The pacific northwest and hawaiian islands arts grant program provides enhanced pacific northwest and hawaiian islands art programs that promote the scholarly study of, and instruction in, alaska…

The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Incorporated was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Pacific Northwest and Hawaiian Islands Arts Program (CFDA 15.071). The grant funding will support the "Elisgu Project (Go Learn It, Yup'ik): A Master Artist Education Project" over a 5-year period from April 2024 to March 2029. The project will implement a statewide network of master Alaska Native artists who will facilitate 6 workshops per year and host an annual student work showcase at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. This initiative builds on the center's two decades of experience in developing and promoting Alaska Native arts and culture. The anticipated outcomes include operating art classes that contribute to the preservation and growth of Alaska Native artistic traditions, and establishing a statewide network of master artists to further these efforts.

The pacific northwest and hawaiian islands arts grant program provides enhanced pacific northwest and hawaiian islands art programs that promote the scholarly study of, and instruction in, alaska native and native hawaiian arts and culture. This project, the elisgu project ( go learn IT, YUP IK): a master artist education project with the alaska native heritage center builds on two decades of successful development of the arts and culture of the statewide alaska native community. The alaska native heritage center will implement the latest iteration of a master artist program in which a statewide network of master alaska native artists will provide facilitation of workshops for the public at the alaska native heritage center. The project anticipates 6 workshops per year and a singular showcase of student work per year for 5 years. There is incredibly high demand for this program from within the alaska native community and the organization is well versed in the operation of programs of this nature. The need has been illustrated across several scholarly, governmental, and independent studies. The anticipated outcomes include operation of classes that contribute to the development of alaska native arts and culture and creation of a statewide network of artists who will grow the field through hands-on practice.beneficiaries include alaska native students, alaska native community, visitors of the alaska native heritage center.