Coming up: Native Arts Professional Development Workshops
September 13 & 20, 2025 at the House of Welcome Longhouse
Day 1: Saturday, September 13 9 – 4pm
Day 2: Saturday, September 20 9 -4pm
Join us for one or both days of professional development for Native artists looking to start or grow a career as an artist. Meet and learn from RYAN! Feddersen, Dan Friday, Andrea Wilbur-Sigo, and many others about securing funding, starting and running a business, the world of public art, getting into galleries, and vending at markets.
Lunch provided both days, as well as beading workshops from Cynthia Masterman of Blue Dot Beadwork.
This event is free but registration is requested. Click here to register.
Watch ArtsWA’s social media for current opportunities.
Have an opportunity you want us to share? Email Linnea Ingalls: linnea.ingalls@arts.wa.gov
Tribal and Native culture and art organizations
Tribal Museums in Washington
- Colville Confederated Tribes Museum | Coulee Dam, WA
- Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center | Seattle, WA
- Lummi Archives and Records | Bellingham, WA
- Makah Museum/Research Center | Neah Bay, WA
- Puyallup Tribe Historic Preservation | Fife, WA
- Quinault Cultural Center and Museum | Taholah, WA
- Skokomish Tribal Museum | Skokomish Nation, WA
- Squaxin Island Tribe Museum (MLRC) | Shelton, WA
- Steilacoom Cultural Center and Museum | Steilacoom, WA
- Suquamish Museum | Suquamish, WA
- Tulalip Tribes Hibulb Cultural Center | Tulalip, WA
- Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center | Toppenish, WA
Tribal Schools in Washington
- Chief Kitsap Academy | Suquamish Tribe
- Chief Leschi Schools | Puyallup Tribe
- Lummi Nation School | Lummi Nation
- Muckleshoot Tribal School | Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
- Paschal Sherman Indian School (K-9) | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
- Quileute Tribal School (K-12) | Quileute Tribe
- Wa He Lut Indian School (K08) | Nisqually Indian Tribe
- Yakama Nation Tribal Jr./Sr. High School (8-12) | Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Tribal Colleges and Pathways Programs in Washington
- Evergreen State College (Native Pathways Program) | Olympia, WA
- Grays Harbor College Bridge Program | Aberdeen, WA
- Peninsula College (Pathways Program) | Port Angeles, WA
- United Indians of All Tribes (Foundation) | Seattle, WA
Northwest Indian College
- Main Campus | Bellingham, WA
- Muckleshoot Campus | Auburn, WA
- Nez Perce Campus | Lapwai, ID
- Nisqually Campus | Olympia, WA
- Port Gamble S’Klallam Campus | Kingston, WA
- Swinomish Campus | LaConner, WA
- Tulalip Campus | Tulalip, WA
Native Art & Culture Organizations in Washington
- Chief Seattle Club | Seattle, WA
- Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center | Seattle, WA
- Hazel Pete Institute of Basketry| Rochester, WA
- Indigenous Performance Productions | Olympia, WA
- In The Spirit Native Art Exhibition (WSHM) | Tacoma, WA
- NW Native American Basketweavers | Covington, WA
- Potlatch Fund | Seattle, WA
- Vicky Soboleff Cultural Classes (Haida) | Alaska
- Yehaw Indigenous Creatives Collective | Seattle, WA
Native Art & Culture Organizations – Nationwide
- Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians | Portland, OR
- IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) | Santa Fe, NM
- Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA) | Santa Fe, NM
- Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
If you would like your organization to be listed, email Linnea Ingalls: linnea.ingalls@arts.wa.gov
Contact us
Angelena Campobasso (Colville Confederated Tribes enrolled member), Tribal Cultural Affairs Manager, at 360-252-9974 or angelena.campobasso@arts.wa.gov
Linnea Ingalls, Tribal Cultural Affairs Coordinator, at 360-252-9969 or linnea.ingalls@arts.wa.gov