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Advancing The National Dialogue On Native Arts and Cultures

May 21, 2020

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On #NationalNonprofitDay we thank you for supporti

On #NationalNonprofitDay we thank you for supporting the important work of Native Arts and Cultures Foundation as we uplift traditional and future Native artists.

Our work centers the belief that American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artists and
culture bearers are leading powerful conversations through creative expression, bringing
valuable perspective to contemporary life, and inspiring healing across cultural divides. We are
excited to expand access to these perspectives through increasing visibility of Native creativity
at our new home in Portland, Oregon at the Center.

Donate today at the link in our bio to ensure we can continue this important mission.

#NativeArt #Nonprofit #Culture #NativeAmerican

Music by @tjtariomusicofficial
Video footage by @bert_franks
Editing by @dontguacbloc

Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF) is excite

Native Arts & Cultures Foundation (NACF) is excited to partner with Converge 45 (@converge_45) to present Chords to Other Chords (Relative), a monumental neon sculpture by Portland-based, Seneca Nation artist Marie Watt (@marie_watt_studio).

Exhibit Hours:
Aug 25 - Oct 15, 2023
4 PM - 7 PM, Fridays

Opening Night Reception:
Aug 25th, 2023, 8 PM - 10 PM (PST)
The Center for Native Arts and Cultures
800 SE 10th Ave
Portland, OR

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) was

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) was notified by ART on August 10 that the production of the Pueblo Revolt will not occur and has been suspended. We were the chosen venue and collaborator-in-space that ART had selected to work with to present Pueblo Revolt.

We are saddened to have received this news on the anniversary of the historic pueblo revolt, and we are concerned about how this impacts Native theater and the artists who make it happen. Our hearts go out to playwright, Dillon Chitto, the actors and those involved in the production.

We also recognize that these are difficult times for Arts organizations and we empathize with ART and what they are going through. We appreciate that ART has a strong history in Portland of presenting good work and supporting diverse voices.

At the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation we remain committed to the work of supporting and uplifting Native art including Native theater and playwrights.

"At the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, our h

"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 in Maui.

Lahaina is special to so many people for many reasons. As a Kānaka ʻŌiwi or Native Hawaiian, I grieve the destruction of this sacred place that has significance for Native peoples.

Many of you have reached out to us asking how you can help and where you can donate. I have reached out to colleagues who are part of organizations in philanthropy, nonprofits who do emergency aid work, and community based organizations. There are numerous organizations who can help and the following is not an exhaustive list, but we just wanted to get this out.

We are always saddened when people take advantage of fundraising during emergencies and disasters such as this one, so you can be assured that the following organizations and efforts are some of the best and legitimate.

We especially send our aloha and deepest sympathies to all those who have been impacted by this tradgedy."

T. Lulani Arquette
President/CEO
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation

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#MauiHawaii #Maui #DisasterAssistance #MauiWildfire #FireRecovery #Donation

We recently launched monthly Community Tours here

We recently launched monthly Community Tours here at the Center for Native Arts and Cultures. The first tour in July featured our friends at @80percentstudios Casey Silver and Dimi Macheras (Ahtna) sharing about their comic books and the origins of the Chickaloonies! From there our staff took community members on a tour of the 115-year-old building.

RSVP today for the next tour on August 31 at the link in our bio.

#80PercentStudios #Chickaloonies #AlaskanNative #NACF #CenterForNativeArtsandCultures

Video/Photos by @bert_franks
Music by @tsohtso

Our hearts are full as Protection: Adaptation & Re

Our hearts are full as Protection: Adaptation & Resistance will soon conclude its Portland visit. We are humbled and grateful for the support from the artists and the community.

Lily Hope (Tlingit) (NACF Artist) (@lilyhopeweaver) shares - in their own voice - about their community's journey to create and share during COVID-19. Lily also hosted three tassel-making workshops for the community.

Lily for being an awesome bright shining light, Gunalchéesh.
*Y'all should follow Lily on IG!

Come out and see Protection: Adaptation & Resistance in person before it travels to Tulsa, Oklahoma! Friday, August 4th is the last day, 4PM - 7 PM (PST) at the Center for Native Arts and Cultures, located at 800 SE 10th Ave, Ancestral Homelands (Portland, OR).

Protection: Adaptation & Resistance was produced by Bunnell Street Arts Center (@bunnellarts) with support from the National Endowment for the Arts (@neaarts)

Videos by Mandy Yeahpau (@dontguacbloc) and Robert Franklin (@bert_franks)
Photos by Robert Franklin

#AlaskaNativeArtCNAC #BunnellArts #NACF #LilyHope #AlaskaNative #Community #NEA #Portland #PDX

Only two more dates to see this amazing exhibition

Only two more dates to see this amazing exhibition of Alaska Indigenous Artists!

Protection: Adaptation & Resistance is now on display at the Center for Native Arts and Cultures, 800 SE 10th Ave, Ancestral Homelands, (Portland, OR) until August 4th, 2023.

To meet growing demand and to support fundraising

To meet growing demand and to support fundraising efforts for the Center for Native Arts and Cultures, NACF is searching for an Foundation Giving Manager.

The Foundation Giving Manager is responsible for researching, analyzing, and securing foundation, government, and corporate income, and is the primary grant writer and manager of all grant writing-related activities and reporting. This position will also support development of an annual institutional stewardship and solicitation strategy.

The Foundation Giving Manager oversees a central component of NACF’s fundraising work, partnering with the Director of Development and Communications, and Program leadership to develop key messaging and ambitiously pursue needed resources for our work. This position reports to the Director of Development.

For a complete job description and to apply, follow the link in our bio!

#nowhiring #jobs #nacf #portland #pdx

We are excited to invite you all to join us at the

We are excited to invite you all to join us at the Center for Native Arts and Cultures on Saturday, July 29th for a presentation by 2022 LIFT Awardee Lehuauakea of their traditional kapa kite recreation!

This community event is the culmination of Lehuauakea’s LIFT grant project, and will include music, entertainment, food and craft vendors.

Lehuauakea (@_lehuauakea_ ) is a māhū mixed-Native Hawaiian interdisciplinary artist and kapa maker from Pāpaʻikou on Moku O Keawe, the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Through a range of traditional Kanaka Maoli craft-based media, their art addresses cultural and biological ecologies, Indigenous identity, and contemporary environmental degradation.

Lehuauakea’s LIFT project, E Hoʻāla Ka Lupe: To Awaken the Kite, is a project dedicated to the revival and recreation of traditional Native Hawaiian kites, or lupe. Addressing the overwhelming absence of information and limited old samples of Hawaiian kites, the project aims to begin bringing this craft practice back to Kanaka Maoli people using traditional construction methods and materials, including kapa (bark cloth), gathered fiber for cordage, and natural pigments.

This event is in collaboration with KALO Hawaiian Civic Club (@kalohcc), Lehuauakea and the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation.

What: E Hoʻāla Ka Lupe: To Awaken the Kite

When: Saturday, July 29th, 9am - 1pm

Where: the Center for Native Arts and Cultures
800 SE 10th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214

#Lehuauakea #NativeHawaiian #Māhū #NACFLift #CNAC #Portland #NativeArt

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