Dear friends,
After a surreal year, we are grateful to be here. The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially devastating to the folk and traditional arts community. Artists lost essential income, traditional practitioners fell through the gaps of relief funding, and communities of color bore the brunt of the pandemic’s morbidity. We’ve lost culture bearers to the disease, individuals who have been pillars in their community’s cultural life.
During this time of extreme need among our constituents, ACTA did not close down or downsize operations. Rather, we more than doubled our output of funding for the field, administering several new grant programs and organizing multilingual sessions to share information on available resources through this period. We’ve linked arms with institutional partners and national coalitions to increase the depth and efficacy of our COVID responses, tapping into new skills in online convenings and remote collaboration.
Traditional practices and expressions have survived generations of change and upheaval. Traditional artists have always been on the front line of taproot care and repair in their communities through challenging times. We take continued inspiration from the adaptive, creative, and resilient character of these stewards and their art forms. We at ACTA will continue to dance with change in the months and years to come.
Your donation to ACTA directly supports the work of traditional artists in California communities. Every gift is a commitment to a culture bearer — and the people of California.
Will you make a gift in support of California's thriving cultural communities? Any amount, whether it be a one-time gift or a monthly donation, will help us meet our goal of $7,500 before the end of the year. All donations are tax-deductible!
From the entire ACTA family, thank you for your interest in what we do.
Sincerely,
