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The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA), the Administering Organization for the California Arts Council’s Folk and Traditional Arts Grant Program, is awarding 68 grants totaling $622,500. With the generous support of the California Arts Council, a state agency,…

Heriberto Jaime Pérez, a truck driver from Visalia, CA, wrote and performed a pandemic-era love song. On Sunday, December 8, the Roosevelt High School Auditorium in Fresno was filled with emotion, memory, and powerful melodies as we gathered for Corridos del San Joaquín. Organized…

We are thrilled to announce that ACTA Co-Founder and Executive Director, Amy Kitchener, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Folklore Society (AFS), the highest recognition in the field of folklore. Announced at the AFS Annual Meeting, this prestigious honor celebrates Amy’s transformative contributions to public…

Recently, ACTA staff traveled to Albuquerque and Puerto Rico for the American Folklore Society Annual Meeting and NASAA (National Assembly of State Arts Agencies), joining folklorists, artists, and arts administrators from across the country. Read on to see our highlights from an inspiring conference season! “Taproot AF”: Radical…

The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) announces its 2024 Apprenticeship Program cohort, investing $110,000 to support 22 mentor-apprentice pairs in preserving and advancing California’s diverse cultural traditions. Now entering its 24th cycle, ACTA’s Apprenticeship Program has supported California’s…

$50,000 fellowships to 25 traditional artists and culture bearers across the country

98 artists, culture bearers, and organizations awarded statewide

Please join us in offering a warm welcome to three new ACTA staff members! Aliah, Juhi, and Nathan each bring a wealth of experience, cultural sensitivity, and dedication that will serve the artists, practitioners, and cultural organizations supported by ACTA throughout California, and beyond.

For the 23rd year of the program, 24 new pairs were awarded

Le damos la bienvenida a César Castro, nuevo coordinador de programas de ACTA

The ACTA board and staff are pleased to welcome Chike C. Nwoffiah as our new Board President. Photo: Janet Tavares Chike C. Nwoffiah is an educator, arts administrator and advocate, and a founding board member of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts. After twelve successful years…