Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 12, 1 December 2014 — Artists fellowship [ARTICLE]

Artists fellowship

A new fellowship of up to $20,000 per artist is available to support Native Hawaiian artists nationwide active in the fields of dance, music, traditional and visual arts, thanks in part to support from OHA. The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation will accept applications through 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Jan. 15. Applications must be submitted online at your.culturegrants.org. This is the first fellowship NACF created exclusively to support Native Hawaiian artists. Its creation was enabled through a partnership with the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and support from the Leonard and Rose Freeman Family Fund of the Hawai'i Community Foundation. "We are grateful for the advocacy and generosity of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the Freeman family," said NACF President/ CEO T. Lulani Arquette. "These esteemed partners share our commitment to Native cultures, which have the power to bring people together to transform their communities." Applicants must supply documentation of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Awardees will be announced in the spring. NACF has offered national fellowships annually since 2011 to Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native artists and cul-ture-makers. For information, visit nativeartsandcultures.org.