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Restitution and Healing

February 14, 2018

As we reflect on 2017, it was a year in which people of this country gathered and championed issues they cared about with strength and determination. Discussions occurred in classrooms…

Introducing the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2018 National Artist Fellows

January 31, 2018

Congratulations to the 20 artists, representing five disciplines and twelve states, who have been awarded a Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2018 National Artist Fellowship!

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2017 Year in Review

2017 Year In Review Report Now Available

January 22, 2018

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is pleased to share its 2017 Year In Review, available to view and or download from our Annual Reports page. We digitally publish this…

Diné Weaver to Raise Awareness Internationally

January 18, 2018

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…

Share Our Brochure with your Favorite Native Artist!

January 3, 2018

Would you like to help the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation reach more Native artists and supporters? We could use your help! As a national organization, we depend on our…

#psotu2018, courtesy of the United States Department of Arts and Culture

To change the world, we have to change the story. #PSOTU2018

December 28, 2017

What if the annual State of the Union was not a speech spoken by one, but a poem created by many? The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation in partnership with…

Meryl McMaster (Plains Cree/Blackfoot, born 1988), “Anima (In-Between Worlds series)” detail (2012), digital chromogenic print.

Native Art Now! Documentary Offers Insights into Contemporary Native Arts

December 18, 2017

Click here to watch the full 57 minute documentary. Native Art Now! is a new exhibition of some of the best contemporary Native American artworks of the past 25 years,…

Lulani Arquette, President & CEO of Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, 2017.

Aloha and Thank You to the Native Arts and Cultures Community

December 14, 2017

On behalf of the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation staff and Board of Directors, President and CEO Lulani Arquette extends her thanks to those who share our belief in the…

2017 Mentor Artist Fellow Shirod Younker with Kunu Bearchum Dittmer (Northern Cheyenne, Tewa), December 2017

Mentor Artist Fellow Update: Carving and Making Connections in Oregon

December 14, 2017

As the Native Arts and Cultures pilot Mentor Artist Fellowship approaches its six-month mark, we’d like to update our followers on the progress of our 2017 cohort, twelve traditional or…

Mentor Artist Fellows Update: Canoe Building in Wisconsin

December 13, 2017

Wayne Valliere and Lawrence Mann gathering cedar., 2017 As part of our mission to support the continuation and revitalization of Native arts and cultures, the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation…

The Art of Brenda Mallory Comes to Vancouver!

December 8, 2017

Over the next few months the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation has a fascinating surprise for anyone fortunate enough to visit our National Headquarters in downtown Vancouver, Washington. The nationally…

Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art

November 27, 2017

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…

Giving Thanks ~ A Message from President Lulani Arquette

November 25, 2017

We believe in the power, beauty, and resilience of Native arts and cultures. In challenging times such as these, we know that Native voices offer much-needed perspectives, inspiring creative solutions…

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

November 16, 2017

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…

Sculptors Respond: Indigenous (hi)Story, Land and “Belonging” in an Era of Anti-Immigration

November 16, 2017

Kansas City, Missouri – In October 2017, the 27th Annual International Sculpture Conference featured the panel Indigenous Sculptors Respond: Indigenous (hi)Story, Land and “Belonging” in an Era of Anti-Immigration, moderated…

The Story of Everything – A Provocative Multimedia Exploration of How We Came to Be

November 15, 2017

On October 22, the production of The Story of Everything was performed to a sold out house at the Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, Calif. The performance is an epic…

Indigenous New York, Artist Perspectives

November 14, 2017

New York City, New York – Indigenous New York, Artist Perspectives, focuses on contemporary indigenous artist perspectives and practices, grounded in innovative projects. This colloquium series, presented by the Vera…

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

November 9, 2017

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…

Chilkat and Ravenstail Weavers Celebrated in Interwoven Radiance

November 3, 2017

Weavers Across the Water: Marsha Hotch, Michelle Gray, Debra O’Gara, Douglas Gray, Irene Lampe, Catrina Mitchell, Karen Taug, Nila Rinehart, Laine Rinehart, Crystal Rogers, Yarrow Vaara, Lily Hope (with child…

California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival

October 25, 2017

The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is proud to support California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival (CAIIFF), taking place November 2 – 4, 2017 in Temecula, California. The California…

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Restitution and Healing

Introducing the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation 2018 National Artist Fellows

2017 Year In Review Report Now Available

Diné Weaver to Raise Awareness Internationally

Share Our Brochure with your Favorite Native Artist!

To change the world, we have to change the story. #PSOTU2018

Native Art Now! Documentary Offers Insights into Contemporary Native Arts

Aloha and Thank You to the Native Arts and Cultures Community

Mentor Artist Fellow Update: Carving and Making Connections in Oregon

Mentor Artist Fellows Update: Canoe Building in Wisconsin

The Art of Brenda Mallory Comes to Vancouver!

Into the Future: Culture Power in Native American Art

Giving Thanks ~ A Message from President Lulani Arquette

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

Sculptors Respond: Indigenous (hi)Story, Land and “Belonging” in an Era of Anti-Immigration

The Story of Everything – A Provocative Multimedia Exploration of How We Came to Be

Indigenous New York, Artist Perspectives

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

Chilkat and Ravenstail Weavers Celebrated in Interwoven Radiance

California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival

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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Center for Native Arts and Cultures building address: 800 SE 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 By appointment only Phone: 503-388-3443

Please use following address FOR MAILING: 1020 SE 7th Avenue Unit 14460 Portland, OR 97214-2387

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Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Center for Native Arts and Cultures building address:
800 SE 10th Avenue
Portland, OR 97214
By appointment only
Phone: 503-388-3443

Please use following address
FOR MAILING:
1020 SE 7th Avenue
Unit 14460
Portland, OR 97214-2387