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Nā Keʻena Noi Mokuʻāina
Creative West supports the work of 16 state art agencies in the western United States and U.S. Pacific jurisdictions.
Photo Credit Julianna Cressman
Lele i
- Alaska State Council on the Arts;American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and Humanities;Arizona Commission on the Arts;California Arts Council;Colorado Creative Industries;Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture;Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency;Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and Arts;Arts Idaho;Montana Arts Council;Nevada Arts Council;New Mexico Arts;Oregon Arts Commission;Utah Division of Arts and Museums;ArtsWA;Wyoming Arts Council
As a USRAO with a longstanding relationship with the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative West is an intermediary and a responsive leader to the state arts agencies in the region.
In 1974, the National Endowment for the Arts entrusted Creative West (then Western States Arts Foundation) with supporting the state arts agencies in 11 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The organization soon came to support the state arts agencies in Alaska and Hawai’i.
In 2022, the region expanded to include the state art agencies in American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), and Guam. Creative West is committed to offering resources to even the most remote communities in the United States and nurturing partnerships that recognize community values, culture, and priorities.
The following are the State Art Agencies served by Creative West
Photo Credit TJ Frouge
Alaska State Council on the Arts
Hōʻike, kākoʻo a holomua ʻo ASCA i ka hoʻoikaika ʻana o kēlā me kēia kanaka, nā hui a me nā ʻoihana ma Alaska.
Renowned Samoan artist Reggie Meredith Fitiao shows her siapo, or tapa cloth, accompanied by her husband Su’a Ulisone Fitiao, a traditional Samoan tattoo artist.
American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and Humanities (ASCACH)
ʻO ka mālama ʻana i nā hana noʻeau ma o nā papahana a me nā papahana i kākoʻo ʻia e ke aupuni pekelala a me ka ʻāina, pili i ka moʻomeheu ma nā pae āpau no nā kānaka āpau.
Community Investment Grant recipient, Xico, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ. Local artist Lilian Nabulime making monoprints in the artists studio.
Arizona Commission on the Arts
ʻO ka Arizona Commission on the Arts he ʻoihana ia o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Arizona nona ka ʻoihana e hana i nā manawa kūpono no nā poʻe Arizona āpau e komo a ʻike i ka hana noʻeau. I kēlā hopena, hāʻawi mākou i nā haʻawina a me ke kākoʻo no ka hoʻoulu ʻana i nā kaiāulu ʻoihana hoʻomau a hoʻolaha i ka lehulehu ākea āpau i nā hana noʻeau a me nā hana moʻomeheu.
The PGK DANCE Project in San Diego, California
California Arts Council
ʻO ka moʻomeheu ka hōʻailona ikaika loa o Kaleponi. Ma ke ʻano he keʻena mokuʻāina, kākoʻo ka California Arts Council i nā ʻoihana noʻeau kūloko a me ka hoʻolālā ʻana i ka mokuʻāina ma o nā haʻawina, nā papahana, a me nā lawelawe.
Dancing Earth Outreach, Southern Ute Cultural Center, Ignacio, Colorado
Colorado Creative Industries
Manaʻoʻiʻo ʻo CCI i ka mana o ka noʻonoʻo e hoʻoikaika i nā pilina kanaka, hana i ka loli kaiapili, a kākoʻo i ka hoʻokele waiwai ma Colorado. Kūleʻa mākou i ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i ke ʻano o ka hana ʻike, hana, a me ka palapala ma o ka hoʻolaha ʻana, nā kumuwaiwai, a me nā manawa kālā.
Hale Hana o ko Mariana Akau
Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture
E lawelawe ka Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture (CCAC) i ka hoʻomohala ʻana a me ka hoʻoulu ʻana i nā papahana e hāpai i ka maikaʻi i ka hana noʻeau, e hoʻolaha a hoʻohana i kā mākou mau kumuwaiwai like ʻole a me ka moʻomeheu, e hāʻawi i nā ʻike noʻeau maikaʻi no ko mākou kamaʻāina a me nā manawa kūpono no nā mea hana kiʻi, a hoʻolaha a hoʻomau. ka moʻomeheu kū hoʻokahi o ka Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Photo Credit Creative West
Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency
(CAHA) – CAHA exists to encourage and promote the artistic practice of our artisans and create opportunities for Guam residents to learn, experience, express and appreciate art and artistic talent in all its forms.
Hawai'i State Art Museum
Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and Arts
ʻO ka mission a ka Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) ʻo ia ka hoʻolaha, hoʻomau, a mālama i ka moʻomeheu a me nā hana noʻeau ma Hawaiʻi. Hāʻawi ʻia ke kālā SFCA e ka Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi a me ka National Endowment for the Arts.
Lydia McCloud in a hat woven by Jenny Williams
Arts Idaho
Kākoʻo ka ʻoihana i nā hana a nā mea pena kiʻi me nā mea pena, nā mea kākau, nā hula a me nā mea hana keaka e hana nei i nā papahana hou i ʻike ʻia e nā tausani o Idahoans i kēlā me kēia makahiki. Kōkua kā mākou Folk and Traditional Arts Program i ka mālama, hoʻomau, a me ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i nā hana kuʻuna ma nā kaiāulu ma o ke kākoʻo ʻana i nā mea lawe kuʻuna a me Idaho folklife ma o ka palapala, ka hoʻolālā lehulehu, a me nā manawa kālā.
