Knight Foundation

Informed & Engaged Communities

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Made in Philly

To bring visual art to a wider audience by placing locally produced art in public advertising spaces in the same neighborhood where the piece was produced

Bearded Ladies Cabaret Revolution

To attract new audiences to theater and use the medium as a way to explore politics, gender, sexuality and identity through a series of original, late-night cabarets

Site and Sound Gardens

To transform overgrown and abandoned spaces into "sacred" art parks for the community by engaging residents to create visual and sound gardens in the Niceville-Tioga neighborhood

Small But Mighty Arts Grants

To give a boost to local artists by creating a mini grant program to help cover their production costs with awards ranging from $50 to $1,000

Little Berlin Fairgrounds

To help transform the East Kensington neighborhood by turning an empty lot into an event space for musicians, art fairs and children's workshops

New Public Art at Dilworth Plaza

To help transform historic Dilworth Plaza by commissioning sculptor Janet Echelman to create an artwork inspired by the site's historic association with water and steam

AMLA Flash Jazz Mobile

To cultivate new audiences for Latin jazz by presenting "pop-up" performances of local artists using a portable stage

ElectNext

To invest in the development and distribution of ElectNext, a voter education platform that matches voters to candidates, for down ballot races in Philadelphia

Neighborhood Spotlight Series

To provide everyday artistic experiences in Chinatown and South Philadelphia by creating site-specific works for nontraditional places like restaurants, storefronts and public plazas

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