Master artist Juan Morales with his 2007 apprentice in Mexican arpa mariachera (mariachi-style harp), Erasmo Villarreal. Photo by Sherwood Chen/ACTA.

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ACTA’s website serves as a gateway to help connect some of the state’s exemplary traditional artists and organizations with the general public to build awareness for their artistry, skills, traditions, and communities. Explore our index of nearly 600 artists and organizations funded through ACTA’s Apprenticeship and Living Cultures programs. Read about their work, view photos, video, and more. Browse in alphabetical order below or use the filters to refine your search.

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African-American Luthiership of the Banjo

Thai traditional performing arts

Triqui women's traditional dance, brass bands and crafts

Spaces of Resistance: Afro-Descendant/Indigenous recipes, food prep methods and cooking techniques

Folklore and Nawat dances of El Salvador

Maqam music from Anatolia, Middle East and Beyond (North Africa, Andalusia and India)

Folklorico and Theatre Arts

Dance of Ballet Folklórico

Traditional Hawaiian Lei Making

Kathakali dance

Chochenyo language preservation

Susan Park was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 5 years old. She remembers her parents recreating the traditional Korean kitchen in their first house in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s. They made jang, Korean fermented soybean pastes and soy…