The biggest Random Act of Culture® yet took place in Philadelphia Saturday – with more than 650 singers bursting into Hallelujah from Handel’s Messiah in the middle of a downtown Macy’s. The world’s largest pipe organ – with 28,000 pipes – accompanied them. I could go on, but the video tells the whole story. You […]
The biggest Random Act of Culture yet took place in Philadelphia Saturday – with more than 650 singers bursting into Hallelujah from Handel’s Messiah in the middle of a downtown Macy’s. The world’s largest pipe organ – with 28,000 pipes – accompanied them. I could go on, but the video tells the whole story. You […]
August and September were whirlwind months for WDAV’s Concierto – America’s first bilingual (Spanish-English) classical music service! In this pilot phase, WDAV conducted webinars with a select group of public radio station general managers, program, and music directors to introduce the Concierto concept, offer audio samples and solicit feedback. Last week, WDAV staff attended the […]
By Susan Patterson, Charlotte Program Director Strolling through a farmers market at lunchtime in Charlotte is always a treat. Sniffing the just-picked peaches, choosing a perfect ruby red tomato – those are usually the highlights. My visit to Atherton Market was made even better Tuesday when opera filled the air. Yes, I knew a musical surprise was […]
Watch as The Charlotte Observer reports on a Knight-sponsored “Random Act of Culture.” Strolling through a farmers market at lunchtime in Charlotte is always a treat. Sniffing the just-picked peaches, choosing a perfect ruby red tomato – those are usually the highlights. My visit to Atherton Market was made even better Tuesday when opera filled […]
As part of the Knight national art program I’ve been traveling around to the eight Knight resident cities (Akron, Charlotte, Detroit, Macon, Miami, Philadelphia, Saint Paul and San Jose). This week found me in San Jose for the launch of the ZERO1 Biennial, an exhibition that melds art and technology, where I spoke at the […]
By the Charlotte Arts & Science Council After weeks of work and preparation we were able to pull off our first Random Act of Culture on August 17! And judging by the surprise and smiles, we were thrilled with how it went. The site of this first Random Act of Culture was at the Atherton Mills […]
The Knight Foundation’s new nationwide arts initiative kicks off this week as six arts groups in Charlotte receive the program’s first round of grants to enrich and engage their community. Recipients range from the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art to WDAV Classical Public Radio (see complete grantee list below.) The grants aspire to spark conversations, celebrate the region’s […]
The Knight Foundation’s new nationwide arts initiative kicks off today as six arts groups in Charlotte receive the program’s first round of grants to enrich and engage their community. Recipients range from the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art to WDAV Classical Public Radio (see complete grantee list below.) The grants aspire to spark conversations, celebrate […]
Thursday’s announcement of a $717,500 Knight Arts grant is front-page news in today’s Akron Beacon Journal. Read below for the highlights and click here for the full article. Akron’s arts community got a financial boost Thursday courtesy of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The foundation announced eight grants totaling $717,500. The city’s […]
Dennis Scholl Great news for the national arts scene: Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation’s Miami program director and a longtime arts advocate and philanthropist, will head up Knight’s new national cultural arts efforts. Dennis was just named vice president/arts for Knight Foundation. He’ll work with arts leaders in different communities around the country where the Knight […]
Please join us at Knight in welcoming a new colleague and congratulating two of our own for a lifetime achievement award and a new elected position. Welcome to Dennis Scholl, the new Miami Program Director for Knight. From the press release, Scholl will work with local leaders to identify opportunities for investing in innovative ideas […]
Editor’s note: Susan Patterson is the Knight Program Director for Charlotte, North Carolina. Below, she details Knight winners at the inaugural Charlotte Chamber Innovation Awards. The Charlotte Chamber launched its first ever Innovation Awards Tuesday night, and Knight grantees were winners. The McColl Center for Visual Arts received the Innovative New Product or Service Award […]
For a foundation whose mission is to build community, the arts provide a most effective glue. In the Knight communities of Miami, Akron, Charlotte and Columbus, Ga., new cultural institutions are integral parts of booming civic revitalizations.
Communities aren’t just concrete and steel, asphalt and glass. They can just as easily be a state of mind: an aria, a pas de deux, an epiphany in a gallery. For a foundation whose mission is to build community, the arts provide a most effective glue. Art makes tangible things that are intangible. It explains […]