Georgia Council for the Arts recognizes the changing character and increasing complexity of our state’s cultural heritage, which is characterized by a wide array of traditional arts, crafts, and performance traditions.  The Traditional Arts program area adds to the public’s appreciation for Georgia’s continually evolving culture and heritage. It also helps to actively promote an awareness of and respect for Georgia’s indigenous and immigrant traditional arts and artists. 

Traditional Arts Program Manager: 

                    Brandy Klopp                  (404) 685-2794

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Funding is available in the following grant categories:

Folklife Project Grant

     The Folklilfe Project (FP) Grant supports the presentation, documentation, and preservation of Georgia’s traditional arts. Funds from the grant are used for a variety of purposes, including festivals, concerts, exhibits, cultural heritage tourism, resource inventories, documentary fieldwork projects, archiving, educational programs, etc. Nonprofit organizations, government entities, and educational institutions are eligible to apply.  The maximum grant award is $7,500.

Folklife Project Grant Application Instructions

Folklife Project Grant Proposal Package Forms

Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant

     The Traditional Arts Apprenticeship (TAA) Grant ensures Georgia’s living traditions remain vibrant, visible parts of community life by pairing qualified Master Artists with Apprentices to learn a tradition. Past apprenticeship grants have featured master weavers, quilters, storytellers, basket makers, luthiers, visual artists, musicians, dancers, folk artists, craft makers, artisans and others. Grant funds support the costs of teaching. The TAA Grant is the only GCA grant provided directly to individual artists. The maximum award is $3,000.

Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant Application Instructions

Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant Proposal Package Forms

Funded Program: Traditional Artists Roster

       The Traditional Artist Roster is an adjudicated listing of qualified Georgia traditional artists. The art forms supported through the Traditional Artists Roster include music, visual arts and crafts, dance, and storytelling traditions, among others. The Traditional Artists Roster’s purpose is to increase visibility and booking opportunities for Georgia’s traditional artists.

Traditional Artists Roster New Applicant Grant Instructions

Traditional Artists Roster New Applicant Grant Proposal Package Forms

Traditional Artists Roster Reference Form