20 Years and Going Strong!
We are in the thick of our 20th year of programming for Mentor Artists- MAPP Young Native Artists Initiative (formerly Mentor Artists Playwrights Project - MAPP).
Our workshops include playwriting, animation, acting, storytelling, and mask-making, culminating in exciting professionally produced presentations in schools, longhouses, community centers, and university theaters.
Through our innovative programming we have established a firm foundation upon which to build over the next 20 years! Currently, we have several exciting programs in development. These efforts require ongoing support. If you would like to contribute, please refer to our Donate pages.
We are in the thick of our 20th year of programming for Mentor Artists- MAPP Young Native Artists Initiative (formerly Mentor Artists Playwrights Project - MAPP).
Our workshops include playwriting, animation, acting, storytelling, and mask-making, culminating in exciting professionally produced presentations in schools, longhouses, community centers, and university theaters.
Through our innovative programming we have established a firm foundation upon which to build over the next 20 years! Currently, we have several exciting programs in development. These efforts require ongoing support. If you would like to contribute, please refer to our Donate pages.
Mentor Artists - MAPPMAPP stands for Mentor Artists Playwrights Project. We are an arts education provider and events producer that partners with schools, tribal councils, not-for-profit community development organizations, human rights and social justice advocates, colleges and universities, to bring unique creative workshops, arts programming, and live presentations to marginalized communities. Young Native Artists Initiative (formerly Young Native Playwrights Initiative) Initiated in 2005, our goal has been to bring professional mentoring, arts based literacy training and creative education opportunities to underrepresented indigenous youth, to create a platform for their unique voices, and to bring a greater awareness of these amazing youth and their cultures, to the world at large. |
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative
Created in 2012 in response to our successful Young Native Playwrights Initiative, these MAPP programs were developed outside of our primary work in native communities. Thus far this has included MAPP mentored programs with refugee, foster care, migrant, and economically disadvantaged youth. |
By providing youth centered arts programming, the MAPP program has a ripple effect on whole communities, including peers, educators, parents, and leaders. Hundreds of youth have participated in the MAPP mentored workshops. In the process they are enhancing their literacy skills, developing self esteem, and participating in the community at large.
We are proud to be involved in the communities we serve.
We are proud to be involved in the communities we serve.
In the Circle of Light
We Gather
To illuminate the World
We Gather
To illuminate the World
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Currently in Production
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Coeur D’ Alene Tribe Dept. of Education
Kessler Keener Foundation, Boise Idaho Boise State University TRIO Upward Bound Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC) – Nez Perce Reservation Duck Valley Shoshone- Paiute Reservation Casey Family Programs Washington State University University of Idaho North Idaho College |
Lapwai High School, Lapwai ID
Lewis- Clark State College (LCSC), Lewiston, ID American Indian Child Resource Center (AICRC), Oakland CA. Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), Portland, OR Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC), Anchorage, AK Penelakut Tribe – British Columbia, CA Migrant Education Program – Salinas, CA |
OUR SPONSORS
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We appreciate the incredible support we receive to keep our programs going! Our current major funders include:
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Panta Rhea Foundation
Coeur D’Alene Tribe Department of Education
Native Youth Community Project – Office of Indian Education
Coeur D’Alene Tribal Council
Daniel Saxon & Channing Chase Fund
Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee
Kessler Keener Foundation
Duck Valley Shoshone Paiute Tribe Department Of Education-
TRIO Upward Bound – Boise State University
Coeur D’Alene Tribe Department of Education
Native Youth Community Project – Office of Indian Education
Coeur D’Alene Tribal Council
Daniel Saxon & Channing Chase Fund
Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee
Kessler Keener Foundation
Duck Valley Shoshone Paiute Tribe Department Of Education-
TRIO Upward Bound – Boise State University
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Casey Family Programs The Canada Council for the Arts American Indian Child Resource Center (AICRC) North Idaho College Portland State University Human Rights Education Institute College of Idaho Martin Luther King Legacy Committee – BSU Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) Multnomah County Library Chemawa Indian School Nez Perce Tribe |
Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) Penelakut Tribe Idaho Commission for the arts Donnelley Foundation Labrador Trust Prince Trust Sunflower Fund Urban Ink Productions (Vancouver B.C.) Coeur D’ Alene Tribal School Lewis- Clark State College Washington State University College of Idaho University of Idaho Leah Allina Wendy Arterburn Edmond Allmond Shirley Anderson Evan A. Bartoletti and Lisa Lechuga Lucian and Judy Bartoletti Mary Baldwin Kay Bess Susana Bautista |
Davd Bottrell Theresa Bruno Penny Carr Modesto Chavez Christina Christensen Lydia Chung Natalie Conneely Courteney Cuomo Leigh Curran Jamielou Delavan Daniel Duling Ron Eckert Richard Embardo Evelina Fernandez-Valenzuela Sydney and Clark Fidler Irma Fitzgibbons N.S. Kodama Krysta Gonzales Trish Gardner Victor Gayton Edwin and Martha Keener Kathye Guccione Jamie Glowacki Fay Greene |
Maria C Guerrero Mark Haines Micheal Hargrove Andrea Haskett Kirsten and Dan Hays Kendis Heffley Michael W Hill Esther Holmes Savona Holmes Tracy Hudak Chris Iorio Scott and Dana Jackson Neil Johnson Kelly S Jurgens Ameenah Kaplan Samantha Kettle Cynthia Kodama Susan Kurtz Mark Lifrieri David Loitz Celine Mares |
Karen Maseng Karen Mathieu Mackenzie Marcotte Zilah Mendoza Andrew Mersmann Stephen Miller Angelique Mouyis Michele Natali Leta Neustaedter Paul Outlaw Debra Padilla Bob Pederson Cameron Phillips Aldo Pisano Jill Pixley James Keitges Richard Kellogg Sr. Samantha Kettle Joe Quintero Virginia Rankin Joan Ravenna |
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