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Contemporary sculpture is like performance art – when done well by a serious and skilled practitioner, the art can blow you away, take you to that rarefied place that only certain triggers in life ever can. When done poorly and sloppily,... -
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YoungArts, the core program of the National Federation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA), will host the 30th Annual YoungArts Week in Miami. YoungArts recognizes and supports America's most talented young artists in the visual, literary and performing arts. During YoungArts Week, Jan. 10-15, the nation's top student artists will... -
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I interviewed Miami based artist Michelle Weinberg on the eve of Not the Usual Suspects: [new] Art in [new] Public [new] Places, an exhibition sponsored by ArtCenter/South Florida and Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. The show introduces recently completed and upcoming public art projects by more than 20... -
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By Jarvis Holiday, Levine Museum In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Levine Museum of the New South is bringing back COURAGE: The Carolina Story That Changed America. Supported by the Bank of America Charitable Foundation and the John S. & James L. Knight Foundation, the exhibit tells the story behind... -
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On Saturday, January 8 performers from the Opera Company of Philadelphia surprised shoppers at Reading Terminal Market with a performance of the Toreador song from Carmen. The event featured 30 choristers, three soloists and hundreds of fans. Why Does Knight Foundation... -
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By Richard Flood, The New Museum's Director of Special Projects and Curator at Large From the very beginning, “The Last Newspaper” was intended to be a work in progress. We invited partners to create their own offices which would operate throughout the course of the exhibition. The office components were... -
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By WDAV Staff The pilot phase of WDAV’s Concierto – America’s first bilingual (Spanish-English) classical music service – continues to gather strength. This fall, the two-hour pilot program has been carried on Saturday evenings at 10 PM by WDAV (Charlotte, NC) and KPBS (San Diego, CA). Both stations report good... -
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By Gary P. Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer Philadelphia In late December 2010 the City of Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy... -
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By Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation VP/Arts and Miami Program Director We're just one week into 2011 and it's already promising to be a banner year for arts, particularly in the eight communities in which Knight Foundation concentrates its arts funding. Here are some signature events in the eight cities, that... -
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By Akron Civic Theatre Staff As we welcome 2011, the Big Night Out Series concludes its fourth month of operation and looks forward to a new year. The series was created... -
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When it comes to sheer popularity in classical music, it’s hard to beat the Carmina Burana of Carl Orff. Everyone knows the opening section of this work – O Fortuna – with its relentless, thumping D minor melody that barely rises above the first part of a scale, and its...