The call for applications for this year’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program has closed on October 31st and we are happy to announce that we have received nine applications. We are very delighted to have a geographically and culturally rich cohort of candidates this year. It is always a delight to be able to assist Oregon culture bearers with sharing their narratives and highlighting their traditions. 

 The program will offer four folk and traditional master artists and culture keepers a $3,500 stipend to teach their art form to apprentices from their same communities, Tribes, sacred or occupational groups. The stipend supports master artists in sharing their knowledge, skills, and expertise with apprentices of great promise, empowering them to carry on and strengthen Oregon’s living cultural traditions. Artists may make public presentations through the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon. 

We look forward to announcing our 2023 TAAP awardees and to supporting and celebrating the work they do in transmitting and representing their craft and cultural traditions.  

Oregon Folklife Network encourages Oregonians practicing cultural traditions emerging from their heritage or Tribes to start considering taking part in our future TAAP cycle.  

To learn more about application procedures and eligibility or to recommend a TAAP applicant, visit mnch.uoregon.edu/OFN-Programs, email ofn@uoregon.edu, or call 541-346-3820. Oregon Folklife Network staff members are available to provide application advice, recommendations and feedback and will direct you to resources to help you with the application process prior to submission.