This page is for folk and traditional artists. We hope that it becomes a place where ideas, concerns, and issues can be raised and discussed. The California Folk and Traditional Arts Master Apprenticeship Program provides an important learning opportunity for the many parties involved.
Introspection is part of the application process for all and can be rewarding in and of itself.
Grant recipients have the opportunity to continue their traditional art forms with new support, both financial and moral. Ultimately, all Californians are beneficiaries of this program, for it takes a small step toward ensuring continuity in the traditional threads that are woven together to form the fabric of human activity here. With the Cartoneria technique I can communicate with my people and share my feelings, my thoughts, my dreams, my fears and my hopes. It gives me a sense of pride of where I come from. It helps me to make a closer connection between my native culture and the one I live in today.