Programs

  • Shift: Transformative Change and Indigenous Arts

    SHIFT: TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE + INDIGENOUS ARTS SUPPORTS NATIVE ARTISTS, CURATORS, AND ARTIST COLLECTIVES IN CREATING AND PRESENTING INNOVATIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL-CHANGE ISSUES. SHIFT FOCUSES ON EFFORTS GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY CULTURAL ASSETS, RESILIENCE, AND STRENGTHS, DRAWING INCREASED ATTENTION TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES, PERSPECTIVES, AND CHALLENGES WHILE SHIFTING NARRATIVES OF INVISIBILITY, MISUNDERSTANDING, AND MISAPPROPRIATION. SHIFT PROVIDES MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT, INCLUDING $100,000 TWO-YEAR AWARDS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT EVALUATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND MARKETING SUPPORT.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.6M

  • Lift: Early Career Support for Native Artists

    LIFT: EARLY CAREER SUPPORT FOR NATIVE ARTISTS SUPPORTS EMERGING NATIVE ARTISTS TO DEVELOP NEW WORK, REFINE THEIR CRAFT, ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS, AND ESTABLISH THEIR PLACE AS VITAL CREATIVE VOICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES ARTISTS TO UPLIFT COMMUNITIES, ADVANCE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, POINT COURAGEOUSLY TOWARD ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND FOSTER COMMUNAL MEANING-MAKING. THROUGH THEIR PROJECTS, LIFT ARTISTS ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES AROUND CULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, HEALING AND WELL-BEING, AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE. LIFT PROVIDES $15,000 ON-YEAR AWARDS, ARTIST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, PROJECT EVALUATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING SUPPORT.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $0

  • Support for Native Artists and Culture Bearers

    WE CONTINUE OUR INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE SMALL AWARDS SUPPORTING NATIVE ARTISTS, CULTURE BEARERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS IN PRESENTING THEIR WORK THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, GATHERINGS, CONFERENCES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC-FACING PROGRAMS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $134.5K