Named for the Namingha family, who believe deeply in giving back to the community by aiding and nurturing developing artists, the Namingha Institute celebrates diverse artistry. Supported in part by the Philip M. Smith Trust, this annual residency provides selected artists with a challenging and stimulating environment to explore their artistic interests.
Throughout the two-week residency, students participate in classes with the master artists on the Museum of Northern Arizona campus. They tour MNA’s Easton Collection Center and pull inspiration from the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau. Residents stay in rustic cabins near the studio and are provided a $1,500 stipend.
The institute is open to early-career artists age 18 or older.
Check back later this year for application instructions and information for the 2027 Namingha Institute.
For more details, please contact Sacha Siskonen at naminghainstitute@musnaz.org or 928-774-5211 ext 217.
About the Master Artists
Dan Namingha
Arlo Namingha
Dan Namingha is an internationally known artist whose works are in significant and private collections throughout the world. Dan has been painting and sculpting professionally for 50 years. He is from the Tewa-Hopi tribe and attended the Institute of American Indian Arts, University of Kansas, and the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Dan has had one-man exhibitions at The Fogg Art Museum in Boston, the Reading Public Museum in Pennsylvania, Palm Desert Museum in Palm Springs, The Carnegie Mellon, and others. His works are in numerous collections and several U.S. embassies.
Arlo Namingha is the son of Dan Namingha and has been showcasing his art professionally for over 20 years. He is Tewa and Hopi from Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, and Polacca, Arizona. Arlo studied fine arts with a focus on architecture and business. He comes from a long line of artisans. His great, great, great grandmother is Nampeyo, a potter recognized for reviving the traditional styles of Hopi pottery making. Arlo’s work has been showcased in many exhibitions, including in Santa Fe, New York, Monaco, and Japan. His work also resides in several permanent museum collections as well as several U.S. embassies.
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