ACTA mentor artist in Andean music from Bolivia, Luis Torres (L), with his son and 2019 apprentice Arthur Torres at their home in the San Fernando Valley. Photo: J. Jameson/ACTA. |
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ACTA's Apprenticeship Program:
Applications Now Open!
DEADLINE: April 26, 2022
The Apprenticeship Program contracts California-based mentor artists for $3,000 to offer intensive, one-on-one training in a specific traditional art form to an
eligible apprentice for 6 to 12 months.
Supporting activities between July 15, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
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The Apprenticeship Program is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, ArtPlace San Joaquin Valley, and the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation.
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El Programa de Aprendizaje de ACTA:
Las solicitudes ya están abiertas
Fecha límite: 26 de abril de 2022
El Programa de Aprendizaje contrata a artistas mentores con sede en California por $3,000 para ofrecer capacitación intensiva e individual por 6 a 12 meses en una forma de arte tradicional específica a unx aprendiz elegible.
Apoyando actividades entre el 15 de julio de 2022 y el 30 de junio de 2023.
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El Programa de Aprendizaje cuenta con el generoso apoyo del National Endowment for the Arts, el Fondo Walter & Elise Haas, la Fundación William and Flora Hewlett, ArtPlace San Joaquin Valley y la Fundación Maxwell/Hanrahan.
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Participants in 2020 LCGP grantee program Lao Cultural Classes perform “Ouay Pon Tton Hupt (Blessing Song)” in Fresno during Lao New Year 2019. Photo: Xeng Vaj. |
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ACTA's Living Cultures Grant Program:
Applications Open March 1, 2022
DEADLINE: May 3, 2022
The Living Cultures Grant Program seeks to sustain and strengthen traditional arts with project-based grants up to $5,000 for nonprofits, tribal entities, and other organizations who work with fiscal sponsors.
*NEW*
The 2022 Living Cultures Grant will be limited to applicants in these 10 Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Marin, Napa, and Sonoma.
Supporting activities between July 15, 2022 and July 15, 2023.
The Living Cultures grant application will launch March 1, 2022.
The Living Cultures Grant is generously supported by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Walter and Elise Haas Fund.
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La Beca de Culturas Vivas de ACTA:
Las solicitudes abren el 1 de marzo
Fecha límite: 3 de mayo de 2022
La Beca de Culturas Vivas busca sostener y fortalecer las artes tradicionales con subvenciones basadas en proyectos de hasta $5,000 para organizaciones sin fines de lucro, entidades tribales y otras organizaciones que trabajan con patrocinadores fiscales.
*NUEVO*
La Beca de Culturas Vivas 2022 se limitará a solicitantes de estos 10 condados del Área de la Bahía: los condados de Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Marin, Napa y Sonoma.
Apoyando actividades entre el 15 de julio de 2022 y el 15 de julio de 2023.
La solicitud del becario de Culturas Vivas se lanzará el 1 de marzo de 2022.
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La Beca Culturas Vivas cuenta con el apoyo generoso de la Fundación William & Flora Hewlett y el Fondo Walter y Elise Haas.
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Have a question about these funding opportunities?
Join us for an online info session!
¿Tiene alguna pregunta sobre estas oportunidades para becas? ¡Únase a nosotros para una sesión de información en línea!
Join us for an overview of ACTA’s 2022 funding opportunities, including the the Apprenticeship Program (available statewide, for artists) and the Living Cultures Grant (available to the SF Bay Area this year, for organizations). You will have an opportunity to field any questions to the program managers, and we will take a moment to offer a brief overview of the online application platform, Submittable.
Acompáñenos para un resumen de las oportunidades de financiamiento de ACTA para 2022, incluido el Programa de Aprendices (disponible en todo el estado, para artistas) y la Beca de Culturas Vivas (este año disponible para el Área de la Bahía de SF, para organizaciones). Tendrá la oportunidad de presentar cualquier pregunta a las administradoras de programas y tomaremos un momento para ofrecerles una breve descripción general de la plataforma de solicitud en línea, Submittable.
Thursday, March 10, 2022 @ 12:30 – 1:45 pm PST
(English only)
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 @ 6 – 7:15 pm PST
Miércoles, 16 de marzo de 2022 @ 6 – 7:15 p. m. PST
(Bilingual - English and Spanish)
Este programa será bilingüe en inglés y español.
