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Creative West supports the work of 16 state art agencies in the western United States and U.S. Pacific jurisdictions.
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Oso 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
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Alaska State Council on the Arts
O le ASCA e fai ma sui, lagolago ma fa'alauiloa taumafaiga fa'atino a tagata ta'ito'atasi, fa'alapotopotoga ma lala sooupu i Alaska atoa.
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)
Fa'asaoina o faatufugaga e ala ile feterale ma fa'alotoifale e lagolagoina polokalame ma galuega faatino, e pa'i atu i tu ma aga i tulaga uma mo tagata soifua uma.
Community Investment Grant recipient, Xico, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ. Local artist Lilian Nabulime making monoprints in the artists studio.
Arizona Commission on the Arts
O le Arizona Commission on Arts o se lala sooupu a le Setete o Arisona o lana misiona o le fatuina lea o avanoa mo tagata Arisona uma e auai ma iloa ai le faatufugaga. I lena tulaga, matou te momoli atu fesoasoani ma le lagolago e fa'atupuina nu'u fa'ata'ita'i gafataulimaina ma fa'alauiloa avanoa lautele i le setete atoa i galuega fa'aleaganu'u.
The PGK DANCE Project in San Diego, California
California Arts Council
O le aganuu o le fa'ailoga sili lea ona malosi o le fa'asinomaga o Kalefonia. I le avea ai o se lala sooupu a le setete, e lagolagoina e le California Arts Council atinaʻe faatufugaga ma polokalame i le setete atoa e ala i fesoasoani, polokalame, ma auaunaga.
Dancing Earth Outreach, Southern Ute Cultural Center, Ignacio, Colorado
Colorado Creative Industries
E talitonu le CCI i le malosi o le fatufatuaʻi e faʻaosofia ai fesoʻotaʻiga tagata, fatuina suiga faʻaagafesootai, ma lagolagoina le faʻaleleia o le tamaoaiga i Colorado atoa. Matou te taulaʻi i le faʻamalosia o le malosi o le vaʻaia, faʻafiafiaga, ma tusitusiga tusitusi e ala i le faʻalauiloaina, punaoa, ma avanoa faʻatupeina.
A'oa'oga a Atumotu o Mariana i Matu
Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture
O le Fono a le Commonwealth for Arts and Culture (CCAC) o le a galue e atiina ae ma faʻaleleia polokalame e faʻaleleia ai le tulaga maualuga i faatufugaga, faʻaleleia ma faʻaogaina a tatou punaoa eseese o faatufugaga ma aganuu, tuʻuina atu faʻataʻitaʻiga lelei mo o tatou tagatanuu ma avanoa mo tusiata, ma faʻalauiloa ma faʻaauau. o le talatuu tu'ufa'atasi a le Taupulega o Atumotu o Mariana i Matu (CNMI).
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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
O le manulauti a le Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) o le fa'alauiloaina, fa'aauau, ma fa'asaoina tu ma aga ma faatufugaga i Hawai'i. O le fa'atupega a le SFCA e tu'uina mai e le Setete o Hawai'i ma le National Endowment for Arts.
Lydia McCloud in a hat woven by Jenny Williams
Arts Idaho
E lagolagoina e le lala sooupu taumafaiga a tagata tusiata taʻitoʻatasi e aofia ai tusiata, tusitala, siva ma tagata fai ata o loʻo faia ni galuega fou e vaʻaia e le faitau afe o Idahoans i tausaga taʻitasi. O la matou Folk and Traditional Arts Program e fesoasoani e faʻasaoina, faʻaauau, ma faʻamanatuina tu ma aga masani i totonu o nuʻu e ala i le lagolagoina o tu ma aga masani ma Idaho folklife e ala i faʻamaumauga, polokalame lautele, ma avanoa faʻatupe.
