Opening doors for Native artists
The Walker Youngbird Foundation supports Native artists through pivotal moments of development, transition, and institutional engagement, with an emphasis on infrastructure, access, and permanence.
Program partners
Ongoing, collaborative relationships where we run something together — a residency, a showcase, a program that returns each year.
Sponsorships & moments
One-time support for exhibitions, commissions, acquisitions, and gatherings.
See Gatherings & Moments →
Three values
Innovation
New models for how Native artists make, show, and sustain their work, from new mediums to new ways for institutions to engage.
Visibility
In spaces where Native artists are underrepresented.
Permanence
Work entering collections and staying there.
Program partners
Lite Brite Neon Studio
With Lite Brite Neon Studio we run Native Neon — a residency giving Indigenous artists hands-on instruction, collaborative fabrication, and full production support in neon. Sarah Rowe (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska) was the inaugural resident.
About Native Neon → Visit Lite Brite Neon →
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Sundaram Tagore Gallery is our annual showcase partner. In 2026 the gallery hosted KILIWEHI, a three-day solo presentation by Native Hawaiian interdisciplinary artist and barkcloth maker Lehuauakea, July 16–18.
View KILIWEHI → Visit Sundaram Tagore →
