The 2000 Coming Up Taller Awards Semifinalists

American Variety Theatre Company
Minneapolis, MN

Art a la Carte, Federated Dorchester Neighborhood
Dorchester, MA

Art After School, Mulvane Art Museum
Topeka, KS

Artists for Humanity
Boston, MA

Artists-in-Training,
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
St. Louis, MO

ArtsConnection,
Lane Arts Council
Eugene, OR

ArtWORKS! for Youth, Tucson-Pima Arts Council
Tucson, AZ

Boston Photo Collaborative
Boston, MA

CAT Youth Theatre,
Creative Arts Team/
New York University
New York, NY

Children of the Future, Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus, OH

City Center Art,
Space One Eleven
Birmingham, AL

Community Arts Partnership, California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

Court Youth Center, Mesilla Valley Youth Foundation
Las Cruces, NM

The Dance Outreach Program, The Center of Contemporary Arts
St. Louis, MO

East of the River Boys and Girls Steelband
Washington, DC

Greater Newark Youth
Orchestra Program, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Newark, NJ

Growing Stages: Theatre
by and for Youth, Shenan Arts, Inc.
Staunton, VA

Independence Inc.
D/B/A Moving in the Spirit
Atlanta, GA

Investigating Where We Live, National Building Museum
Washington, DC

Los Cenzontles Mexican
Arts Center
San Pablo, CA

Marwen Foundation
Chicago, IL

Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts
Houston, TX

New Orleans Recreation Department & New Orleans Ballet Association Center
for Dance
New Orleans, LA

Newark Community School
of the Arts
Newark, NJ

The One Voice Arts Project, Monterey County Office for Employment Training
Salinas, CA

Positive Directions Through Dance, Dance Institute of Washington
Washington, DC

Professional Television Training Program,
Downtown Community Television Center, Inc.
New York, NY

Progressive Afterschool
Art Community Education, Norton Gallery and School
of Art, Inc.
West Palm Beach, FL

Red Ladder Theatre Company
San Jose, CA

Dramagirls, Redmoon Theater
Chicago, IL

Resident Youth Ensemble, TADA!
New York, NY

Sankofa African Dance and Drum Company, Inner City Cultural League, Inc.
Dover, DE

Santa Fe Teen Arts Center, Warehouse 21
Santa Fe, NM

SAY Si, San Antonio Youth Yes!
San Antonio, TX

SmartArt, Center for Development and Learning
Covington, LA

Synthesis Arts Workshop, United Action for Youth
Iowa City, IA

Teen Media Program, Community Art Center, Inc
Cambridge, MA

Urban Improv, Freelance Players, Inc.
Jamaica Plain, MA

West Virginia Dreamers/ Bridge of Dreams, Step
by Step, Inc.
Harts, WV

Young Strings, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas, TX