"Our goal is to develop a mixed use, multicultural arts district by using underused city-owned property," said Jeanne Lutfy, president of the development group.

THE NUBIAN ECHO (914-736-6227), which features multicultural arts, is also at 1006 Brown Street.

I am very interested in multicultural arts," he said, "recognition of the richness of Hispanic, black, Asian, American-Indian and Eskimo cultural strength in this country.

Kristen Ali Eglinton, in her 2003 book Art in the Early Years, defined multicultural art as "the study of artistic and aesthetic endeavors of the people and cultures that form the non-Western world".

But Boulder's support for multicultural art and dance in general, whether home-grown or imported, has been eroding amid rapid growth, spiraling rents and real estate prices, and an accelerating influx of affluent young white residents who favor outdoor recreation and mainstream entertainment.

The focus will be on the multicultural arts of the city, with steel-pan rhythms, Zulu dance, gospel, storytelling and old-fashioned sack and egg-and-spoon races.

The centre is well known for promoting multicultural themed art and Indigenous Australian art.

Located on the bank of the Maribyrnong River, Footscray Community Arts Centre (FCAC) is a centre for contemporary arts, community engagement, cultural development and multicultural arts.

As part of a community outreach program conducted by USC, Honeywood used her educational training to teach multicultural arts and crafts programs to minority children in the public schools.

In January, her performing arts group announced that it will transform a former bank in downtown Bridgeport into a multicultural arts center that would hold 150 events, 500 classes and 25,000 visitors annually.