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Follow African drumming workshop at Valley State Prison featuring Djembe drumming taught by Abdullatif Bell Touncara as part of ACTAs Arts in Corrections program. Photo Peter Merts. Supporting Californias thriving cultural communities Celebrating over 25 years of ACTA In honor of a quarter century of artistry advocacy and collaboration we created a microsite filled with archival stories artist spotlights and key moments from ACTAs journeycapturing the people practices and partnerships that have shaped our work. Meet our 20242025 Living Cultures Grantees Our 68 grantees including 23 artists and culture bearers and 45 organizations and community groups across the state received a total of 622500 in funding.