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2020 TCA Grants Awarded

Our largest Grant Program to date (mini no more!), we are excited to announce the award of $15,000 shared between five unique projects and programs in the North American taiko community. Read below to learn more about each of our 2020 grantees and be sure to mark your calendars if you are able

TCA Grants 2020: Mini No More

Grant applications for 2020 are closed. See the TCA Grant page for current information about future grants. Do you have a taiko-related project you’re looking to fulfill in 2020? The TCA grants have grown up! Since 2016, TCA has dedicated increasing amounts of funds to the Grant Program, culminating this year in a record $15,000 […]
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Taiko Voices Journal: The Introduction

Photograph by Lisa Duncan Photography.   This is the first in a series of posts by Heidi Varian, Project Coordinator for Taiko Voices, the 50th Anniversary Song Commission sponsored by TCA that earned a highly competitive Creative Work Fund grant  in October of last year. JANUARY: The Introduction Taiko Voices was conceived by San Jose Taiko (SJT) General Manager and

Generous Grant Recognizes the Power of Taiko Voices

The Creative Work Fund invites artists and nonprofit organizations to create new art works through collaborations. It celebrates the role of artists as problem solvers and the making of art as a profound contribution to intellectual inquiry and to the strengthening of communities. Artists are encouraged to collaborate with nonprofit organizations of all kinds. The Creative