The city we live in

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The city we live in

Published November 17, 2011 by Neil de la Flor

... is bursting at the coastline with an almost overwhelming supply of art and cultural events to experience. This is a great thing, so long as one has a plan. Here are a few tips on what to see around town this weekend and the coming week. [caption id="attachment_28546" align="aligncenter"...

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@KnightFdn news for 11/16/2011

Published November 17, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller

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Author and humorist John Hodgman takes the stage this Friday

Published November 16, 2011 by Susannah Schouweiler

Somehow, this nearly slipped by me: Minnesota Public Radio’s terrific live program, “Wits,” has a show this Friday night with one of my household’s favorite writers (and “The Daily Show” Resident Expert), John Hodgman. For those of you unfamiliar with the variety show-cum-interview series, “Wits” features all manner of clever...

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@Zeega: Allowing people to collaboratively produce, curate and publish multimedia

Published November 16, 2011 by Knight Foundation

James Burns, chief technology officer at Zeega, in a video by Jon Vidar Zeega is an open-source HTML 5 platform for creating interactive documentaries and inventing new forms of storytelling. Above, James Burns, Zeega's chief technology officer, describes how the tool will make it easy to collaboratively produce, curate and publish participatory multimedia projects online and on mobile devices.

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2011 Arts Alive! award winners to be honored Nov. 20

Published November 15, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Jessie Raynor, Akron Area Arts Alliance Director The Akron Area Arts Alliance will honor 13 people on November 20 for their creative talents, outstanding leadership and generous support of our local arts and culture community. The sold-out event will be held Sunday evening at the exciting Stage Door venue...

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Artist Unknown/The Free World opens at Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

Published November 15, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Michelle Weinberg, Funding Arts Broward Made possible with a $50,000 FAB! Knight New Work Award, the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood opened the exhibition Artist Unknown/The Free World to the public on October 28th. It consists of nearly 17,000 photographic images that arose from countless hours of online...

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Four insights on the history of the future of news

Published November 15, 2011 by Amy Starlight Lawrence

Eric Newton at Arizona State University What does the future of news look like? In a presentation to hundreds of students, professors and community participants last night in Phoenix, Eric Newton, senior adviser to the president at Knight Foundation, provided some insight. In “A history of the future of news: What 1767 tells us about 2100,” Newton’s four main points were:

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The art of the book: Frances Trombly

Published November 15, 2011 by Anne Tschida

The Internet and Kindle have started to make printed material increasingly obsolete, going the way of vinyl records and CDs. But the one hold-out remains art books — there's something about the experience of seeing the colors and the contours of art on a glossy page that feels more satisfying...

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Direct democracy and artistic dialogue at Grizzly Grizzly

Published November 15, 2011 by CSchwartz

The inaugural call for entries at Grizzly Grizzly is entitled “Other Possible Titles” and runs from Nov. 4 until Nov. 26. The show consists of 35 pieces selected from nearly 250 submissions that were chosen by a jury composed of members of the Grizzly Grizzly collective. As an exhibition, the...

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@pandaproject, a newsroom data app that provides a place to store, search and share data

Published November 15, 2011 by Knight Foundation

Brian Boyer, news applications editor at the Chicago Tribune, describes PANDA in a video by Jon Vidar. Earlier this month PANDA, which helps news organizations better use public information by creating new software that cleans up and helps analyze it, went alpha. Users can now test PANDA Project Alpha and give feedback on how it's doing.

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Connecting emerging artists and designers with Cranbrook Academy of Arts’ illuminated past

Published November 15, 2011 by vmiller

Where were you at 11:11 on November 11, 2011... a.k.a 11:11 11.11.11? Luckiest day of the century, luckiest moment? Maybe, maybe not. Regardless of your beliefs in numerology, 11.11.11 did present itself as an...

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The Light Factory’s Luminaries Lecture Series

Published November 14, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Dee Grano, The Light Factory The Light Factory’s first special guest for the Luminaries Lecture Series is Danny Lyon, photographer and artist featured in Streetwise: Masters of 60s Photography. The lecture is happening Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7pm and the location has been set for the UNC Charlotte Center...

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Minnesota Opera’s “Silent Night” recounts the Christmas truce of World War I

Published November 14, 2011 by Susannah Schouweiler

“Opera is accused of being a ‘museum’ art form, so world premieres are a big deal — there just aren’t that many of them these days,” says the American correspondent for "Opera News," speaking at the press meet-and-greet before the final dress rehearsal of Minnesota Opera's newly commissioned production, “Silent...

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Chicago network is helping local news develop advertising and revenue streams

Published November 14, 2011 by Michele McLellan

The Chicago Community Trust, a two-time Knight Community Information Challenge winner, has focused its efforts on fostering a healthy news ecosystem of both for-profit and nonprofit news and information providers. The Trust’s most recent effort is the development of an advertising network of 15 small, local news sites in the Chicago area. These sites are too small to attract the interest of major advertisers. But together, they can offer a digital network with over one million monthly guaranteed impressions. Ngoan Le, vice president of program for the Trust, said seed funding for the Chicago Independent Ad Network is part of the foundation's larger strategy of helping new sources of local news and information become self-supporting by developing revenue streams such as advertising.

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Scissors and Glue: The Miami Project

Published November 14, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

Tune into WLRN (channel 17) Thursday, Nov 17 at 10pm for an insider exploration into Miami's art scene. Billed as "an intimate look at a young city with an old soul," Scissors and Glue: The Miami Project interviews local luminaries including Bonnie Clearwater, executive director at chief curator at MOCA;...