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Dr. Umi Vaughan (L, photo by Eesuu Orundide) and The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol (R, photo courtesy of the artist). |
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Mothership Connection:
Tuning in with The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol
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In honor of Black History Month, ACTA invited author and scholar Dr. Umi Vaughan to interview one of our 2021 ACTA mentor artists, The Dynamic Miss Faye Carole, about her life and work as a blues musician. In addition to an engaging video interview, the pair put together a playlist of seminal songs that signal different parts of Faye's musical lineage. Click below to listen!
By Dr. Umi Vaughan
As a performer, music scholar, author, fan of jazz, funk, and the blues, I was thrilled when ACTA asked me to lead a recorded conversation with legendary vocalist, performer, and educator, The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol. I’m an Oakland native, steeped in our unique cultural arts scene which is informed by the contributions of migrants from all over the world, but especially the Southern U.S. Miss Faye came as a child from Mississippi and has been beautifying Oakland musically for decades. She participated in ACTA’s 2021 Apprentice Program mentoring bass player James Wiley in the blues tradition, as well as ACTA’s 2021 Living Cultures Grant program with her own School of the Get Down project. She was also recently honored with the prestigious Hewlett 50 Commission in the Folk and Traditional Arts.
In our conversation, Miss Faye discusses these accomplishments, but also explains how she discovered the magic of her singing voice and what keeps her excited about making music. As a way to demonstrate her musical tastes and show the interplay of old and new that defines her style, we put together a playlist inspired in part by the Yoruba people’s number of fulfillment, and in part by American tradition. Sixteen cowries for divination. Sixteen years to mark the passage into womanhood. Sixteen soulful tunes sung by Black women, selected and arranged in order by Miss Faye Carol herself. Listen to our conversation and playlist, and let them move you!
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ICYMI: Livestream with Michael D. McCarty |
Earlier this month we had the pleasure of being in conversation with storyteller Michael D. McCarty in celebration of Black History Month. Michael shared with us the twists and turns of his life as a latter-day griot, from his time as a Black Panther to his current work as an ACTA Arts in Corrections teaching artist.
Click here to listen in on Michael's conversation with ACTA Program Manager Quetzal Flores! And follow ACTA on Instagram to stay on top of all of our artist talks and events.
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Join us for a grants info session with multiple CA funders!
February 24, 2022
4 - 5:30 PM
On Zoom
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California-based nonprofit organizations and public agencies, including schools and libraries, with track records in youth media programming, may apply for grants up to $15,000 to provide training to emerging media makers in the creation of short, insightful nonfiction films and/or podcasts that tell original stories about life in California today. For grant guidelines, a list of previously supported projects, or to start a new application, please visit the California Documentary Project grants page. Click here to view the CDP NextGen grant 2022 applicant webinar.
DEADLINE: 3/1/2022
Seven California Arts Council grant programs are currently accepting applications: Arts and Cultural Organizations General Operating Relief, Cultural Pathways, Impact Projects, JUMP StArts, Reentry Through the Arts, State-Local Partners, and State-Local Partner Mentorship. Click here to see the guidelines for all opportunities.
DEADLINE: 3/9/2022
The Department of Arts and Culture’s Civic Art Division (Civic Art) is inviting emerging and established professional artists residing or working within Southern California to submit qualifications for a Health Departments Artist Roster. Artists selected for the Health Departments Artist Roster will be considered for upcoming projects for the LA County Departments of Mental Health, Health Services, and Public Health, including both purchases of existing artworks and site-specific commissioned artwork. New art opportunities will be made available to artists on the roster for art purchases and project commissions through subsequent selection processes. The Health Departments Artist Roster will remain active for three years with an option to extend the use of the roster for up to three additional one-year terms. An annual application and evaluation period will be held to add additional artists to the roster. Click here to learn more.
DEADLINE: 3/9/2022
The California Natural Resources Agency will be accepting proposals for the California Museum Grant Program to solicit project proposals that assist the California Cultural and Historical Endowment (CCHE) in supporting and enhancing museums that are deeply rooted in, and reflective of, previously underserved communities and will give priority consideration to projects in museums severely affected by COVID-19, and that serve underserved communities or students subject to Title 1 of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Approximately $47.5 million in specified General Fund dollars are available and may be awarded over multiple rounds depending on the competitive pool. Click here to learn more.
DEADLINE: 3/11/2022
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) is now accepting applications for the LIFT–Early Career Support for Native Artists program, a one-year award and early career support program for emerging Native artists to develop and realize new projects. The program’s focus is to provide financial support and professional development to artists whose work aims to uplift communities and advance positive social change. Click here for a full description of the program.
DEADLINE: 3/16/2022
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ACTA 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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