Regional Folk Arts Support Center

NTCA serves as one of 5 Regional Folk Arts Support Centers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Institute for Cultural Partnerships and PA Council on the Arts partnered to "develop a statewide Folk Arts Infrastructure Initiative that seeks to strengthen awareness and understanding, as well as participation in, traditional arts across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."

In this role, NTCA engages in field work, provides technical assistance, and develops programming and grant opportunities for traditional artists and organizations. This network now serves 32 (of a total 67) counties throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

In support of its mission, NTCA now offers support to artists and organizations from 9 northern counties: Bradford, Cameron, Clinton, Lycoming, Potter, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga and Wyoming.

Other PA Regional Folk Arts Support Centers

Institute for Cultural Partnerships, 3211 North Front Street, Suite 104, Harrisburg, PA 17110. Contact: Amy Skillman. Phone: (717) 238-1770, Fax: (717) 233-3336. Serving the following eight counties: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Perry, and York. Also serves counties currently not covered by other regional folk arts support centers.

Philadelphia Folklore Project, 1304 Wharton St., Philadelphia, PA 19147. Contact: Shawn Saunders. Phone: (215) 468-7871, Fax: (215) 468-7874. Serving the following five counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia.

Rivers of Steel, Inc., The Bost Building, 623 East 8th Avenue, Homestead, PA 15120. Contact: Doris Dyen. Phone: (412) 464-4020, Fax: (412) 464-4417. Serving the following nine counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland.

Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street, Erie, PA 16501. Contact: Kelly Armor. Phone: (814) 459-5477, Fax: (814) 452-1744. Serving the following three counties: Crawford, Erie, and Warren.