On November 29, Knight Foundation announced its support for Projections of a Coral City, a projection mapping installation on the Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami. The large-scale display will run nightly from 6 p.m. to midnight, from November 29 to Saturday, December 3. Knight’s Adam Ganuza […]
Article · November 29, 2022 by Adam Ganuza
On July 1, 2021, Knight Foundation will launch the 2021 Knight Arts Challenge. The open call will support the best ideas for the arts and is open to artists and arts organizations in Akron, Detroit and Miami. Learn more about the Knight Arts Challenge here. Knight’s Adam Ganuza shares more below. When we celebrated the […]
Article · June 20, 2021 by Adam Ganuza
On December 10, 2020, Knight Foundation announced the winners of the Knight New Work 2020 initiative, 18 Miami artists that will receive $10,000 to create works that reimagine how the performing arts are experienced and created during the pandemic and beyond. Along with the winners, Knight announced the 2020 Knight Arts Champions, 19 community leaders […]
Article · December 9, 2020 by Adam Ganuza
On August 10, 2020, Knight Foundation announced the launch of Knight New Work 2020, an open call which will award $10K prizes to Miami artists to encourage innovation in the performing arts. Click here to see the press release and here for the landing page. Knight’s Adam Ganuza shares more below. “The art of life is a […]
Article · August 10, 2020 by Adam Ganuza
“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay.” —Lynda Barry, 2019 United States Artists Fellow Great art has the power to illuminate our stories, shaping our perception of what is real and giving light to what is possible. The arts create new narratives, whether through the […]
Article · March 13, 2019 by Adam Ganuza
On Dec. 3, 2018, Knight Foundation announced a $37 million investment in Miami’s growing arts ecosystem. Knight also released a multi-year study assessing Miami’s arts ecosystem. Miami is a city of stories and storytellers. It always has been: from the oral traditions of the Tequesta and the fanciful myths that attracted faraway explorers, to the tale of Julia […]
Article · December 3, 2018 by Adam Ganuza
Image: Jessica DeMuro’s “3,650 Days” 3-D installation at Norwest Gallery of Art. The Norwest Gallery of Art, a 2018 Knight Arts Challenge winner, will provide affordable arts programming for people living in Detroit’s Northwest side. Photo credit: Asia Hamilton. On Nov. 7, Knight Foundation announced the winners of the 2018 Knight Arts Challenge in Detroit. […]
Article · November 7, 2018 by Adam Ganuza
Tonight, we’re excited to announce the winning ideas in the 2017 Knight Arts Challenge Akron: 17 projects receiving a combined $743,000 to further Akron’s growth as a center for arts and culture in northeast Ohio. This cohort of winning ideas, the challenge’s third, brings world-class talent and cutting-edge projects to the city, while celebrating the […]
Article · November 14, 2017 by Adam Ganuza
Detroit is a city characterized by transformation, but also reclamation. Through sheer creativity and grit, Detroiters flip the script on the city’s narrative and its physical spaces, building on the region’s cultural legacy while moving people to see Detroit with a fresh lens. Nowhere is this more evident than in the ideas proposed by the […]
Article · October 25, 2017 by Adam Ganuza
Earlier this year, we posed a question to Saint Paul: Tell us your best idea for the arts. The city responded in a big way. We received hundreds of ideas and, from those, selected the ones that best reflected the city and the immense creative talent of its residents. The resulting winning ideas show a […]
Article · October 4, 2017 by Adam Ganuza
Earlier this year, we asked for the best arts ideas in four cities, and each responded in a big way. This year’s Knight Arts Challenge drew more than 2,500 ideas, and put the creative energy of these communities on full display. The ideas from the four cities – Akron, Detroit, Miami and St. Paul – […]
Article · August 14, 2017 by Adam Ganuza