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  • September 16, 2024
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WESTAF Is Now Creative West

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the Western States Arts Federation. A half-century of history is a lot to celebrate — and we’ve been hard at work reflecting on the past and planning for the future.

Today, we’re announcing a new, inclusive identity to reflect who we are now, five decades later: Creative West.

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Introducing the 2024-25 National Leaders of Color Fellows

12/04/2024

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Introducing the Cultural Sustainability Awardees

10/30/2024

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Reflections on the International Teaching Artist Collaborative

10/24/2024

Written by Danica Rosengren.

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Preserving Legacy: Richard Hunt’s Artworks Now on the Public Art Archive™

10/15/2024

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National Leaders of Color Fellowship: A Call for Collaborative Change

10/03/2024

The National Leaders of Color Fellowship Program (LoCF) rises to meet challenges in the field while nurturing a community where collaboration is not just encouraged but celebrated.

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Twenty-Seven Creative West-Region Organizations Recommended for ArtsHERE Grant

09/24/2024

112 Organizations Nationwide Selected in ArtsHERE Pilot Program

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WESTAF Unveils New Name and Visual Identity

09/17/2024

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Opening Soon: 2024-25 National Leaders of Color Fellowship

09/17/2024

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Announcing the 2024-25 TourWest Awardees and Panelists

09/17/2024

We are excited to share the 2024-25 TourWest Awardees. Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts since 1994, TourWest is a competitive grant program that provides subsidies to arts and community organizations within the WESTAF region for presenting out-of-state touring performers and literary artists.

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Notes on a Milestone: WESTAF Turns 50

09/17/2024

Sometime early in 2023, WESTAF started to think about its upcoming 50th anniversary in 2024. We had a lot of questions. What should we do? When should we do it? Would anyone even care? Perhaps most fundamentally: Why do we do what we do?

Learn about how the Western States Arts Federation metamorphosed into Creative West in this blog post from Executive Director Christian Gaines.

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WESTAF Software Development RFQ

06/12/2024

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FestPAC Happened: Notes on the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture

06/04/2024

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