The Walker Youngbird Foundation supports Native artists through pivotal moments of development, transition, and institutional engagement, with an emphasis on infrastructure, access, and permanence.
Artists
We support Native artists across disciplines through funding, visibility, and long-term investment in their creative and cultural work.
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Our programs empower Native artists to preserve tradition, spark innovation, and lead projects in their communities and beyond.
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We work with museums, galleries, and institutions to open doors for Native artists and their work.
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The Walker Family Collection preserves and shares works by Native artists across generations.
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Our Programs
Emerging Native Arts Grant
Direct funding for early-career Native artists who honor tradition while boldly shaping the future of Indigenous art.
Núhi Grant
Support for Indigenous artists working in community-based contexts across the United States, its territories, and Canada — at any career stage.
Native Neon Residency
A residency with Lite Brite Neon Studio giving Indigenous artists collaborative fabrication, and production support in neon.
Native Artist Residency
A residency with the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA: four weeks in a private studio and apartment, a stipend, and a public culminating event.
Sarah Rowe’s Native Neon Residency Lights Up Lite Brite Studio in Kingston
Lite Brite’s first Native Neon resident unveils “And Her Whole Body Was Smiling,” with an opening on November 7.
Walker Youngbird grant invests in emerging Indigenous artists
The Walker Youngbird Foundation is helping Native artists move ambitious projects from concept to public presentation through its Emerging Native Arts Grant...
Sarah Rowe Will Light Up Native Neon Residency in Kingston, NY
The Native Neon Residency will be hosted at Lite Brite studio in Kingston, NY. Sarah Rowe (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska) will complete an artwork...