American Literary Translators Association (ALTA),
Richardson, TX
in support of the participation of Göran Malmqvist (professor emeritus at Stockholm University and a member of the selection committee for the Nobel Prize in Literature) to be the keynote speaker in ALTA's annual conference, to be held in Bellevue, WA, which this year has the theme "Scandinavia Meets Asia in the Pacific Northwest," October 18-21, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,500.

American Scandinavian Association of Augustana College, Rock Island, IL
in support of a performance by Swedish soprano Malin Nilsson, winner of the Royal Swedish Opera School's Jenny Lind competition, and her accompanist at the 2006 Jenny Lind Midsummer Concert, June 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $550.

American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, PA
in support of the museum's 2006 New Sweden History Conference, Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church: A Celebration in Print, Brick and Sacred Song, October 14, 2006. New Sweden '88 Fund, $2,100.

Art League Houston, Houston, TX
in support of travel expenses related to the multi-media exhibition (visual art, sound, dance) White Noise, which involves the collaboration of Norwegian artists Lise Bjørne, Janine Magelssen, Øyvind Jørgensen and Nils Olav Bøe, November 10 - December 29, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $4,000.

The Art & Nature Center, Washington Island, WI
in support of an exhibition of work by the Icelandic Textile Group, which was shown on Washington Island and Milwaukee, August - September 2006. Arts Fund, $500.

Ballet Mink Colbert, Las Vegas, NV
in support of performances at PLAN B Teater Huset in Copenhagen, August 11-12, 2006. Edith Coulter Fund, $500.

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston, MA
in support of the commission and performances of a new cello concerto by Kaija Saariaho, conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, and performed by cellist Anssi Karttunen, February 22-27, 2007. Finnish Fund, $1,000.

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY
in support of a production of Henrik Ibsen's Wild Duck, produced by the Nationaltheatret and directed by Eirik Stubø, October 25-29, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $2,500.

CARTES Centre of Art and Technology, Helsinki, Finland
in support of a retrospective exhibition of the work of American media artist Christina McPhee, May 9 - September 30, 2006. Finnish Fund, $1,200.

Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
in support of the participation of Norwegian Sámi musical group Vajas in the 8th annual Nordic Roots Music Festival, September 29 - October 1, 2005. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $5,000.

Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis, MN
in support of performances of Goodbye, Mr. Muffin by the Danish company Teater Refleksion, February 16 - March 11, 2007. Helen Lee and Emil Lassen Fund, $2,500.

City Parks Foundation, New York, NY
in support of performances of Hans Christian Andersen stories through their mobile puppet theater, through 2006. Edith Coulter Fund, $1,000.

Columbia University, Swedish Program, New York, NY
in support of public programming during the 2006 fall semester. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000; Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $1,000.

Concordia Language Village, Moorhead, MN
in support of the participation of native Norwegian instructors in the Norwegian Language Village, summer 2005. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $1,000.

Cornucopia Art Center, Lanesboro, MN
in support of an exhibition and workshops by Norwegian artist Käthe Øien, in conjunction with the annual Ibsen Fest in Lanesboro, February 2007. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $1,500.

Crossing Arts Alliance, Brainerd, MN
in support of travel expenses for Norwegian musicians participating in the annual Nisswa-stämman Folk Music Festival, June 9-10, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $500.

Mint Museums, Charlotte, NC
in support of a retrospective exhibition of work by Swedish glass artist Ann Wolff, January 27 - July 29, 2007. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $2,000.

Music Before 1800, New York, NY
in support of a concert by Norwegian vocal group Trio Mediæval, November 19, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $1,000.

Scandinavia House, ASF, New York, NY
in support of public programming during 2006-07. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $45,000: Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $40,000.

Scandinavian Review, ASF, New York, NY
in support of 2006-07 publication of articles related to Norway and Sweden. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $5,000; Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $3,000.

Third Coast International Audio Festival, Chicago Public Radio, Chicago, IL
in support of the participation of Norwegian radio producer Kari Hesthamar (NRK) as a featured speaker in the 2006 Third Coast International Audio Festival, an annual event produced by Chicago Public Radio bringing together radio producers and sound artists from around the world, October 25-27, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $2,000.

Bard Graduate Center, New York, NY
in support of the exhibition Bruno Mathsson: Architect and Designer, March 22 - June 10, 2007. New Sweden '88 Fund, $1,500.

Columbia University, Nordic American Students Association, New York, NY
in support of Norwegian and Swedish programming, spring semester 2007. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $200, Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $200.

Commonweal Theatre Company, Lanesboro, MN
in support of a production of Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts as part of their annual Ibsen Festival, February through May 2007. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $1,000.

