National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures

The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) is the nation's premier nonprofit organization exclusively dedicated to advancing the Latino arts field. Based in San Antonio, TX, NALAC provides comprehensive support services designed to stabilize and revitalize the U.S. Latino arts and cultural sector. The organization delivers a multifaceted suite of programs including competitive grants through the NALAC Fund for the Arts, leadership development through the NALAC Leadership Institute, professional convenings that bring together artists and cultural leaders, research initiatives addressing systemic challenges, and strategic advocacy efforts at the national level.

NALAC's grant programs distribute substantial funding to Latino artists and arts organizations across multiple disciplines, from visual and performing arts to culinary and literary arts. The organization's leadership training programs have developed over 500 cultural leaders who serve as change agents in their communities. Through its convenings and networking initiatives, NALAC creates spaces for intergenerational dialogue that bridges traditional and contemporary artistic expressions across multiple languages and disciplines. The organization serves thousands of Latino artists and hundreds of nonprofit Latino arts and cultural organizations in both urban and rural communities throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and beyond. By investing educational, financial, and relationship-building resources, NALAC strengthens artistic excellence, cultivates cultural stewardship, advances career development, and fosters sites of belonging within the Latino arts community.