Grants to artists, educators and institutions are one way AFFA promotes folk art. Just look at what Austin Friends of Folk Art funds have helped make happen!
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2011 marks the fifth year in a row that AFFA gave Feria Maestros del Arte in Chapala a $1,000 grant to further its work, which is to create new markets that can ensure the survival of Mexican folk art and Mexican folk artists.
It was also the sixth straight year that AFFA supported Mexic-Arte’s Day of the Dead activities with a $1,000 grant. Half the funds helped bring Dr. Tomas Ybarra-Frausto to Austin for the Death to Dollars Program, which examined commercialization of traditional folkloric and religious iconography. The other half went to general support of the event, which draws 3,000 people to the street festival and provides guided tours of the museum to 375 children.
Again in 2011, AFFA continued to support Esquina Tango’s La Juventud Dance Program with a $500 grant.
2012 Grants
2011 Grants
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2010 Grants
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2009 Grants
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2008 Grants
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2007 Grants
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2006 Grants
