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🌽🫘🥑🫛🫜La Milpa: ofreciendo un espacio de sanación en tiempos difícilesAcompáñanos el 8 de junio en Summit Community Garde...
05/28/2026

🌽🫘🥑🫛🫜La Milpa: ofreciendo un espacio de sanación en tiempos difíciles
Acompáñanos el 8 de junio en Summit Community Garden para La Milpa: Ceremonia de La Siembra

Juntxs nos reuniremos en comunidad para la ceremonia de La Milpa: Siembra de Semillas y Plantines en el jardín comunitario. Algunas plantas jóvenes y delicadas, o
“plantines,” deben sembrarse más tarde en la temporada.
Mientras sembramos las semillas de La Milpa (maíz, frijol y calabaza) junto con cultivos complementarios culturalmente relevantes, honramos las prácticas indígenas ancestrales y vivas de Mesoamérica y expresamos gratitud a la tierra. Este encuentro bilingüe ofrecerá una deliciosa comida tradicional.

Ven a sembrar, aprender y crecer con nosotrxs.
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La Milpa: Offering a Healing
Space in Challenging Times
Join us on June 8 at Summit Community Garden for La Milpa: Planting Ceremony.

Together, we will gather as a community for La Milpa Ceremony: Planting the Seeds and Starts in the Community Garden. Some delicate young plants, or “starts,” must be planted later in the season.
As we plant seeds for the La Milpa (corn, beans, and squash) alongside culturally relevant companion crops, we honor ancestral and living Indigenous practices from Mesoamerica and express gratitude to the land. This bilingual gathering will offer delicious traditional food.

Come plant, learn, and grow with us.

What does it truly take to create an environment where artists are deeply supported and valued?The Creative Labor, Creat...
05/28/2026

What does it truly take to create an environment where artists are deeply supported and valued?

The Creative Labor, Creative Conditions 2026 campaign is centering artists in honest, transparent conversations about the future of artistic labor. We believe that acknowledging the realities and nuances of creative work is essential, because when artists thrive, we all thrive. 🌿

We are incredibly excited to amplify these upcoming activations in Honolulu and the Bay Area that hold space for this important dialogue:

✨Honolulu, HI (June 19): Wehiwehi and Shangri La at Bishop Museum are presenting a thoughtful artist showcase and panel discussion.
✨Bay Area, CA (June 16 & Sept 8): SOZO and Western Arts Alliance are hosting a two-part activation aimed at reframing artists as essential drivers of cultural and economic value.
✨Bay Area, CA (July 30): The Center for Cultural Innovation will explore how artists and creatives are actively building conditions for economic and creative flourishing.

We invite you to explore the activations and join us in reflecting on how we can better support the creative minds in our communities. Learn more at the event page: https://site.dorisduke.org/creative-labor-creative-conditons-2026?

Stories, connection, and creativity are at the heart of the Native Arts + Heritage Fund.The inaugural cohort of artists ...
05/27/2026

Stories, connection, and creativity are at the heart of the Native Arts + Heritage Fund.

The inaugural cohort of artists reflects the fund’s commitment to cultural knowledge, authentic storytelling, and community care. Grounded in a responsive, trust-based approach, this work creates space for reflection, belonging, and creative expression.

Learn more about the 2026 artists: https://wearecreativewest.org/honoring-story-and-belonging-12-artists-awarded-the-native-arts-heritage-fund/

In the final day of Creative West’s Arts Policy Exchange, we’re digging into the “business side” of advocacy, examining ...
05/21/2026

In the final day of Creative West’s Arts Policy Exchange, we’re digging into the “business side” of advocacy, examining coalition building through an "Arts and..." analysis, doing some interactive mapping of the region’s public infrastructure for the arts, and developing a unified regional vision and strategy for the future.

We’re grateful for this space to share experiences, refine our practices, and consider new directions for our work.

🎉The 2026-27 TourWest grant application will open on June 1!🎉This grant program supports arts and community organization...
05/20/2026

🎉The 2026-27 TourWest grant application will open on June 1!🎉

This grant program supports arts and community organizations in bringing touring performers to communities across the Creative West region.

Want to learn more? Join one of our upcoming applicant info sessions:
Tuesday, June 2 | 6:30–7:30 p.m. MT: https://westaf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/xy6AMJJYQGuqDmcDmVx8Kg
Wednesday, June 3 | 2–3 p.m. MT: https://westaf-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/xJQ9z4IhSyqurE06EbwntA

Dates to Remember:
Application portal opens: June 1, 2026 at 9 a.m. MT
Deadline to apply: June 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MT

Meaningful change begins with honest conversations and connections.This week, Creative West is convening State Arts Agen...
05/20/2026

Meaningful change begins with honest conversations and connections.

This week, Creative West is convening State Arts Agency Directors, advocacy leads, and trustees in Idaho for the 2026 Creative West Arts Policy Exchange (CWAPE).

CWAPE is a space to align regional arts and cultural policy strategies, strengthen shared leadership, and deepen our commitment to the arts as an essential public good for every community in the West.

Over the coming days, we’ll be sharing takeaways from conversations on advocacy, policy, and creative economies—and what this work makes possible across our region and beyond.

Follow along as the stories unfold!

Active-duty service members and their families can enjoy free admission to participating museums nationwide through Blue...
05/18/2026

Active-duty service members and their families can enjoy free admission to participating museums nationwide through Blue Star Museums from May 16 through Sept. 7, 2026! From art museums and historical sites to zoos and more, this program helps create moments of connection, curiosity and belonging for military families across all 50 states and U.S. territories.

Explore the full list of participating sites and map at arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums.

To our friends and communities in American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: We recogniz...
05/15/2026

To our friends and communities in American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: We recognize the profound challenges you are facing in the wake of Typhoon Sinlaku. Balancing storm recovery efforts, navigating power and internet disruptions, and caring for your loved ones takes immense time and energy.

To provide support, care, and flexibility for our artists and culture bearers during this complex time, we have extended the application deadline for the Pacific Jurisdiction Artist Fund:

American Samoa (SST): June 8, 2026, at 6:59 p.m.
Guam and CNMI (ChST): June 9, 2026, at 3:59 p.m.

Please take the space you need for yourselves and your communities. When you are ready, you can submit your application here:

Apply Now: https://creativewestgrants.gosmart.org/

The stories we share help shape our arts community. Asian American and Pacific Islander artists add essential depth to t...
05/13/2026

The stories we share help shape our arts community. Asian American and Pacific Islander artists add essential depth to the creative landscape, blending cultural heritage and personal identity.

At Creative West, we believe inclusion starts with listening. This month, we invite you to discover the work of AAPI artists, spend a moment with their stories, and join us in celebrating their impact.

In the wake of Typhoon Sinlaku, artists, cultural organizations and heritage stewards across Guam and the Commonwealth o...
05/08/2026

In the wake of Typhoon Sinlaku, artists, cultural organizations and heritage stewards across Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands face significant loss and uncertainty. Recovery depends on coordinated support to help these communities begin to rebuild.

Creative West is working alongside NCAPER and CERF+ to help connect impacted communities with urgent recovery resources. With federal disaster declarations in place for Guam and the CNMI, we are prioritizing access to funding, technical assistance and direct outreach, especially for current artist fund awardees and applicants.

If you have been impacted, please document damages and find support resources here: https://tr.ee/HIeyESRZgj

We know recovery is not only about immediate relief. It is also about sustained care, coordination and long-term rebuilding.

If you or your community have been affected, access the resources available, document damages thoroughly and share this information with others who may need support.

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