National Performance Network https://npnweb.org/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:40:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://npnweb.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32.png National Performance Network https://npnweb.org/ 32 32 March 2025 News https://npnweb.org/march-2025-news/ Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:05:20 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12559 Eight years ago, NPN made social justice in the arts sector explicit to our mission: to build a more just and equitable world. Today, we remain rooted in our core commitment to ensuring artists, culture workers, and communities marginalized by systems of oppression — including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; trans, nonbinary, and LGBTQIA+; deaf and…

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]]> February 2025 News https://npnweb.org/february-2025-news/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:00:55 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12518 Reviving Heritage: Nant’a Cougar Goodbear and the Canneci People’s Journey In this inspiring conversation between Southern Artists for Social Change awardees Carey Fountain and Nant’a Cougar Goodbear, the artists discuss Canneciville, Goodbear’s project to reclaim and celebrate the traditions of his community, the Canneci Tinné (pronounced shaw-neh-shih tihn-neh) people. “Our culture is also art,” Goodbear says. “The things we do,…

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]]> Reviving Heritage: Nant’a Cougar Goodbear and the Canneci People’s Journey https://npnweb.org/reviving-heritage-nanta-cougar-goodbear-and-the-canneci-peoples-journey/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:09:30 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12397 Nant'a Cougar Goodbear navigates the complexities of land acquisition, cultural preservation, and community engagement to preserve and celebrate the legacy of the Canneci people.

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]]> Announcing the Fourth Cohort of the Take Notice Fund https://npnweb.org/announcing-the-fourth-cohort-of-the-take-notice-fund/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:36:55 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12462 The National Performance Network is thrilled to announce the fourth cohort of the Take Notice Fund, honoring artists of color in Louisiana.

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]]> January 2025 News https://npnweb.org/january-2025-news/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 23:31:48 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12433 Fighting for social justice in an age of apex predators plus: emergency relief for LA fire victims, a new online series for artists and funders, and upcoming performances by Creation Fund artists

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]]> NPN On the Road: Facing Race—Our Power, Our Solutions https://npnweb.org/npn-on-the-road-facing-race-our-power-our-solutions/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:46:40 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12410 In November, NPN sent a five-person delegation to Facing Race, the nation’s largest multiracial and intergenerational racial justice conference, organized by Race Forward.

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]]> Announcing the Fall 2024 Development Fund Awardees https://npnweb.org/announcing-the-fall-2024-development-fund-awardees/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:45:11 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12392 The National Performance Network (NPN) is pleased to award $40,000 and leverage $185,000 through the Fall 2024 Development Fund to further support four Creation Fund projects that advance racial and cultural justice.

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]]> In NYC in January 2025? Check Out These NPN-Supported Artists! https://npnweb.org/nyc-in-january-2025/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 23:04:42 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12293 #NPNArtistsNYC2025 We’ve compiled a few of the many ways to see NPN-supported artists, and run into NPN friends. The schedule-at-a-glance is followed by more information about all projects. *Please note that events may require registration, follow links for further instructions Schedule-at-a-glance All times are Eastern. Note: We tried to include as many NPN friends as…

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]]> November 2024 News https://npnweb.org/november-2024-news/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:42:14 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12252 Recovery funds still available for southern artists affected by recent storms. Plus: a bold project to address artist inequities, and NPN Board announcements.

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]]> October 2024 News https://npnweb.org/october-2024-news/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://npnweb.org/?p=12231 Weaving Cultural Legacies with Greer E. Mendy's “Blues To Bounce.” Plus: reaffirming racial justice, a chat with Roberto Bedoya, and performances to catch this November

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