Dance Salad, Houston, TX
in support of performances by dancers from the Royal Danish Ballet, the Danish Dance Theater, and the Göteborg Opera Ballet in the 2006 Dance Salad International Festival, April 13-15, 2006. Edith Coulter Fund, $2,000; Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000.

Dell'Arte International, Blue Lake, CA
in support of a performance tour through the US (San Francisco, Minneapolis and New York) and to Denmark of Peer Gynt, produced in collaboration with the Jomfru Ane Teatret of Allborg, Denmark, fall 2006. Helen Lee and Emil Lassen Fund, $2,000.

FinnFest USA 2006, Naselle, WA
in support of the participation of the Helsinki Police Choir in the annual FinnFest USA festival, July 2006. Finnish Fund, $500.

Finlandia Foundation, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter,
San Francisco, CA
in support of a performance tour by Swedish violinist Cecilia Zilliacus and Swedish pianist Per Tengstrand, March 25 - April 12, 2007. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000.

Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Bard College,
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
in support of performances by three Danish children's theater companies (Gruppe 38, Theatre2Thousand and Batida) during their SummerScape festival, July 7 - August 6, 2006. Helen Lee and Emil Lassen Fund, $2,000.

Fractured Atlas, New York, NY
in support of a lecture tour (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC) by Swedish architect Lars Danielsson, who was a key figure in the development of the Swedish green architecture movement in the 1960s, fall 2006. New Sweden '88 Fund, $2,000.

Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
in support of the presentation of the installation Hunt for the Unabomber, by the late Swedish artist Ola Pehrson, February 25 - May 27, 2007. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $2,000.

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
in support of the participation of two Icelandic craft artists and two Norwegian craft artists in the 2007 summer program. Icelandic Crafts Fund, $6,000; Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $6,000.

International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York, NY
in support of the participation of a Norwegian curator (September 1 - November 30, 2007) and a Norwegian visual artist (September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2008) in the ISCP's 2007-08 program. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $23,700.

Järva Röster Choir, Kista, Sweden
in support of performances in the San Francisco area of Freedom for the Prisoners, a suite composed by the choral director and based on the writings of a prisoner sentenced to life in the California prison system, May 27 - June 2, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $500.

Lampo, Inc., Chicago, IL
in support of performances by Swedish experimental electronic musicians Henrik Rylander and Joachim Nordwall, as well as a workshop with students at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, September 19-24, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,500.

Lindsborg Arts Council, Lindsborg, KS
in support of the participation of the Mora Folkdancers in their 2006 Midsummer Festival, June 17, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $500.

List Visual Arts Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA
in support of the participation of Norwegian installation artist Sissel Tolaas in the group exhibition Sensorium, fall 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $1,000.

Lund Konsthall, Lund, Sweden
in support of The Story Behind, an exhibition of work by American artist Matthew Buckingham and Danish artist Joachim Koester, September 29 - November 26, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $2,000.

Luther College, Thanks to Scandinavia Institute in American Studies for Scandinavian Educators, Decorah, IA
in support of the participation of an Icelandic educator in the 2007 program. Thor Thors Memorial Fund, $2,000.

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
in support of travel expenses for Lise Mjøs (Director, Munch Museum), Magne Bruteig (Senior Curator, Munch Museum), Audun Eckhoff (Director, Bergen Art Museum), and Sune Nordgren (Director, National Gallery) to come to attend the opening of the exhibition Edvard Munch: The Modern Life of the Soul, and related programming, February 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $2,500.

Musiikkiyhdistys Luomukanteleet ry, Helsinki, Finland
in support of performances and workshops in Maine by six Finnish kantele musicians, in collaboration with American musicians from the organization Kantele Laulu, July 20 - August 2, 2006. Finnish Fund, $500.

Nidaros Cathedral Girls Choir, Trondheim, Norway
in support of a performance tour to Minnesota, Wisconsin and New York City, April 1-11, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $500.

New York Scandia Symphony, New York, NY
in support of Swedish programming during the 2006-07 concert season. New Sweden '88 Fund, $500.

New York University, Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, New York, NY
in support of a public lecture by Swedish author Dr. Lotta Löfgren-Mårtenson as part of the NYU seminar series Disability and Sexuality, February 2007. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $500.

Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA
in support of the participation of Norwegian knitting artist Annemor Sundbø in the Northwest Nordic Knitting Conference and her attendance at the opening of an exhibition on traditional Norwegian knitting, October 5 - November 10, 2007. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $3,300.

Norwegian Consulate General, San Francisco, CA
in support of the participation of Norwegian musicians performing in the 2006 Norway Day Festival, May 5-6, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $500.

Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway
in support of a lecture tour by Dr. Olav Orheim (Senior Advisor, Ministry of the Environment) to New York, Washington, DC, Minneapolis and Seattle, May 2 - 12, 2006. Sønsteby/Whist Fund, $12,000.

Oslo Chamber Choir, Oslo, Norway
in support of a performance tour to Minnesota, which will include giving master classes and workshops to music students at St. Olaf College and the University of Minnesota/Duluth, February 17 - 23, 2007. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $1,000.

Oslo Elsewhere, New York, NY
in support of productions of Rosmersholm (Henrik Ibsen) and Death Variations (Jon Fosse), Theatre B, August 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $3,000.

Other Minds, San Francisco, CA
in support of the participation of Danish composer Per Nørgård in the 12th annual Other Minds Music Festival, December 8 - 10, 2006. Scan/Design by Inger and Jens Bruun Foundation Fund, $1,500.

PEN American Center, New York, NY
in support of the participation of Swedish author Henning Mankell and Norwegian author Åsne Seierstad in the 2nd annual PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, April 26-30, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000; Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $1,000.

Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe, Philadelphia, PA
in support of travel expenses related to performances by Norwegian experimental dance company Jo Strømgren Kompani of the full-length production The Convent as part of the 2006 festival, September 7-11, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $3,000.

Poetry Project, New York, NY
in support of a poetry reading by Swedish poet Aase Berg as part of their Monday Night Reading Series at St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery, 2005-06 or 2006-07 season. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000.

P.S.1, Queens, NY
in support of an installation by Icelandic artist Katrín Sigurdardóttir, October 1, 2006 - January 14, 2007. Arts Fund, $600.

PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Queens, NY
in support of a solo exhibition of Norwegian photographer Tom Sandberg, spring 2007. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $5,000.

Riverside Symphony, New York, NY
in support of the American premiere of Niels Gade's Symphony #2, June 15, 2006. Edith Coulter Fund, $1,000.

Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester, New York
in support of the participation of two Swedish jazz quartets, the Magnus Lindgren Quartet and the Rigmor Gustaffson Quartet, in the 2006 festival, June 9-17, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $3,000.

Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL
in support of HE & SHE, an exhibition of work by glass artists Bertil Vallien and Ulrica Hydman-Vallien, March 30 - July 8, 2007. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $2,000.

Rose Ensemble, St. Paul, MN
in support of the concert program Courtly Pleasures in Baroque Stockholm and Rome: Music for Christina Wasa, Queen of Sweden, which will be performed at six venues throughout Minnesota, May 1 - 13, 2007. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
in support of an exhibition of work by Danish/Icelandic installation artist Olafur Eliasson, June - August 2007. Arts Fund, $3,000.

Scandinavian American Foundation of Georgia, Decatur, GA
in support of a performance by the "Three Royal Tenors" of Denmark at the Carter Center, June 17, 2006. Edith Coulter Fund, $500.

Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
in support of travel expenses related to the participation of Norwegian electronic musicians Thorns, Ltd. In the 2006 International Biennial Still Points of the Turning World, July 9, 2006 - January 7, 2007. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $4,500.

Sliding Hammers, Älvsjö, Sweden
in support of the participation of the Swedish jazz quintet Sliding Hammers in the Rochester International Jazz Festival, June 15-16, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000.

Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
in support of the SASS Travel Fund, which provides small travel grants for graduate students in Scandinavian Studies. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000.

Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
In support of the participation of Norwegian jazz singer Solveig Slettahjell and the Slow Motion Quintet in the 2006 Spoleto Festival, May 26-27, 2006. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $3,000.

Stockholm Institute, Stockholm, WI
in support of performances by the Bjurtjärn Theater Group of They Sold Their Homesteads, a play documenting the 19th-century immigration of Swedes from Bjurtjärn to Stockholm, June 25 - July 8, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000.

University of Minnesota, Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Minneapolis, MN
in support of the participation of Gunnar Sønsteby and other Norwegian speakers in the conference Norway, World War II and the Holocaust, April 19 - 20, 2007. Andrew E. and G. Norman Wigeland Fund, $2,500.

VocalEssence, Minneapolis, MN
in support of a "farewell' concert by Swedish baritone Håkan Hagegård, June 20, 2006. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $2,000.

Voces Nordicae, Stockholm, Sweden
in support of a performance tour to Florida, including a performance at the annual meeting in Miami of the American Choral Directors Association, March 1 - 10, 2007. Thord-Gray Memorial Fund, $1,000.

Young Danish String Quartet, Sollentuna, Sweden
in support of a performance tour to the US (Connecticut, New York, Virginia, and Washington, DC), March 26 - April 2, 2006. Scan/Design by Inger and Jens Bruun Foundation Fund, $1,500.