Alaska Native Arts Foundation

We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting, promoting, and preserving Alaska Native arts and culture.

Quyana, Gunalchéesh, Enaa baasee’, Mahsi’ choo’, Haw’aa! 

ANAF is dedicated to supporting Alaska Native artists by addressing identified gaps, such as the absence of a directory for sustainable economic opportunities in Alaska’s most remote regions. ANAF brings Alaska Native art to the global marketplace by increasing awareness of the cultural expressions of Alaska’s Indigenous peoples and stimulating demand for Native works of art.

The services and opportunities ANAF provides to its diverse artist population cannot be underestimated. Many artists registered with ANAF reside in some of Alaska’s most remote and economically challenged communities. The tenacity and self-determination of these individuals, who express and share their personal and cultural information through tangible works of art, are twofold. 

Alaska Native Arts Directory

Cama’i, Aang aang, Wáa sá iyatee!
The Alaska Native Arts Directory is a free online platform for all Alaska Native artists—no matter your medium or career stage. Whether you’re a visual artist, create customary arts or crafts, write, make music,  act, are a storyteller, or a language speaker, this space is for you. The Directory will be designed to showcase your work, foster connections, and offer business development resources.