About the Organizations

To combat the invisibility and dehumanization of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) women, Funny Asian Women Kollective (FAWK) uses humor and comedy to tell distinct stories of the Asian community.

FAWK selected artist Thai Phan-Quang, who specializes in photography, and artists Lucy Vang, Nancy Thor and Alexis Vang.

Pangea World Theater strives to build a just world by creating multi-disciplinary theater that embodies decolonizing practices of solidarity, sustainability and equity. Since its inception in 1995, Pangea World Theater has worked with artists from many communities locally, nationally and internationally to create new aesthetic realities for an increasingly diverse audience.

They have selected artists Sharon Day, Sir Curtis Kirby III and Suzanne Victoria Cross.

For more than 112 years, Duluth Art Institute has been providing arts programming to Duluth and the surrounding region. The institute strives to enrich the daily lives of its community with dynamic innovative visual arts programming that upholds excellence and promotes inclusive community participation. Duluth Art Institute has selected two groups of artists.

The first group will be working on a project called the Chief Buffalo Mural, led by artist Moira Villiard and consisting of artists Sylvia Houle, Michelle Defoe and Awanigiishik. The second group will include photographer Dudley Edmondson.