Alliance for California Traditional Arts invites applications for Apprenticeship Program

The Alliance for California Traditional Artsinvites applications for its Apprenticeship Program, which 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.Through the program, each $5,000 contract will support a period of concentrated learning, from six months to a year, for apprentices who demonstrate a committed engagement with, and a talent for, a specific traditional art form or cultural practice. As defined by the alliance, a mentor artist is someone who is recognized as an exemplary practitioner of a traditional art form by their community and peers, and 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.To be eligible, the mentor artist must be authorized to work in the United States and be able to receive payments directly, and both applicants must be California residents.For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Alliance for California Traditional Arts