Pathways Application

To be eligible for Pathways, Native arts or cultural organizations must meet the following three criteria: 

• The organization is based within one of the following locations: Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Southern California, South Dakota, Washington, or Wisconsin.
• The organization has programming and a dedicated budget to support Native arts and culture.
• The organization has been providing arts and cultural programming for at least three years.

As participating organizations of the year-long cohort, we expect:

• Each organization will be asked to have two or three participants from the organization, i.e. Executive Director, key staff, board member, or other organizational stakeholder.
• Participants must have access to high-speed internet so as to participate fully in a 12-month-long, virtual, cohort-based program. Applicants do not need to be proficient in Zoom and/or Howspace as technical training sessions will be available.
• Team members (at least one of the three members) are to attend all monthly sessions (2-3 hours per month).
• Teams are to complete assignments and come prepared for one-on-one sessions (2-3 hours per month).
• Teams are to participate in the program evaluation process through interviews and surveys (1 hour per month).
• More details will be provided in the Participation Agreement.

October 2, 2023—Application Opens 

October 23, 2023—Info Session

November 1, 2023—Info Session 

November 7–9, 2023—Assistance Days

November 10, 2023—Application Deadline

November 27, 2023—Interviews Begin

December 15, 2023—Acceptance Announced

January, 2024—Program Begins

Program participants will receive:

• A year of professional development training and capacity-building workshops related to the specific space needs and issues of participants, including, but not limited to fundamentals of real estate development, capital, and operational sources and uses, space planning, communications, and fundraising.
• An average of 15-20 hours of one-on-one coaching and technical assistance.
• The opportunity to build relationships with Native arts and cultural leaders who are navigating similar space-related challenges.
• Comprehensive planning tools and templates that help advance space-related projects, paired with dedicated time and guidance so that participants can implement them.
• Introductions to real estate development and industry professionals from around the country.
• The opportunity to develop both a written case statement and a “pitch” presentation for one’s space-related project for funders and other key stakeholders.

Monthly meetings alternate between curriculum-based workshops and panel discussions. All meetings begin and end with culturally relevant and intentional grounding exercises. Curriculum-based workshops feature about an hour of content delivery and a half hour of group activities, which can include smaller group discussions, worksheet completion, writing prompts, etc. Panel discussion sessions usually feature two or three presenters and then allow time for direct questions and group discussions.

There is no cost to participate in the Pathways program. Cohort organizations will receive a $4,000.00 stipend upon successful completion of the program.

Please feel free to email pathways@artspace.org or to contact Alyssa Kelley, Interim Program Manager, at alyssa.kelley@artspace.org.