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About Us:
The Alliance for California Traditional Arts promotes and supports ways for cultural traditions to thrive now and into the future by providing advocacy, resources, and connections for folk and traditional artists and their communities.
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Funding Opportunities and Other Support
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Current Exhibits
Through August 26
Eureka
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 ACTA's Bay Area Traditional Arts Roundtable Series Returns
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Kumu hula Shawna Ala'pai (seated) and her student demonstrate in ancient hula form, a chant and dance about the shark. Photo: Kutay Kugay
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Calling all traditional and tradition-based artists and organizations! Are you looking for a network where you can share the impact of your work and learn from other people in the field? Is your art-making based on shared aesthetics and values of a cultural community? Are you looking for a way to hone your grant seeking skills? Would you like to share your art with others at an informal salon?
Mark your calendars and join us for ACTA's Bay Area Traditional Arts Roundtable Series. First session is tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22. Visit ACTA's website for more information on tomorrow's and other sessions.
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| Fandangueando in the Bay Area
 | | Los Hijos de José at the Galeria de la Raza's Son Jarocho: Workshop, Encuentro, and Fandango event. Photo: Maria Virginia Prieto Solis |
"My participation in the Son Jarocho: Workshop, Encuentro, and Fandango event at the historic Galería de la Raza in San Francisco on December 3rd, 2011, was a wonderful reminder of how one can maintain and build a community base while engaging in living traditional music and its innovative extensions." Visit ACTA's website to read more about Los Angeles-based son jarocho musician Quetzal Flores' experience at this event, sponsored in part by ACTA's Living Cultures Grants Program.
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New Expressions Falling Into Old Traditions: An Apprenticeship in Trinidadian/Tobagonian Carnival Puppetry
 | | The Dame Lorraine and its creators, master artist Stephen Tiffenson (right) and his son and apprentice Christopher. Photo: Russell Rodríguez |
As part of their participation in ACTA's Apprenticeship Program in 2011, master artist Stephen Tiffenson and his apprentice and son Chirstopher Tiffenson built The Dame Lorraine, a 20-foot, man-powered carnival puppet. Visit ACTA's website to learn more and view a slideshow of Stephen and Christopher with the Dame Lorraine.
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New Smithsonian Folkways Recording Features California Band Quetzal
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Photo by Brian Cross
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2012
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On February 28, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings will release the bilingual album Imaginaries by East LA Chicano band Quetzal. Quetzal rose from the ashes of the 1992 Los Angeles uprisings as a vehicle for social commentary and activism. Their unique blend of traditional son jarocho from Veracruz and urban rock and R&B has garnered praise from the LA Times, which called them "provocative, heartfelt and strikingly original."
Visit ACTA's website to download tracks from the album and view music videos.
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SB 789 Would Include Creativity in Assessment of Students and Schools
Last month, the California State Sentae approved a bill that would create an index to measure student opportunities for creativity and innovation in schools. If passed, SB 789 would provide a tangible way to measure and inspire learning opportunities that nurture creativity and innovation in California's public schools. ACTA encourages you to learn more about SB 789 by visiting California Alliance for Arts Education's website and reading a recent article from the Huffington Post. |
Donate to the California Arts Council by Checking Off the Arts on Your Tax Return
 Want to help bring arts and arts education to California communities and schools? Contribute to the California Arts Council Fund on your annual state tax return! Look for the California Arts Council Fund in the "contributions" section. Thousands of children and millions of Californians can benefit from arts education and local arts through the state's arts agency. In fact, ACTA is a California Arts Council grantee. With millions of Californians filing tax returns, if each one made even a $1 donation, it would raise a tremendous amount for the arts in California.
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