NALAC
The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures is the nation’s premier nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to the Latino arts field.
Announcing the 2026 NALAC Leadership Institute Fellows
NALAC announces our 2026 NALAC Leadership Institute (NLI) fellows. This year’s cohort includes 14 arts leaders and cultural workers from around the U.S., across 10 states and Puerto Rico, working in 7 different artistic disciplines, including dance, literature, theatre, and visual, media, and interdisciplinary arts.
Meet the 2026 NALAC Leadership Institute Fellows.
Announcing ‘A Mirror and a Map’ Research Report and Website
NALAC proudly announces the release of our research report, “A Mirror and a Map: Nurturing Organizational Realities and Navigating Change among Latinx/é Arts and Culture Organizations,” and an accompanying website. From insight to implementation, NALAC’s new research, toolkit, and website equip arts and cultural leaders to shape what comes next. We invite you to explore the Mirror and a Map website to learn more.
NALAC Announces the 2025 Catalyst for Change Fellows
NALAC proudly announces the selected 2025 NALAC Fund for the Arts: Catalyst for Change (CFC) Fellows. The 2025 fellowship highlights five Latinx/é arts and culture leaders from across the U.S., including Puerto Rico, whose work is intended to catalyze community-based and artist-produced visions for creative solutions to social injustices.
Announcing the 2025 NALAC Fund for the Arts: National Arts Partners Grantees
NALAC is excited to announce the recipients of the 2025 NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA): National Arts Partners grants. The awards, totaling $525,000, will provide unrestricted organizational grants of $25,000 to twenty-one Latinx/é arts organizations across the United States, including Puerto Rico, in eleven disciplines ranging from craft and culinary arts to literary arts and film.
NALAC Announces Mari Hernandez as New CEO and President
NALAC proudly announces the appointment of Mari Hernandez as our new CEO and President. Mari Hernandez joined the organization in 2022, previously served as the NALAC Program Manager of Leadership Institutes & Convenings, and was promoted to Deputy Director in 2024. She succeeds María López De León, who led the organization for over twenty-five years and retired at the end of 2023.
Un Millón de Gracias: Secret Lair x NALAC
NALAC is excited to share that the Secret Lair x NALAC: Nuestra Magia collaboration has surpassed $1 million in support, with the final tally still counting! This success was made possible by our partners at Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, the Magic: The Gathering community, the creativity of Latinx/é artists, and the generosity of our supporters across the arts and culture field.
Promoting, Connecting, and Cultivating Latinx/é arts and cultures
Our programs create opportunities for artists, arts leaders and organizations. NALAC programs provide critical advocacy, funding, networking opportunities, leadership development and professional training for Latinx/é artists and arts organizations in every region of the country.
Born from a Common Vision
Founded in 1989, we recognized the necessity of a national advocacy organization for an under-served Latinx/é arts sector. Research and conversations with our stakeholders affirm that our collective success hinges on empowered, informed and resourced individuals and organizations who are supported as change agents.
We are Comprised of Talented & Accomplished Leaders in the National Latinx Arts Field
Our grantees and leadership program alumni uplift our communities, build opportunities to renew our diverse identities and imagine ways to move forward in solidarity.
Advocacy and Research are Central to Our Work
NALAC plays a leadership role as a national advocate for artists and nonprofit arts organizations, not to mention our work providing critical training for cultural workers through our Advocacy Leadership Institute. Our Research Initiatives seek to impact policy by addressing the challenges that Latinx/é artists and organizations face in terms of access to funding, training, and representation.
Recent NALAC News
Find the lastest news and stories about what’s happening on the ground in the Latinx/é arts field.
Meet Our Strategic Partners
NALAC wishes to thank the community of funding partners whose strategic investment in NALAC contributes to the vitality of the greater Latinx/é arts and culture field.
