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Meet Chinook artist Greg A. Robinson at NACF headquarters for First Friday in Vancouver, WA

Blog2018, About NACF, Event, First Fridays in Vancouver, Visual Arts, Washington

The Art of Greg A. Robinson Poster Please join us for Art, Inspiration, Conversation and Light Refreshments! ɬax̣awyam (welcome) When: Friday, May 4, from 5:00-8:00pm Where: Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, 400 E Evergreen Blvd, 101B, Vancouver, WA What: NACF’s...

Exploring Life’s Offerings through Journeys in Creativity

Blog2018, Alaska Native, American Indian, Artist, Arts & Education, Cultural Preservation, Environmental Stewardship, Mentoring, Oregon, Partnerships, Program Support, Support for Native Arts and Cultures, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Washington, Youth Engagement

Capturing the attention of high school students in the digital era can be a challenge, but Shirod Younker (Coquille), Journeys in Creativity program director and a 2017 NACF Mentor Artist Fellow, has been successfully attracting emerging artists for over a decade....

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!

Lisa Telford

2018 Mentor Artist Fellowship2018, Alaska Native, Haida, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Traditional Arts, Washington

Lisa Telford is an accomplished and innovative artist who is committed to sharing her traditional and contemporary practices of cedar-bark weaving.

Visit our National Headquarters, Meet artist Brenda Mallory!

Blog2018, About NACF, Event, First Fridays in Vancouver, Visual Arts, Washington

Stop by our national headquarters on April 6, 2018 to view a unique installation by Cherokee visual artist Brenda Mallory.

Woven: The Art of Contemporary Native Basketry

2015 Special Projects2016, Traditional Arts, Washington

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is proud to have acted as a fiscal sponsor for Woven: The Art of Contemporary Native Basketry, an art exhibition held at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington in March – April 2016.

RYAN! Feddersen

2018 National Artist Fellowship2018, Artist, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, National Artist Fellowship, Visual Arts, Washington

RYAN! Feddersen is a mixed-media installation artist specializing in immersive artworks that invite viewers to engage intellectually and creatively.

The Art of Brenda Mallory Comes to Vancouver!

Blog2017, 2018, About NACF, Visual Arts, Washington

Brenda Mallory's "Recurring Chapters in the Book of Inevitable Outcomes" installed at the NACF headquarters in Vancouver, Wash, 2017.Over the next few months the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation has a fascinating surprise for anyone fortunate enough to visit our...

Deva Leinani Aiko Yamashiro, Governor’s Heritage Award Recipient 2017

Blog2017, Advocacy, Leadership, Native Hawaiian, Washington

NACF staff and board members honored the legacy of Deva Leinani Aiko Yamashiro who was one of the recipients of this year’s Washington State Governor’s Arts & Heritage Award. The award ceremony was held on November 14 at the Museum...

Tears of Duk’Wibahl International Gathering of Indigenous Visual Artists of the Pacific Rim

2017 Founders Fund, Blog2017, Event, Support for Native Arts and Cultures, Washington

The Longhouse Education and Cultural Center has been promoting Indigenous arts and cultures through education, cultural preservation, creative expression, and economic development since 1995. From August 24-31, 2017, the Longhouse hosted Tears of Duk’Wibahl, an international gathering of Indigenous artists...

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...

Evaluating Community Arts-Based Projects – A Native Arts and Cultures Perspective

Advocacy and Education, Blog2017, Advocacy, Leadership, Washington

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation President & CEO Lulani Arquette will speak at the 2017 Philanthropy Northwest Conference in Vancouver, Washington this October, joining the panel Social Change Through Art: New Frameworks for Assessing Community Impact to help educate community...

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...

Laura Wong-Whitebear

2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship2017, Artist, Basketry, Colville, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Sinixt, Traditional Arts, Washington

Laura Wong-Whitebear is dedicated to utilizing and preserving traditional basket-weaving knowledge and has chosen an apprentice with the same commitment.

Delbert “Smutcoom” Miller

2017 Mentor Artist Fellowship2017, Artist, Carving, Chehalis, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Skokomish, Traditional Arts, Washington

Miller wants those he teaches to also pass on this traditional knowledge and in doing so, this generation may become the advisors and leaders of the Skokomish and Chehalis people in the future.

Young Filmmakers Capture Climate Change

Blog2016, Arts & Education, Community Engagement, Environmental Stewardship, Event, Film, Idaho, Oregon, Program Support, Washington, Youth Engagement

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) was honored to partner with Wisdom of the Elders’ (WOTE) and support its community collaboration project, the Native Youth Film Academy and Climate Change Film Festival. This project is NACF’s fifth Community Inspiration Program, which are artist-driven projects that address pressing social, cultural and environmental issues to bring about community conversations connecting Native and non-Native people.

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…

Preston Singletary

2016 National Artist Fellowship2016, Artist, Cultural Preservation, Grantee, National Artist Fellowship, Tlingit, Visual Arts, Washington

Glass artist Preston Singletary combines the visual appeal of Tlingit designs with the transformational medium of glass to create intriguing and exquisite sculptural works rooted in his culture.