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Panelists, with links to their presentations:

Introductory Remarks:
Amy Kitchener

Sara Greensfelder, California Indian Basketweavers Association (CIBA)

Joel JacintoKayamanan Ng Lahi Philippine Folk Arts

Kaiwi Pang & Ka'ala Pang, Pacific Islander Community Council

Eugene RodriguezLos Cenzontles Mexican Art Center

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Learn more about the Joint Congress of the Arts

California Traditional Artists Gathering

The Alliance for California Traditional Arts was represented at the Joint Congress for the Arts, the recent arts rally in Sacramento. After an initial gathering of members of the California Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program on Wednesday and another gathering with recipients of the CAC-Traditional Folk Arts Program on Thursday morning, ACTA joined the Joint Congress and all its events.

Despite the heat, everyone joined the march on the Capitol building with great enthusiasm. The Cal Aggies Marching Band from UC Davis led the way from the hotel to the Capitol.

Taiko drummers greeted the arrival of the demonstrators. In an effort to raise the excitement level of the crowd, ACTA master artist, Luis Jovel led cheers on the steps of the Capitol. Speeches of support for funding for the arts by members of the legislator, movie celebrities, and lobbyists followed. Clowns on stilts and Tongan drummers provided impromptu entertainment.

Following the rally, ACTA representatives along with hundreds of other arts advocates made visits to legislators to urge support for Governor Davis' "May Revise" of the budget with its 12.5 million dollar augmentation for the arts.

Friday morning time had been set aside for breakout sessions for all the participant interest groups, ACTA being one of eight conveners. ACTA Project Director Amy Kitchener and CAC Folk and Traditional Arts Program Manager Theresa Harlan together led the breakout session on folk and traditional arts. At that time individuals and organizations presented ideas for the kinds of services that they need from ACTA, the statewide network for folk and traditional arts. Groundwork was laid for a visibility campaign for November, already designated as Folk and Traditional Arts Month on CAC's Year of the Arts Calendar.

ACTA's participation at the California Traditional Artists Gathering and at the Joint Congress of the Arts was funded in part by the The Fund for Folk Culture's California Traditional Arts Advancement Program, with support from the James Irvine Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Photos by ACTA staff

 

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