NACF Artist Fellowships

Support for Individual Artists

Artistic Innovation

NACF Artist Fellowships

Native artists are at thresholds of exploration in unfolding creative terrains. They are deepening their impact on the field of contemporary arts practice and are forging new recognition in national and global communities. NACF embraces the notion that Native artists offer profound contributions to intellectual inquiry and community sustainability.

In this spirit, in 2011/2012 NACF launched its first artist fellowships program for Native artists to promote further development of their talents. The 2011/2012 NACF Artist Fellowships honor Native artists that have made a significant impact in their discipline, are respected by their colleagues and in the greater arts field, and who are emerging as powerful voices in the arts. The $20,000 awards are unrestricted and through the fellowship, the artists are provided the opportunity for study, reflection, experimentation, and discovery.

Awards in 2011/2012 have been made in visual arts, filmmaking, music, dance, and literature.

Total allocation: $100,000

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