“Pockets of Perception – We Are One Community “ {POP), a program of the Dearborn Community Fund (DCF), is recruiting new members for the Summer 2026 Design Team. POP is open to students attending any Wayne County school and entering their junior year in … More
We depend on volunteers who share their talents and time to help with projects such as fundraisers, student workshops, the Youth in Arts Festival, and the Homecoming Festival.
The Dearborn Community Fund is a non-profit organization that supports arts, recreational and cultural projects and activities across the city of Dearborn, MI
The DCF puts on this annual festival at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, featuring student art exhibits, instrumental and vocal music, and dance performances.
Local high school students are in the process of designing a mosaic to be installed in Dearborn’s new Intermodal Passenger Rail Station, scheduled to open in 2014.
You can help the Community Fund by making a donation. The DCF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent permissible by law.
News & Events

2026 Mayor’s Arts Awards Nomination Form
Click Here to Print Nomination Form The 2026 Mayor’s Arts Awards will be presented 7pm on Monday, May 20 2026 in Studio A at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. The following awards will be presented during the event: Artist … More

Public Is Invited to the 2025 Mayor’s Arts Awards
Public Is Invited to the 2025 Mayor’s Arts Awards.The public is invited to attend the 2025 Mayor’s Arts Awards scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, April 28 inStudio A at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center. Artists, performers, and those who … More

“Colors of Community” POP Mural 2024 Dedication
Celebrate the POP Student Design Team 2024 JOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 AT 5 P.M. FOR THE OFFICIAL DEDICATION OF THE 2024 POP DESIGN MURAL At the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center THIS MURAL, A GIFT TO CITY RECREATION, IS A … More

New at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center “MURAL WAY”
Located on the South side of the FC&PAC building enjoy sidewalks lined with beautiful murals created for April Arts Month but on display until October this year. … More

POCKETS OF PERCEPTION (POP)– WE ARE ONE COMMUNITY
THE 2024 MURAL PROJECT THIS IS A MURAL IN PROGRESS UNDER THE DIRECTION OFARTIST/TEACHER MS. SUNSHINE DURANT. THE DESIGN TEAM CONSISTS OF 15 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROMAREA SCHOOLS. GUEST ARTIST/MENTOR IS MR. DANIEL CASCARDOJOIN US ON WEDNESDAY, JULY … More
This Week in Dearborn
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Pockets of Perception

“Pockets of Perception – We Are One Community “ (POP), a program of the Dearborn Community Fund (DCF), is recruiting new members for the Summer 2023 Design Team. POP is open to students attending any Dearborn school and entering their junior year in fall … Read More
Youth in Arts

Returns in Spring 2024 Over 400 students from Dearborn Public Schools and Henry Ford College showcase their talents and creative energy each April at the annual Youth Arts Festival, a one day showcase featuring visual, instrumental, choral and theatrical … Read More
Community Connections

Click here to watch Community Connections online. … Read More
Padzieski Art Gallery

The Padzieski Art Gallery, located in the west wing of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, directly across from the theater, is operated by the Dearborn Community Fund in cooperation with the Dearborn Parks & Recreation Department. The … Read More

