New Mexico Archives - Native Arts and Cultures Foundation

Introducing the 2018 Mentor Artist Fellows

Blog2018, Alaska, Artist, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington

Join us in congratulating the eight accomplished Native artists, representing six states, named our 2018 Mentor Artist Fellows!

Jason Garcia

2018 Mentor Artist Fellowship2018, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, New Mexico, Santa Clara Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo-Tewa, Visual Arts

Jason Garcia’s contrast depictions of postmodern and traditional Native imagery perfectly portray the dichotomy of living in two worlds.

Will Wilson

2018 Mentor Artist Fellowship2018, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Navajo, New Mexico, Photography, Visual Arts

Will Wilson’s vivid photography counterpoints the ‘archival impulse’ embedded within the historical imageries of Native peoples, and he depicts the hazardous impact to environmental change in his photo-series entitled, “Auto-Immune Response.”

Supporting Emerging Native Filmmakers with the Sundance Institute

Blog2017, 2018, California, Dine, Film, Navajo, New Mexico, Partnerships

Filmmaker Shaandiin Tome (Diné) recently completed her year as a Sundance Institute | Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellow, a unique opportunity for emerging filmmakers to learn from industry professionals.

Diné Weaver to Raise Awareness Internationally

Blog2018, American Indian, Dine, International, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Navajo, New Mexico, Traditional Arts

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation extends its congratulations to 2017 Mentor Artist Fellow TahNibaa Naataanii (Diné [Navajo]), who has been invited by the Croatian American Society to participate in the project Heritage Storytelling – Konavle Embroidery & Traditional Textile...

Luci Tapahonso

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Dine, Literature, National Artist Fellowship, Navajo, New Mexico

Writer Luci Tapahonso (Diné [Navajo]) is the inaugural Poet Laureate of the Navajo Nation and uses language to honor the rich legacy of the Diné people.

Courtney M. Leonard

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, National Artist Fellowship, New Mexico, Shinnecock Nation, Visual Arts

The works of ceramicist and multimedia artist Courtney M. Leonard are a response to ongoing issues of environmental sustainability and cultural viability.

Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art

2017 Founders Fund, Blog2017, Event, Native Identity, New Mexico, Support for Native Arts and Cultures

From July 17, 2016 through October 22, 2017, visitors to the Museum of Indian Arts and Cultures (MIAC) in Santa Fe, New Mexico were treated to “Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art,” a multi-disciplinary exhibition curated by...

Native Arts and Cultures Abound at SWAIA

Blog2017, Artist, Community Engagement, Event, New Mexico

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation’s (NACF) Programs staff -- Director of Programs, Francene Blythe; Senior Arts Manager, Stephen Blanchett; and Program Coordinator, Laura Cales -- attended The Southwest Association for Indian Arts 96th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market this August...

How the Mentor Artist Fellowhip Builds Oregon’s Resilient Indigenous Community

Blog2017, Alaska, Arizona, California, Coquille, Klamath, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Miluk Coos, Minnesota, Modoc, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin

Last week the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation announced its open call for the for the second ever Mentor Artist Fellowship program. Established American Indian and Alaska Native artists with ten or more years of experience in the Traditional or...

Open Call for Regional Mentor Artist Fellows

Blog2017, Alaska, Arizona, California, For Artists, Grants, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Press Release, South Dakota, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Washington, Wisconsin

Applications are requested from established American Indian and Alaska Native artists interested and qualified to mentor an apprentice of their choosing in Traditional or Contemporary Visual Arts. $30,000 will be awarded to artists chosen in the Pacific Northwest, Southern California,...

Announcing 2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship Awards

Blog2017, Alaska, Arizona, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Washington

April 19, 2017 - Please join the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation staff, board and selection panelists in congratulating the following 12 artists who have been awarded a 2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship! Listed are the awardees in alphabetical order by...

Cara Romero

2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship2017, Artist, Chemehuevi, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, New Mexico, Photography, Visual Arts

Cara Romero is a visual storyteller whose dynamic photographs challenge preconceived notions of Native art, culture, and peoples.

TahNibaa Naataanii

2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship2017, Artist, Cultural Preservation, Dine, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Navajo, New Mexico, Textile Art, Traditional Arts

Navajo weaving has been passed for generations in TahNibaa Naataanii’s family along with songs or stories that come along with each woven piece.

Postcommodity to be featured in 2017 Whitney Biennial

Blog2017, Community Engagement, Event, New Mexico, New York, Visual Arts

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation offers its congratulations to Southwest artist collective Postcommodity, who will be featured in the 2017 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. The Whitney Biennial is the longest…

Spotlight on Filmmaker Shane McSauby

Blog2016, Film, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan, New Mexico, Partnerships

Shane McSauby. Photo Credit: Sundance Institute In its work to support Native American storytelling, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation partnered to award the first Sundance Institute | Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Fellow, Shane McSauby (Grand Traverse Band...

New Mexico Musicians & NACF Board members Stand with Standing Rock

Advocacy and Education, Blog2016, Community Engagement, Leadership, Music, New Mexico, Social Change, Standing Rock

Santa Fe, N.M. – November 18, 2016 – New Mexico musicians and bands Innastate, Native Roots, Joy Harjo, and Def-I have taken action to support the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline by creating a…

NACF’s New Mentor Fellowship Program – Apply Now!

Blog2016, Alaska, Arizona, California, For Artists, Grants, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Press Release, South Dakota, Support for Native Arts and Cultures, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Washington, Wisconsin

NACF’s new Mentor Fellowship program will award accomplished American Indian and Alaska Native artists to mentor emerging artists in the Traditional Arts or Contemporary Visual Arts categories.

NACF Launching New Mentorship Program

Blog2016, Alaska, Arizona, California, For Artists, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Support for Native Arts and Cultures, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Washington

For thousands of years, master Native artists have dedicated time, resources, and support to the next generation, passing on the skills, arts practice, and cultural understanding needed to perpetuate visual and traditional arts and lifeways. Yet in today’s fast-paced and…

Mateo Romero

2016 National Artist Fellowship2016, Artist, Cochiti Pueblo, Grantee, National Artist Fellowship, Native Identity, New Mexico, Visual Arts

Mateo Romero’s paintings are rooted in both his culture and the history of the paintings that preceded his, right down to their mark making, surface, texture and use of color.

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