- Location:
- Crownpoint, NM
- Grant Cycle:
- 2025
- Amount:
- $10,000
- Type of Grant:
- Programming
- Disciplines:
- Education, Music, Visual Arts
- Website:
- heartbeatmusicproject.org
The Heartbeat Music Project offers music education for Navajo (Diné) K-12 students living on the Navajo Reservation. We cultivate a safe space for our students to thrive and gain confidence in themselves, their abilities, and their local and global potential. We strive to create an atmosphere of cultural exchange in which we acknowledge the impact of past and present colonialism on indigenous peoples; respectfully engaging with Diné music, cultures and customs.
The Heartbeat Music Project received programmatic funding for their tuition-free Summer Academy and Winter Workshop programs, providing culturally responsive music education to Diné (Navajo) youth on Eastern Navajo Nation while breaking down geographic, economic, and social barriers to arts access.