Weaving Archives - Native Arts and Cultures Foundation

Shan Goshorn (Eastern Band Cherokee) was awarded a 2014 NACF Artist Fellowship in Traditional Arts.

Remembering Shan Goshorn (2014 NACF Artist Fellow)

Blog2018, Artist, Cherokee, Weaving

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) mourns the passing of Cherokee weaver Shan Goshorn (2014 NACF Artist Fellowship), after a long battle with cancer. A treasured member of the NACF family of artists, she was known for her sensitivity...

2017 Mentor Fellow Update: Royce Manuel

Blog2018, Apprentice, art, Artist, Basketry, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Mentoring, Textile Art, Weaving

2017 NACF Mentor Artist Fellow Royce Manuel (Auk-Mierl Aw-Thum) is a renowned artist in southern Arizona who has spent years researching and documenting desert plant weavings and desert life-ways. Manuel is revitalizing an endangered art form - fiber weaving from harvested desert...

Weaving a New Narrative – the Interwoven Radiance Exhibition is Celebrated

2017 Founders Fund, Blog2018, Alaska Native, Artist, Cultural Preservation, Event, exhibit, Mentor Artist Fellowship, Portland, Textile Art, Weaving

On June 28, the Portland Art Museum (PAM) hosted a closing celebration for Interwoven Radiance, part of the Center for Contemporary Native Art. The exhibition, organized by 2018 NACF Mentor Artist Fellow, Lily Hope (Tlingit), featured weavers of the Northwest...

Woven: The Art of Contemporary Native Basketry

Blog2018, exhibit, Oregon, Portland, Weaving

Woven, an exhibition in the Portland International Airport, challenges preconceived notions of Native art by balancing contemporary creative expression with cultural heritage. Weaving is a tradition that carries a strong spiritual connection within Native cultures. The weaving process is handed...

Cultural Exchange in Croatia – An Interview with TahNibaa Naataanii

Blog2018, Artist, Dine, International, Navajo, Weaving

In mid-December of 2017 we received an email requesting contact information for one of our Mentor Artist Fellows. This is not unusual, but the sender was the Hrvatsko-Američko Društvo[1] (Croatian-American Society) headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia, invited 2017 Mentor Artist Fellow TahNibaa...

Tag: Weaving

Remembering Shan Goshorn (2014 NACF Artist Fellow)

2017 Mentor Fellow Update: Royce Manuel

Weaving a New Narrative – the Interwoven Radiance Exhibition is Celebrated

Woven: The Art of Contemporary Native Basketry

Cultural Exchange in Croatia – An Interview with TahNibaa Naataanii