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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California Academy of the Arts

Folklorico and Theatre Arts
Organization
Dance, Folklife/Other
Greater Los Angeles

Desert Recreation Foundation

Dance of Ballet Folklórico
Organization
Dance, Folklife/Other
Inland Empire

Umeke

Traditional Hawaiian Lei Making
Organization
Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Southern Border

Thapasya Arts San Francisco

Kathakali dance
Organization
Dance
Bay Area

Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation

Chochenyo language preservation
Organization
Dance, Music, Oral Traditions/Language
Bay Area

Susan Park

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…
Organization
Foodways
Greater Los Angeles

YoloSol Collective

Patwin-Wintun Tule Traditions
Organization
Ritual/Religious Arts
Sacramento Valley

Lernazang

Western Armenian regional dialect, music, and dance traditions
Organization
Dance, Folklife/Other, Music, Oral Traditions/Language, Visual/Craft/Material Arts
Greater Los Angeles

LA Swing Dance Posse

African American Vernacular Jazz Dance
Organization
Dance
Greater Los Angeles

Kutturan CHamoru Foundation

Lålai CHamoru - CHamoru Chanting
Organization
Oral Traditions/Language
Greater Los Angeles

Kawaiisu Community Group

Kawaiisu traditional plant harvest & related Kawaiisu language
Organization
Foodways
Inland Empire

GenRyu Arts

Japanese Odori dance and Taiko drumming
Organization
Music
Bay Area