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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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…
Patwin-Wintun Tule Traditions
Western Armenian regional dialect, music, and dance traditions
African American Vernacular Jazz Dance
Lålai CHamoru - CHamoru Chanting
Kawaiisu traditional plant harvest & related Kawaiisu language
Japanese Odori dance and Taiko drumming