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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 Cultural Sustainability Awardees

10/30/2024

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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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Opening Soon: 2024-25 National Leaders of Color Fellowship

09/17/2024

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation: A Story of Arts, Culture, and Opportunity

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation: A Story of Arts, Culture, and Opportunity

06/05/2023

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WESTAF Announces BIPOC Artist Fund Awardees

04/24/2023

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WESTAF Announces the BIPOC Artist Fund

01/25/2023

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WESTAF Announces 2022 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) American Rescue Plan Grant Recipients

12/13/2022

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WESTAF Announces American Rescue Plan Awardees

11/04/2021

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WESTAF Receives Multiyear Grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

07/14/2021

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WESTAF is Now Accepting Applications for its American Rescue Plan (ARP) Fund for Organizations

07/01/2021

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14 Western Organizations Receive National Endowment for the Arts Big Read Grants

06/15/2021

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WESTAF Announces Regional Arts Resilience Fund Awardees

10/27/2020

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