March 13, 2024 | Vol. 21, No. 2 | |
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Mentor artist Ora Clay and her daughter and 2022 ACTA apprentice in African-American Quilting, Niambi Clay, at Ora’s home studio in Oakland. Photo: J. Jameson Merchant/ACTA. | |
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Apply now for the 2024 Apprenticeship Program
Now offering $5,000 contracts! Due: May 1
The Apprenticeship Program encourages the continuity of the state’s thriving traditional arts and cultures by contracting California-based mentor artists to offer intensive, one-on-one training training to eligible apprentices.
Each $5,000 contract will support a period of concentrated learning, from 6 months to a year, for apprentices who demonstrate a committed engagement with, and a talent for, a specific traditional art form or cultural practice.
The 2024 cycle will support activities taking place between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Submit your application online by May 1, 2024!
Applications are available in English and in Spanish.
View program guidelines and register for the info session on March 28 at the link below.
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Stay tuned: ACTA's Living Cultures
grants launch on June 5!
The Apprenticeship Program is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, with additional support from the Maxwell/ Hanrahan Foundation, and ArtPlace San Joaquin Valley.
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2023 El artista mentor de aprendizaje Claudio Naranjos Vega y la aprendiz de son jarocho, Dolores “Lolis” García, en un concierto en casa. Foto: Jorge Luis García | |
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Solicite ahora el Programa de Aprendices de 2024
¡Ahora ofrecemos contratos de $5,000!
Fecha límite: 1 de Mayo
El Programa de Aprendices fomenta la continuidad de las prósperas artes y culturas tradicionales del estado mediante la contratación de artistas mentores con sede en California para ofrecer capacitación intensiva e individual a los aprendices elegibles. Cada contrato de $5,000 respaldará un período de aprendizaje concentrado, de 6 meses a un año, para los aprendices que demuestren un compromiso a y un talento para una forma de arte tradicional o práctica cultural específica.
El ciclo 2023 apoyará actividades que se realicen entre el 1 de julio de 2024 y el 30 de junio de 2025.
¡Envíe su solicitud en línea para el 1 de mayo de 2024!
Las solicitudes están disponibles en español y en inglés.
Vea las pautas del programa y regístrese para nuestra sesión de información el miércoles 28 de marzo en el siguiente enlace.
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¡Manténgase en sintonía: La Beca Culturas
Vivas de ACTA se lanza el 5 de junio!
El Programa de Aprendices cuenta con el generoso apoyo del Fondo Nacional de las Artes, la Fundación William y Flora Hewlett y el Fondo Walter & Elise Haas, con apoyo adicional de la Fundación Maxwell/Hanrahan y ArtPlace San Joaquin Valley.
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(L) ACTA Teaching Artist and 2024 NEA Heritage Fellow Fabian Debora. Photo: Eddie Rubalcava. (R) 2024 NEA Heritage Fellow June Kuramoto. Photo: Ken Fong Photography. | |
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Congratulations to the
2024 NEA National Heritage Fellows!
Join us in celebrating the 2024 National Heritage Fellows, our nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts from the National Endowment for the Arts! A hearty congratulations to the ten masterful culture bearers who now join the community of NEA Heritage Fellows. In particular, we want to honor California's own Fabian Debora, a Chicano muralist from Los Angeles and a teaching artist in our Arts in Corrections program, and June Kuramoto, a Koto musician from Alhambra.
Rooted in his experiences growing up in East Los Angeles amidst the Chicano art movement, Fabian "Spade" Debora's art vividly narrates his evolution from gang member and incarcerated youth to influential artist and mentor. Debora now serves as a mentor for others with similar experiences — employing art as a transformative tool for healing and empowerment, and bridging the gap between past hardships and a hopeful future.
June Kuramoto's journey from a young immigrant girl in 1950s Los Angeles to a Grammy-nominated artist is marked by her passion for blending traditional Japanese koto music with contemporary sounds. As a founding member of Hiroshima, she pioneered a fusion of koto with rock, soul, and jazz, inspiring pride and cultural identity among Japanese Americans and earning her recognition from the Smithsonian and the U.S. Congress. Serving in the past as a cultural ambassador and artist-in-residence, she now mentors aspiring koto musicians.
During the pandemic, ACTA Arts in Corrections artist fellows created a series of mini-documentaries about their traditional arts practices, called Engaging Traditions. Fabian Debora's video explores his background, culture, influences, and the art of lived experience.
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Culturas Music & Arts presents
Rebozo Festival
Living Cultures Grantee Culturas Music and Arts host their first Rebozo Festival on March 16 in Coachella, celebrating women and indigenous traditions through workshops, a fashion show, music, and more.
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Calpulli Tonalequeh presents
Mexica New Year
Living Cultures grantee and Aztec dance group Calpulli Tonalequeh hosts their 26th annual Mexica New Year celebration in San Jose! Join them for California Native Night on March 15, and for traditional dances and more festivities on March 16 and 17!
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Krudas Cubensi + DJ Leydis present
Cubahía Festival
Living Cultures grantee Krudas Cubensi with DJ Leydis will host their first Cubahía festival on March 23 in Berkeley featuring children's programming, panel discussions, dance classes, and live music celebrating Afro-Cuban music, poetry, dance, and feminism.
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Son Del Sereno presents
Sembrando Amapolas
Living Cultures grantee and son jarocho collective Son Del Sereno are going on a tour across California! Join them on their following tour dates:
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San Diego: April 27
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Bay Area: May 18
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Central Valley: June TBD
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Apply for WESTAF's BIPOC Artist Fund
The WESTAF Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Artist Fund provides resources to and for BIPOC artists living in the 16 states and jurisdictions in the WESTAF region. The program emphasizes self-determination for BIPOC artists and their communities.The BIPOC Artist Fund support is available for salary support, technology, materials, holistic health, and more.
Deadline: March 31, 2024
Apply for Native Cultures Fund grants
Grants can be made to individuals, non-profits, community partnerships, or Tribal Nations. NCF funds projects that reflect the transmission of knowledge across generations, based in California Indian culture, art, values, and traditional practices. NCF grant funding is between $1,000 and $10,000, with most grants falling between $1,000 – $5,000.
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Center for World Music hiring a Managing Director
Center for World Music promotes greater inter-cultural awareness and understanding through in-depth encounters with the world's performing arts traditions. This is a one-year contracted position, renewable depending on funding, and paid an annual salary of $66,560. To apply, send a resume and cover letter to info@centerforworldmusic.org.
Deadline: April 1, 2024
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