We believe that the traditional arts can be sustained only with a full understanding of the actual environment in which traditional arts are still practiced. Since 2010 we have developed educational programs working in the field and with various communities. The programs will focus on two major areas of study: the crafts themselves and the performance of traditional artistic activities (music, dance & martial arts) with the emphasis being upon their documentation, their interactions and transmutation over time. We shall also consider ways of promoting the traditional arts among the general public. We anticipate that new educational models of traditional arts will be established through these programs and that they will contribute to answering the world-wide issue of the cultural sustainability of traditional arts.