Oregon Folklife Network is accepting applications for the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program until Tuesday, October 1, 2024 for projects occurring in 2025. 

The program offers Oregon traditional artists (also known as culture keepers) a $3,500* stipend to teach their tradtition/artform to apprentices from their same communities, Tribes, sacred or occupational groups. The stipend supports mentor artists in sharing their knowledge, skills and expertise with apprentices of great promise, as well as production of a capstone public/community presentation. Artists have the option to present their public presentation at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at University of Oregon. Apprenticeship projects carry on and strengthen Oregon’s living cultural traditions.

Prior to downloading the application, please review the TAAP Guidelines document to ensure that you are eligible to apply. To download the guidelines and application documents, click on the buttons above. You will be redirected to an Adobe Acrobat page. Click on the three dots in the upper right-hand corner and select "Download this file". To request the TAAP application as a Word.doc, please email ofn@uoregon.edu. A Word.doc copy of the application will be emailed to you within one business day.

$3,500 is typically funded to each mentor/apprentice team; the exact amount has yet to be confirmed.*

Oregon Folklife Network will host an application informational webinar and provide live support via ZOOM on Tuesday, September 10th from 10:30 – 11:30am.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/96431477446?pwd=STR95BYmPb0ebRYenzTflUARvPBTeW.1

Meeting ID: 964 3147 7446
Passcode: 385822

Questions? Email ofn@uoregon.edu or call 541-346-3820.

Descargue las directrices de TAAP en español para obtener más información o cómo aplicar al programa.