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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 Mentor Artist Fellows and their apprentices to help deepen their…
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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, area based nonprofits via an easy to access online platform. There…
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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 a webinar, The Black-Indigenous/Afro-Indigenous Experience, as part of our Black Lives…
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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 of the Yale Union building to NACF. The building will…
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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, Oregon. The artists worked on preliminary plans for a community-engaged…
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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, 2020. The annual market has a rich history in supporting…
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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 others throughout history who have lost their lives unjustly to…
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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 of Oregon) and Annie Silver have joined the NACF team. Nicole was hired…
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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 of Lincoln, Nebraska, at the end of June, and will…
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Spring, Rebirth, and Renewal

By Lulani Arquette, President/CEO –   Greetings Friends, I hope you are staying safe and healthy and are able to find moments of connection with your loved ones throughout your…
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