Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts (AFTA) announces the Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program applications are now open. Applications must be submitted via email or postmarked by August 31, 2021, for the project period of November 2021 to May 2022.
The Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program funds teams of master artists and apprentices who are committed to sustaining their artistic traditions and cultural heritage. Teams are required to develop a work plan for the upcoming project year, meet with each other regularly over the course of the year, and finally, share their experience with their communities at the culmination of the project. By providing funds up to $3,000, this award honors and supports the master traditional artists who dedicate their time to pass their skills and knowledge on to apprentices over an extended period of time.
Complete program information, guidelines, and application instructions are available through AFTA’s website at https://folklife.uark.edu/apprenticeships/.
The Arkansas Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program is supported by funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
