2024-2025 Applications Now Closed

Applications for the Traditional Arts Indiana Apprenticeship Program and nominations for the Indiana Heritage Fellowship are now open. The deadline for both was December 2, 2024. 
  • The Indiana Heritage Fellowship Award recognizes traditional artists who have made outstanding contributions to their artistic traditions. Modeled after the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowships, the award honors an individual’s lifetime achievement within an art form that is rooted in community life in Indiana. For more information about the Indiana Heritage Fellowship, click here:  Indiana Heritage Fellowship
  • The Traditional Arts Indiana Apprenticeship Program supports the continuation of cultural practices throughout Indiana, enabling apprentices to learn essential knowledge and skills in traditional art forms from master artists. For more information about the TAI Apprenticeship Program, click here:  TAI Apprenticeship Program
The apprenticeship program and the Indiana Heritage Fellowships are supported through funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Indiana Arts Commission.

TAI News and Events

PRESS RELEASE: Traditional Arts Indiana Celebrates Indiana Heritage Award Winners, Apprenticeship Pairs  
Heritage Fellowship Award Ceremony: Traditional Arts Indiana will honor the 2023-2024 Indiana Heritage Fellowship Award winners on Friday, October 4th, at Maxwell Hall in Bloomington. The event will celebrate Stephen and Nancy Dickey, Helen Kiesel, Dick Lehmann, Larry Haycraft, and Kwan Y. Hui for their outstanding contributions to Indiana’s traditional arts. Get more information about the Heritage Fellowship Award here!
TAI is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 Indiana Heritage Fellowship Award; Larry Haycraft and Kwan Y Hui. The IHFA recognizes traditional artists who have made outstanding contributions to their artistic traditions rooted in community life in Indiana.

For Artists

Apprenticeship program, Rotating Exhibit Network (REN), Indiana Heritage Fellowship Award, and more.

For Partners

Rotating Exhibition Network (REN), Calendar, and more.

For Folklorists

Creative Aging Research, Folk Arts Podcast, Fieldwork Guides, and more.