Central Appalachia Living Traditions
Dedicated funding opportunities for folk and traditional arts activities in Ohio’s Appalachian counties
The Ohio Arts Council partners with Mid Atlantic Arts on Central Appalachia Living Traditions (CALT). CALT promotes the understanding and recognition of folk arts and culture in Appalachian counties of Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia through a three-part program that invests in folk arts communities while seeding new folk and traditional arts experiences and honoring underrecognized practitioners of traditions across the region.
CALT’s three program areas are:
Recognizing Folk Arts & Culture Champions: A series of folk arts and culture fellowship programs that honor underrecognized tradition bearers through award events that engage the community to celebrate culture and heritage. Each fellowship includes a financial award that encourages recipients to continue their work passing on artistic skill and cultural knowledge to a younger generation.
Folk & Traditional Arts Experiences: Funding for public-facing projects and events that bring community members together around folk and traditional arts practice and cultural knowledge. Non-profit organizations and folk and traditional artists/practitioners in the ARC-designated Appalachian counties of Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia are eligible to apply for grant amounts from $1,000 to $10,000. No match is required.
Folk Arts & Culture Anchor Community Anchors Initiative: This comprehensive program provides targeted resources and support to select community anchors of folk arts and culture in the region with the goal of dramatically impacting the sustainability of traditional practice and cultural knowledge. Participant communities will be identified in consultation with our State Folklife Program partners and other constituents.
Learn more about Central Appalachia Living Traditions at https://www.midatlanticarts.org/grants-programs/central-appalachia-living-traditions/.
Questions can be directed to Cristina Benedetti, OAC Folk &Traditional Arts Contractor at cristina.benedetti@oac.ohio.gov.