ACTA made 17 awards through the Sankofa Fund for Cultural Preservation in a new program supported by the San Francisco Arts Commission. The Sankofa Initiative is a re-granting program of the San Francisco Arts Commission’s Arts Impact Endowment to support the healing and creativity…
Traditional Arts as Healing, Restorative Justice
California Traditional Artist Plaza
Amelia Butler
Haka (Traditional Māori War Dance)
Poi ("poi balls")
Kapahaka (Traditional Māori Performing Arts)
Te Reo Māori (Māori language)
After a surreal year, we are grateful to be here. The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially devastating to the folk and traditional arts community. During this time of extreme need among our constituents, ACTA did not close down or downsize operations. Rather, we more…
A Program Administered by ACTA
Moving the Traditional Arts Online
Una serie de preguntas y respuestas con las artistas becarias de ACTA Luz Marlene Cordero y Dalila Mendez
A Q+A with ACTA Artist Fellows Luz Marlene Cordero and Dalila Mendez
Usando las artes tradicionales para sobrellevar el estrés y la ansiedad
Using the traditional arts to cope with stress and anxiety
