Partner Organizations ArtSpot Productions Creative Forces Junebug Productions Mondo Bizarro M.U.G.A.B.E.E. NEW NOISE Patois: The New Orleans International Human Rights Film Fest The Renaissance Project The Seventh Ward Neighborhood Center State of the Nation is supported by a Community Artist Partnership Project Grant from Alternate ROOTS with generous support from the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Ford Foundation. It is also supported by a grant from the Office of the Lt. Governor, the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, and the World Cultural Economic Forum (WCEF). This program is also supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council, as administered through the Arts Council of New Orleans. DanceNow's participation is funded in part by a grant from the Southern Arts Federation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Louisiana Division of the Arts. Additional support comes from the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation, ArtSpot Productions, Junebug Productions, Creative Forces, Mondo Bizarro, Patois: The New Orleans Human Rights Film Festival, NEW NOISE, The 7th Ward Neighborhood Center, M.U.G.A.B.E.E. and the Renaissance Project.