Tippet Rise Art Center
Montana Arts Council
E ʻike ʻia ʻo Montana ma ke ʻano he "The Land of Creativity," kahi e pono ai ka hana noʻeau, noʻonoʻo a me ka ʻoihana e hoʻolilo i ka Big Sky Country i wahi maikaʻi loa ma ka honua e noho ai, aʻo, hana a pāʻani.
Youth Art Month Family Festival at Arts for All, Nevada
Nevada Arts Council
He mahele o ka Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, i hana ʻia ma ke ʻano he mokuʻāina ma 1967. Me nā keʻena ma Las Vegas a me Reno, ʻo nā papahana ʻo Nevada Arts Council e lilo i mea hoʻoikaika e hoʻoulu i ka hana noʻeau, hoʻomohala, moʻomeheu, a me ka hoʻokele waiwai. mokuʻāina, e hoʻolalelale i kona laula o nā kaiāulu, e hōʻoia i ke aʻo ʻana i ka ʻoihana no nā poʻe Nevada a pau, a me ka paipai ʻana i ke kākoʻo lehulehu a pilikino i ka hana noʻeau.
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program, New Mexico
No Mekiko hou
ʻO ka mikiona o ka Commission Arts, i hui pū me New Mexico Arts, ʻo ia ka hoʻoulu ʻana i nā manawa no nā mea pena kiʻi, nā hui ʻoihana, a me nā hui ʻē aʻe no nā hana a i ʻole nā papahana e hoʻolako i nā lawelawe hana kiʻi a i ʻole ka moʻomeheu i ka mokuʻāina, e mālama a paipai i ka maikaʻi o ka hana kiʻi. hoʻolaha i ka ʻike a me ke komo ʻana i ka hana noʻeau no nā poʻe a pau o New Mexico.
Cara Tomlinson's “Endless Clamor," Photo by Mario Gallucci.
Oregon Arts Commission
Hāʻawi ke Komisina i nā papahana alakaʻi, kālā a me nā hana noʻeau ma o kāna mau haʻawina, nā lawelawe a me nā hana kūikawā. ʻEiwa mau komisina, i koho ʻia e ke Kiaʻāina, e hoʻoholo i nā pono hana noʻeau a hoʻokumu i nā kulekele no ke kākoʻo ʻana o ka lehulehu i ka hana noʻeau.
Urban Arts Gallery, Photo by Sky Hatter for Utah Arts Alliance
Utah Division of Arts and Museums
Utah Arts & Museums (UA&M) seeks to advance Utahns’ quality of life through arts and museum experiences and cultural opportunities. We are a service organization offering a variety of professional development opportunities and grants to serve our constituents. We serve schools, local arts agencies, organizations, community centers, performing groups, museums, and individuals across Utah.
Jordan Mattox, Poetry Out Loud champion, Washington
ArtsWA
ʻO ke Kōmike Hoʻonaʻauao kahi mea hoʻoikaika no ka hana noʻeau, e hoʻonui ana i ka hana o ka hana noʻeau i ke ola o kēlā me kēia kanaka a me nā kaiāulu a puni ka mokuʻāina.
Artist Colleen Friday working on an elk hide art piece.
Wyoming Arts Council
Through grants, partnerships, programs and unique opportunities, the Wyoming Arts Council provides funding and support statewide for projects big and small. The WAC plays an important role in the economic and social development of every community by investing in the arts. It awards almost 150 grants and fellowships each year, funding programs and projects from every county, thereby serving more than a million participants, including 1.1m adults, 200k youth, 10k artists, and 1.3m people total. For every $1 of Arts Council funding, local communities provided another $35 worth of arts programming in FY16, with an estimated project value of $32,167,251
Nā lawelawe pūnaewele i hoʻohana ʻia e
Creative Komohana
He ʻōnaehana hoʻouna palapala noi pūnaewele ʻo CaFÉ e hoʻoikaika ana e hoʻolako i nā manawa hana no nā mea āpau ma o ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā hui noʻeau i kahi kahua hoʻouna kūpono a me nā mea hana kiʻi i kahi ala maʻalahi e noi ai.
ʻO GO Smart kahi polokalamu hoʻokele hāʻawi kūpono e hāʻawi ana i nā palapala noi mua a ma hope o ka noi, ka loiloi panel, a me ka hōʻike ʻikepili no nā mea hāʻawi.
ʻO ka Public Art Archive (PAA) he waihona manuahi, hiki ke huli, a e ulu mau ana i ka ʻikepili pūnaewele o nā hana noʻeau lehulehu i hoʻopau ʻia ma ka US a ma waho, me kahi hui o nā kumuwaiwai a me nā mea hana i kūkulu ʻia no ka mālama ʻana i nā hōʻiliʻili kiʻi lehulehu.
Hāʻawi ʻo ZAPP i nā luna hoʻomalu noʻeau a me nā ʻahaʻaina me kahi hui o nā mea hana e hōʻiliʻili ai i nā noi kikohoʻe a me nā jury, mālama i nā uku hale hale, a kamaʻilio pū me nā mea noi āpau i loko o kahi kahua kikohoʻe maʻalahi. Hiki i nā mea pena ke hoʻohana i nā haneli o nā hōʻikeʻike ma ka ʻāina ma o kahi pūnaewele kikowaena.