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Not often does a small organization try to recruit three new staff members simultaneously, but we did it well, and were encouraged and inspired by the process of interviewing so many impressive candidates. After a national search that yielded over 180 applications, three review committees, and 45 total interviews,…
Yurok arts and culture
Site Visits with ACTA's 2019 Apprenticeship Cohort
Pilipino arts and culture
As you know, I had a very special trip planned for the month of April to study olivella shell & feathered baskets in London and Paris. On Thursday, April 8th, my husband and I flew out of San Francisco, arriving in London the following day. My appointments with The British…
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South County Historical Society
Japanese American gardening
“I’m just Indian being an Indian.” Mandy Marine Visiting with artists in our Apprenticeship Program is often a re-orienting process: It is a reminder of why we place such value in culture-based art forms, why we practice them, or why we document them. In Fresno, California, Master artist Julie Dick-Tex,…
I have enjoyed learning Laga from my Master Teacher, Jenny Bawer Young. One of the things I’ve enjoyed most is our developing friendship and the passion we share for weaving. We are preparing for one last demonstration at Manilatown Heritage Foundation and I am humbled to bring laga to…