Application for
Pathways: A Native Space Initiative
Cohort No. 3: 2025-2026
Artspace's Pathways: A Native Space Initiative is a 12-month, capacity-building, virtual, cohort-based program that assists Native American arts and cultural organizations that are looking to leverage existing cultural and creative assets and/or support the development and sustainability of new arts and cultural spaces.
Pathways runs from April 2025 through March 2026 and is offered free of cost. Participation includes attendance at monthly workshops, guest speaker presentations and discussions, and one-on-one technical assistance and coaching sessions.
For more information, please visit: www.artspace.org/pathways.
Program Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the Pathways Program, Native American arts or cultural organizations must:
- Be 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; and
- Have programming and a dedicated budget to support Native arts and culture; and
- Have been providing arts and cultural programming for at least three years.
Due Date
Submissions are due by 5:00 P.M. (central) Friday, February 28, 2025. If you have any questions or technical difficulties, please email Alyssa Kelley (alyssa.kelley@artspace.org). You can also register for individualized application assistance at www.artspace.org/pathways.
Application
The entire application is estimated to take 1-2 hours to complete. The eight sections of the application are as follows:
- Your Organization's Contact Information
- Eligibility Criteria
- Your Organization's Mission and Work
- Your Organization's Leadership
- Your Organization's Space-Related Project
- Your Pathways Team Members
- Your Organization's Budget
- Your Availability
If you would like to save your progress and return to complete the application at a later time, please follow the instructions listed under "Save and Continue" in the top right corner of this browser window. Be sure to return to your application through the link that is emailed to you.
Submission
At the end of this application, please be sure to click the final "Next" button (or the right-facing arrow button on a mobile device), as per the instructions, to ensure that your application has been submitted. You will receive a confirmation email shortly after your application has been submitted. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please check your spam folder and contact Alyssa Kelley (alyssa.kelley@artspace.org).