Awarded Grants

This project will utilize Native artists and Elders to combat appropriation and misrepresentation of indigenous peoples. We will do this through a multi-faceted approach that involves leveraging partnerships with mainstream arts organizations and increasing awareness/understanding of indigenous arts and culture amongst both natives and non-natives.

This program will create space for the transference of cultural inter-generational Art knowledge and strengthen relationships. This program will retain the importance of traditional art forms through the use of language and sharing of skills. This program will create a artist community led approach to art programming.

This project will launch the Warm Springs Artisans' Community (WSAC). WSAC will no longer be a dream, but a reality. WSAC will be a nonprofit organization utilizing cooperative principles, enabling artists to leverage assets, collaborate with other artists, increase their business management skills, and set them up for business success.

This project will allow The Hopi School to provide 1) mentorship to artists in two endangered Hopi art areas, 2) strategic planning and board training to move the school from an occasional arts program to a year-around arts-magnet school, 3) an audit and fiscal development to support expansion.

The ultimate purpose is to provide a better service to our Tribal members and hunters. One area that is lacking currently, is our educational outreach mechanisms. These funds will also be used create more revenue generation opportunities for our Tribal wildlife program. One basic need is to provide maps of Tribal lands to be used by our Tribal hunters and hunting guides. These maps will provide Tribal land ownership, as well as hunting regulations and other educational information. The equipment purchases will aid in our field work activities, data collection/recording and native grassland/wildlife habitat restoration efforts.

Through our new "Investing in Artist Success" workshop series, the IPCC seeks to strengthen our longtime relationships with Native artists by providing additional support beyond our Daily Artist Program. Participants will be empowered to professionally promote themselves and reach larger audiences by entering their work in exhibits and art markets.

This project will provide economic sustainability. It will help retain, cultivate and keep alive our Native traditional arts, dances, songs, honorings and protocols. The project will increase the knowledge on the value of skills. It will give NACA an opportunity to leverage funds and help show case our rich heritage.

We want to create an exciting learning atmosphere through a controlled training, workshop and hands on experience with mentorship at a live art market. We want to utilize our master artists with pairing them with emerging youth and adult artists, while increasing their knowledge in professional development.

Native Giving Distribution