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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.
10/24/2024
Written by Danica Rosengren.
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.
09/24/2024
112 Organizations Nationwide Selected in ArtsHERE Pilot Program
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.
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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