ANNUAL DIRECTORY - National Performance Network

FREIGHT FUND NPN/NCCC
ARTIST OF COLOR
RESIDENCY
The NPN Freight Fund is accessed through an
NPN Performance Residency to offset artists’
freight costs (equipment rental, excess baggage
charges, shipment of sets, props, costumes, etc.).
The $500 subsidy may also be used to purchase
equipment which increases NPN Partners’
technical capacity to present the work.
The Freight Fund is available to NPN Partners
once a year, on a first-come/first-served basis.
FREIGHT FUND, FY 2008
{ 7 Awards
{ NPN re-granted $3,500 in NPN Subsidies
{ NPN leveraged over $2,200 in matches
71%
THEATRE
29%
SOUTH
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES
29%
MULTI-DISC
GEOGRAPHY OF
AWARD DISTRIBUTION
29%
NORTHEAST
42%
WEST
A partnership between NPN and the Network of
Cultural Centers of Color (NCCC), the Artist of Color
Performance Residency mirrored NPN’s Residency
model to expand touring by artists of color
across the U.S. During its seven-year history, the
partnership enabled 62 individual artist companies
such as H.T. Chen & Dancers (NYC), Marc
Bamuthi Joseph (Oakland, CA) and the Carolina
Chocolate Drops (Durham, NC), to perform for new
communities. Sixty percent of the artists had not
previously toured through NPN. More than half of
the presenters were non-NPN Partners, including
Menominee Indian Theatre (Kenshena, WI), Henry
Street Settlement (NYC), and Ong King Arts Center
(Honolulu, HI). FY 2008 was the final year for this
program, generously supported by the Doris Duke
Charitable Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
BETWEEN JULY 1, 2001 AND
JUNE 30, 2008 NPN/NCCC
{ Funded 79 projects in 32 states
{ Re-granted more than $369,000 in subsidies
{ Leveraged over $990,000 in matching funds from
participating presenters
“Artist of Color funding and support is vital to performing/
presenting centers of color. As we are competing with longer
established mainstream modern dance and ballet companies,
your support of cultural centers of color is crucial to help us meet
our goals.”
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh, W ASHIN GTO N, D.C.
“The town is definitely “abuzz” with teachings and inspired
moments provided by Paula Larke. There is already a group of
social services trying to figure out how to get Paula back up
here. She brought out the best in everyone and built safe bridges
between people that will surely continue to flourish and thrive.”
Cindy Edwards, SITK A, AL ASK A
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