California Traditional Artist Plaza

Son de Fandango

Son Jarocho music
Region: Bay Area, National, Northern California, Statewide
Offerings: Artistic consulting Classes Group instruction Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations Performances Private instruction Production Workshops
Service Location: In-person services Online/remote services
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Ziying Zhao

Chinese Guqin Music
Region: Bay Area, Central Coast, Central Sierra, Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire, National, Northern California, Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, Shasta Cascade, Statewide
Offerings: Artistic consulting Classes Group instruction Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations Performances Private instruction Workshops
Service Location: In-person services Online/remote services
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Choummaly Keodara

Lao culture dance. Traditional, folk art, mixed old and modern.
Region: Statewide
Offerings: Classes Group instruction Performances Private instruction
Service Location: In-person services

Evaluation of the ACTA Arts in Corrections Demonstration Program

A report exploring the effects of arts education in prison
February 14, 2024
Statewide

Announcing ACTA’s 2023 Living Cultures Grantees

98 artists, culture bearers, and organizations awarded statewide
November 20, 2023
Statewide
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Jose Trejo Maya

Mesoamerican Lore/Indigenous Visual Art
Region: Statewide
Offerings: Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations Production
Service Location: In-person services Online/remote services
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Acacia WoodsChan

Oral testimony, cultural preservation
Region: Bay Area, Statewide
Offerings: Curating Group instruction Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations
Service Location: In-person services

Announcing the 2023 ACTA Apprenticeship Cohort

For the 23rd year of the program, 24 new pairs were awarded
September 17, 2023
Statewide
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Makeda Kumasi

Culture Bearer, Spoken Word Artist, West African Dance and Music, Kora Player
Region: Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire, National, Statewide
Offerings: Artistic consulting Classes Curating Group instruction Handmade crafts and visual arts for sale Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations Performances Private instruction Production Products Workshops
Service Location: In-person services Online/remote services
California Traditional Artist Plaza

Kamini Natarajan

North Indian Hindustani Music
Region: Statewide
Offerings: Classes Group instruction Lectures / Lecture-demonstrations Performances Private instruction Production Products Workshops
Service Location: In-person services Online/remote services