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WHAT'S NEWSubscribe to The New Moon, ACTA's Monthly E-Newsletter. See the latest edition of The New Moon. New Guidelines Available for the Alliance’s Apprenticeship Program
Naomi Gedo Diouf prepares daughter and apprentice Kine Marcella Diouf
for Klakan, Photo: Amy Kitchener This month the Alliance for California Traditional Arts announces the availability of guidelines and application forms for the ninth round of it's Apprenticeship Program. Guidelines and application forms are now available online. Alternatively, please call the Alliance at (415) 346-3800 to request a copy be mailed to you. The postmark deadline for submission of applications is August 1, 2008. The Alliance’s Apprenticeship Program encourages the continuation of the state’s traditional arts and cultures by contracting master artists to offer intensive, one-on-one training to qualified apprentices. Each contract will support a period of concentrated learning for individuals who have shown a commitment to and a talent for a specific artistic tradition. Contracts of $3,000 will be made with California-based master artists to cover master artist’s fees, supplies, and travel. Information about past Alliance apprenticeships is available at this link. The Alliance’s Apprenticeship Program is funded by The Columbia Foundation, the Fresno Arts Council, The Walter & Elise Haas Fund, The James Irvine Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by the California Arts Council, the California Community Foundation, and The San Francisco Foundation. For More Information ContactSherwood Chen New Guidelines Available for the Alliance’s Living Cultures Grants Program
Northern Lao weaving by Leanne Mounvongkham. Photo: Amy Kitchener This month the Alliance for California Traditional Arts announces the availability of guidelines and application forms for the fourth round of its Living Cultures Grants Program. Guidelines and application forms are now available online. Alternatively, please call (415) 346-5200 to request a copy be mailed to you. The postmark deadline for submission of proposals is July 15, 2008. Alliance staff is always available to discuss the program and is happy to work with first-time grant seekers. The Living Cultures Grants Program funds non-profit organizations to support exemplary projects in the traditional arts in California. Grant awards are generally limited to $5,000 or less. A small number of grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded to projects that demonstrate significant impact on a particular cultural tradition. Approximately 35-40 grants will be made in this funding cycle. Descriptions of previously funded projects are available at this link. The Living Cultures Grants Program is a project of the Alliance for California Traditional Arts in partnership with The Walter & Elise Haas Fund, The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and The James Irvine Foundation. Additional support provided by the California Arts Council, the California Community Foundation, and The San Francisco Foundation. For More Information ContactLily Kharrazi Save the Date!—Alliance Informational MeetingsThroughout May, the Alliance will host nine informational meetings around the state – Long Beach (May 4), Riverside (May 5), San Diego (May 12), Los Angeles (May 15), Santa Cruz (May 19), Fresno (May 20), San Jose (May 21), Santa Rosa (May 22), and Berkeley (May 28) Please join Alliance staff for a meeting in your area to learn more about the Alliance and its programs. Complete guidelines and application forms for all three of the Alliance’s programs – the Apprenticeship Program, the Living Cultures Grants Program, and the Traditional Arts Development Program – will be available on-site at the meeting, as well as on the Alliance’s website. Please visit the Alliance’s website to view a complete informational meeting schedule. Attention San Francisco Bay Area Folk, Traditional, and Tradition-Based Artists, Organizations, and Advocates!The Alliance for California Traditional Arts has launched its Traditional Arts Roundtable Series, a free, participatory monthly series of gatherings at various locations in San Francisco for folk, traditional, and tradition-based artists and arts advocates. Sessions focus on specific themes and offer opportunities to engage in discussion, networking, and technical assistance in order to develop local, critical community amongst folk and traditional artists and their allies. To receive announcements regarding the rest of this series, please contact us, call (415) 346-3800, or check for updates on our website. This pilot series is made possible with support from the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grants Program. Join us for this upcoming session!To Be Traditional is to be Political: Folk and Traditional Arts as a Vehicle for Social ChangeDate: Thursday, June 5, 2008 Description: In a time of innovation and globalization, how can one articulate one’s power in practicing traditional arts? How can one develop into a cultural organizer? This session looks at the strategic ways in which one can consider their traditional arts practice as a means to mobilize communities and make one’s voice heard. Includes discussing the role of culture bearers as community leaders, best practices, politics and cultural identity, and sharing of social justice resources and organizations. Featured Participants: Listen to the Traditional Arts Roundtable Series Podcast!On February 21, 2008, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts held the second installment of its San Francisco Traditional Arts Roundtable Series, entitled Investigating the Post-Multiculturalism Landscape. This roundtable was presented in partnership with San Francisco-based organizations CounterPULSE and Dancer’s Group, and choreographer Mary Armentrout, and was also the second installation of the Dance Discourse Project, part of an ongoing series of artist-curated conversations about specific topics in the Bay Area contemporary dance scene. Hosted at CounterPULSE, the full house of attendees featured artists reflecting upon the multi-faceted complexities of Bay Area work that utilizes tradition-based dance forms. Featured artists included Danny Kalanduyan, Kulintang master artist; Prumsodun Ok, Classical Cambodian dancer and filmmaker; Duniya Dance Ensemble Artistic Director Joti Singh; and Teela Shine, Co-Founder of New Style Motherlode. The discussion was moderated by Mary Armentrout and Alliance Associate Director Sherwood Chen. A podcast of the roundtable is now available online.
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