The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) is pleased to announce that it is awarding $285,000 in grants to California nonprofit organizations to support projects in folk and traditional arts through its Living Cultures Grants Program. These grants support art making that demonstrates significant impact on…
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…
This year, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) is awarding $200,000 to 40 organizations to support folk and traditional arts. Since 2005, the Living Cultures grants program have supported nearly 700 community-based projects, with $3.4 million in funding across 50 counties in California. The annual grant…
Black Culture and Arts
Residency featuring Indigenous artists from El Pueblo San Pablo Tijaltepec
Afro-Peruvian Music and Dance
I have enjoyed learning Laga from my Master Teacher, Jenny Bawer Young. One of the things I’ve enjoyed most is our developing friendship and the passion we share for weaving. We are preparing for one last demonstration at Manilatown Heritage Foundation and I am humbled to bring laga to…
The Alliance for California Traditional Arts (ACTA) is pleased to announce that it is awarding $367,000 in grants to California nonprofit organizations to support exemplary projects in folk and traditional arts through its Living Cultures Grants Program. The annual funding program is available to non-profit organizations…