

Remembering Frank Blythe champion of public media content for Native Americans

August 9, 2023

At Native Arts and Cultures Foundation we are mourning the loss of visionary leader Frank Blythe (Eastern Cherokee/Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota) on July 21, 2023. One of Frank Blythe’s many notable achievements…

“My Father’s Father’s Sister: Our Ancestor Shimkhin” at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center

June 28, 2023

Recently some of the NACF staff gathered to take a little road trip to Grand Ronde, Oregon to visit the exhibit “My Father’s Father’s Sister: Our Ancestor Shimkhin” at Chachalu…

Remembering Kathryn Harrison Grand Ronde Tribal Matriarch

June 2, 2023

One of the most influential, respected, and tireless tribal leaders in Oregon history, Kathryn Harrison has walked on Sunday, May 21, 2023, at the age of 99. Kathryn was born…

Opening of the Protection: Adaptation & Resistance Exhibit

May 23, 2023

We are so grateful to everyone who joined us for the opening of the Nationally traveling exhibition featuring Alaska Native art – Protection: Adaptation and Resistance, on May 19th. Exhibit…

NACF PROGRAMS DIRECTOR JOINS PORTLAND INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

May 15, 2023

It’s time to say goodbye to a member of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) staff who has been with us for a long time and is part of…

New exhibition includes art in response to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis. #MMIW

May 4, 2023

The first week of May is National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness week, culminating on Friday, May 5th as a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous…

Native Arts & Cultures Foundation’s Founding President & Chief Executive Officer Announces Transition

April 17, 2023

It is with mixed emotions that we announce the transition of our beloved Founding President & Chief Executive Officer, Lulani Arquette from her role as President/CEO of Native Arts &…

Restoring Néške’emāne Film Screening with Director Loren Waters

April 5, 2023

On March 25th in Portland, Oregon, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) had the pleasure to celebrate and showcase the latest documentary short by 2022 LIFT program awardee Loren Waters…

The Story of Everything – once a theater performance – now a film screening in April!

March 20, 2023

The Story of Everything began as a Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) Community Inspiration project with its creator, Hawai’i’s First Poet Laureate Kealoha Wong. The performance is an epic…

Connecting with Native Theater Arts in March 🎭

March 19, 2023

This March the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) staff had the opportunity to see Native plays and connect with some of the incredibly talented performers. First we had the…

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Announces Open Call for Native Artist Support Programs 🎨

January 17, 2023

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is pleased to announce its open call for two important programs, the LIFT–Early Career Support for Native Artists and the SHIFT – Transformative…

“We Are The Land” Native American Heritage Month Activation 📷 🪶

December 7, 2022

For #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth NACF partnered with Josué Rivas (Mexica and Otomi) Founder and Creative Director of INDÍGENA to bring visibility to the original people of these lands and begin a conversation…

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NACF Announces 2023 SHIFT Program Awardees

NACF Board Meets in Oklahoma City Welcomes Two New Board Members

NACF Welcomes New VP of Programs

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

Remembering Frank Blythe champion of public media content for Native Americans

“My Father’s Father’s Sister: Our Ancestor Shimkhin” at Chachalu Museum & Cultural Center

Remembering Kathryn Harrison Grand Ronde Tribal Matriarch

Opening of the Protection: Adaptation & Resistance Exhibit

NACF PROGRAMS DIRECTOR JOINS PORTLAND INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART

New exhibition includes art in response to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Crisis. #MMIW

Native Arts & Cultures Foundation’s Founding President & Chief Executive Officer Announces Transition

Restoring Néške’emāne Film Screening with Director Loren Waters

The Story of Everything – once a theater performance – now a film screening in April!

Connecting with Native Theater Arts in March 🎭

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Announces Open Call for Native Artist Support Programs 🎨

“We Are The Land” Native American Heritage Month Activation 📷 🪶

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Portland, OR 97214-2387

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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Center for Native Arts and Cultures building address: 800 SE 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 By appointment only Phone: 360-314-2421

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

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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Center for Native Arts and Cultures building address:
800 SE 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
By appointment only
Phone: 360-314-2421

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