Appalshop – Whiteburg, KY
Title:  "Outreach to the African-American Population of Clincho, VA"
Description:  Angelyn Debord, playwright, and Appalshop will build bridges between local communities and across racial divides through the sharing and performance of personal stories.
NPN Subsidy:  $3,000

Museum of Contemporary Arts – Chicago, IL
Title:  "gukurahundi"
Description:  Nora Chipaumire will lead workshops with immigrant individuals who will be examining personal histories.  Participants will be taped and the defining components resulting from the workshops will be presented in a public forum as part of the residency.
NPN Subsidy:  $4,250

Multi-Cultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts (MECA) – Houston, TX
Title:  "Concerto for Symphonic Orchestra and Mariachi"
Description:  Through this project MECA and Elio Villafranca will adapt a NPN Creation Fund Project into a three-part concerto for an orchestra of 36 musicians, creating a contemporary, multicultural musical experience.
NPN Subsidy:  $4,250

Pangea World Theater – Minneapolis, MN
Title:  "Expansion of Kristina Wong Residency"
Description:  Kristina Wong and Pangea will deepen their relationship with the Hmong community in the Twin cities; work with emerging immigrant artists, community leaders and nonprofit arts colleagues; and work in the classroom with students to help them develop and write their own performance pieces.
NPN Subsidy:  $4,250

Tigertail Productions – Miami, FL
Title:  "Able/Non-Able Area Artists Residency With National Artists"
Description:  Tigertail will provide creative residencies, career advancement and training with AXIS Dance Company to local Miami dancers with disabilities. They will participate in the David Dorfman community performance component of the AXIS Dance residency.
NPN Subsidy:  $4,250

The Community Fund is made possible by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency), the MetLife Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation.