The Apprenticeship Program encourages the continuity of the state’s thriving traditional arts and cultures by contracting mentor artists to offer intensive, one-on-one training to eligible apprentices.
Donor Name: Alliance for California Traditional Arts
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/26/2022
Size of the Grant: $3,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
A mentor artist is someone who is recognized as an exemplary practitioner of a traditional art form by their community and peers. An apprentice is someone who learns from a mentor artist. Prospective apprentices should demonstrate an intention to enhance their established skills and cultural understanding of the art form by working with a mentor artist. The mentor artist and apprentice must apply together with a mutual desire to work with each other.
Funding Information
- Contracts of $3,000 will be made with California-based mentor artists to cover mentor artists’ fees, supplies, and travel.
- The 2022 Apprenticeship period will begin July 15, 2022, and end June 30, 2023.
Review Criteria
A panel of traditional artists and traditional arts specialists will review applications and make recommendations for approval by the ACTA Board of Directors, according to the following criteria:
- Traditionality of the art form
- The artistic quality of the mentor artist’s work
- Demonstrated commitment and developed the skill of the apprentice
- Shared membership of the mentor artist and apprentice in a cultural community (family, heritage, occupation, tribe, religion, etc.)
- Feasibility of the proposed work plan and timetable
- Urgency (for endangered art forms)
For more information, visit Apprenticeship Program.
