Zuni Youth Enrichment Project
Zuni, New Mexico
First Nations established the Native Arts Initiative (NAI) in 2014 to provide direct grantmaking, networking opportunities, and training and technical assistance (TTA) to Native-led arts and cultural hubs who are working to preserve and advance traditional Native arts through programming focused on supporting artists and intergenerational sharing of artistic skills and knowledge.
Under the NAI, First Nations provides awarded grantees with organizational and programmatic resources, including direct grants and technical assistance and training. Since 2014, First Nations has awarded more than $3.5 million in grant funds to a variety of eligible Native-controlled nonprofit organizations and tribal government programs under the NAI.
Zuni Youth Enrichment Project
Native Arts Donor-Funded Campaign: 2023-2026
In support of the Zuni Artist Apprenticeship Program, this project will enhance the experience and deepen the impact of youth artists and the overall Zuni artist community by providing art markets at various community events that promote wellness for the Zuni community. Zuni Youth Art Markets will leverage the education and skills that the young artisans develop from ZYEP’s apprenticeship program by creating spaces to put curriculum into practice through community centered events that promote wellness and the entrepreneurial efforts of our artist community.