Tippet Rise Art Center
Montana Arts Council
O Montana o le a lauiloa i le mamao ma le lautele o le "The Land of Creativity," lea e taua ai faatufugaga i le fatufatuaʻi, mafaufauga ma pisinisi e avea ai le Big Sky Country ma nofoaga sili ona lelei i le lalolagi e ola ai, aʻoaʻo, galue ma taʻalo.
Youth Art Month Family Festival at Arts for All, Nevada
Nevada Arts Council
O se vaega o le Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, na fausia e avea o se lala sooupu a le setete i le 1967. Faatasi ai ma ofisa i Las Vegas ma Reno, Nevada Arts Council polokalame e avea o se faʻamalosi e faʻaosofia ai galuega taulima, fatufatuaʻi, aganuu, ma le tamaoaiga i le salafa o le setete, faʻaola le lautele o nuʻu, faʻamautinoa le aʻoaʻoina o le olaga atoa i faatufugaga mo Nevadans uma, ma faʻamalosia le lagolago lautele ma tumaoti mo faatufugaga.
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program, New Mexico
New Mexico Arts
O le misiona a le Arts Commission, faʻatasi ma New Mexico Arts, o le faʻaosofia lea o avanoa mo tusiata, faʻalapotopotoga faʻataʻitaʻi, ma isi vaega mo gaoioiga poʻo galuega faatino e tuʻuina atu ai galuega faʻataʻitaʻi poʻo aganuu i le setete, e faʻatumauina ma faʻamalosia le tulaga maualuga o faatufugaga, ma ia fa'alauiloa fa'alauiloa ma avanoa i fa'ata'ita'iga mo tagata uma o Niu Mekisiko.
Cara Tomlinson's “Endless Clamor," Photo by Mario Gallucci.
Oregon Arts Commission
E tu'uina atu e le Komisi ta'ita'i, fa'atupega ma polokalame fa'ata'ita'i e ala i ana foa'i, tautua ma fa'amoemoe fa'apitoa. E to’aiva komesina, e tofia e le Kovana, latou te fa’atulaga mana’oga o faatufugaga ma fa’avae faiga fa’avae mo le lagolagoina e le mamalu o le atunu’u o galuega taulima.
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
O le Komisi o Fa'ata'ita'i ose fa'atosina mo galuega fa'ata'ita'i, fa'alauteleina le sao o galuega taulima i olaga o tagata ta'ito'atasi ma nu'u i le setete atoa.
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
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O le CaFÉ ose faiga tu'uina atu i luga ole laiga e taumafai e fa'aavanoa avanoa ata mo tagata uma e ala i le tu'uina atu o fa'alapotopotoga fa'ata'ita'i se fa'ailoga taugofie ma tufuga se auala faigofie e fa'aoga ai.
GO Smart ose polokalama fa'ameaalofa taugofie e tu'uina atu ai fomu a'o le'i faia ma pe a mae'a talosaga, iloiloga a le laulau, ma lipoti o fa'amaumauga mo le au foa'i.
O le Public Art Archive (PAA) ose fa'amaumauga e leai se totogi, su'esu'e, ma fa'aauau pea le fa'atupuina o fa'amaumauga i luga ole laiga o galuega fa'atino a tagata lautele i totonu o le Iunaite Setete atoa ma fafo, fa'atasi ai ma le tele o punaoa ma meafaigaluega ua fausia mo le fa'afoeina o fa'aputuga fa'atagata lautele.
E tu'uina atu e le ZAPP i le au fa'atauga fa'ata'ita'iga ma fa'afiafiaga fa'atasi ai ma se vaega o mea faigaluega e aoina fa'atekinolosi ma fa'atonu tusi talosaga, fa'atautaia totogi o fale'oloa, ma feso'ota'i ma tagata talosaga uma i se fa'aoga fa'afuainumera faigofie e fa'aoga. E mafai e le au tusiata ona talosaga i le faitau selau o faʻaaliga i le atunuʻu atoa e ala i se upega tafaʻilagi tutotonu.