Master Yurok basketweaver Margaret Lee Peters (right) and her cousin and 2014 apprentice Kristen Rose Raymond.
Photo: Russell Rodríguez
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New Funding Opportunities: Living Cultures Grants Program and Apprenticeship ProgramThis month, ACTA announces new funding opportunities for folk and traditional artists: Living Cultures Grants ProgramDeadline: July 15, 2015 Apprenticeship ProgramDeadline: July 15, 2015 Join us for a webinar on May 28 or June 11 (English) or June 4 (Spanish) to learn more about ACTA's programs. |
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Eastern Coachella Valley residents at a tejido (embroidery) workshop taught by local master artist Natividad Morales Gonzalez and her daughter Conchita Pozar Gonzalez. Photo: Marco Luna
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Celebrating Purepecha Tejido in the Eastern Coachella Valley
Join ACTA in Coachella on Friday, May 8th as we celebrate the culmination of a 14-week Purepecha tejido (embroidery) workshop series. Workshop participants will be displaying their collective work, sharing testimonies about their class journey, and sharing traditional Purepecha food and music. Taught by local master artist and cultural treasure Natividad Morales Gonzalez and her daughter Conchita Pozar Gonzalez, the workshops were held as part of ACTA's ongoing work with The California Endowment's Building Healthy Communities initiative.
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 Photo: Lily Kharrazi
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ACTA Bids Farewell to Nayamin MartínezThis past month Nayamin Martínez, ACTA program manager and bilingual outreach specialist, left to take a new job in her chosen field of public health. Nayamin worked at ACTA for over four years and quickly became an integral member of our ACTA family. ACTA is grateful to Nayamin for her great work. Nayamin's energy, commitment, talent, wit, and delicious lunches will be greatly missed by all of us here at ACTA.
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