To support the Community-based Artist Residency Program, an initiative that pairs established artists with local artists to create meaningful participatory experiences for multi-generational audiences. The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum was founded fifteen years ago by educators and community activists to educate and empower the local community. During 2002-2003 community residents of all ages were surveyed by museum staff about their social and civic concerns. Community members then chose artists whose visions matched their own. They participated in town-meetings which were directed by teams of artists and created works together that explored and illustrated their issues of concern. In 2003-2004 the museum will refine its community-building process by creating a public gallery on site; select a new group of artists whose approaches appeal to a broad segment of the populace; expand opportunities for participation; and expand its communications and marketing strategies. The Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum received support from the Art and Culture Program's Re-envisioning Museums initiative. Representatives from those museums convened in Seattle in September of 2003. A publication documenting best practices is being developed for 2004-2005.