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Texas FolkLife seeks participants for its 2020 apprenticeship program

 Austin, Texas – October 2, 2019 – Texas Folklife is excited to announce the 2020 application for the Apprenticeships in the Folk & Traditional Arts Program is now available to the public. It is available at: texasfolklife.org/apprenticeships

Program guidelines, a video overview of the program, and additional information are available through this link on the Texas Folklife website. The postmark deadline for applications is Friday, November 15, 2019, at 5:00 p.m.

Texas Folklife’s Apprenticeships in the Folk Arts program provides awards of up to $3,000 for

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