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The Billboard Project – Update

Published December 27, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad

Locust Projects' "Out of the Box" is a new initiative that will increase exposure to contemporary art by sponsoring projects in public locations throughout Miami. The program has officially launched with the Billboard Project, for which internationally renowned artist Liam Gillick has be commissioned to produce artwork for billboards and...

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Top 10 Cultural Events in Knight Cities for 2010

Published December 27, 2010 by Dennis Scholl

By Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation VP Arts/Miami Program Director I love a good top ten list, and this year has been a year of transformative experiences for the Knight Arts program. So I thought I’d take a minute and list some of the amazing cultural events that took place this...

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The Miami Mass Choir Joins Random Acts of Culture™

Published December 24, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad

Hello gospel! Random Acts of Culture™ welcomed the Miami Mass Choir to its network earlier this month. On Dec 11, the choir surprised shoppers at Macy’s Aventura with spontaneous performances of Down by the Riverside. There were eight performances, 13 performers, hundreds of spectators and an infinite amount of joy....

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First Night Charlotte Celebrates the Arts and a New Year

Published December 23, 2010 by bea.quirk

Charlotte will once again ring in the new year with its annual First Night Charlotte event starting Dec. 31 in uptown that will highlight and celebrate the city’s cultural offerings. There will be child-oriented activities throughout the day, followed by an array of performances beginning at 8 p.m. along South...

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Award-Winning Community Partnership in St. Paul Brings a More Equitable Transit System to the Twin Cities

Published December 22, 2010 by Knight Foundation

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Knight board member Mariam Noland recognized by community foundation trustees

Published December 22, 2010 by Knight Foundation

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A Dream Worth Catching at Praxis

Published December 22, 2010 by Anne Tschida

What's it like to walk through your dreams; or maybe your childhood memories, or fleeting moments of your past? It might be like walking in and around Teresa Diehl's fabulous, contemplative installation in the project room of Praxis International Art in Wynwood. "Maneem"...

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Emma Trelles

Published December 22, 2010 by Neil de la Flor

This year Emma Trelles won the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize for her forthcoming collection of poems Tropicalia (University of Notre Dame Press, 2011) and I can't wait to get my copy. Silvia Curbelo, 2010 Andres Montoya Poetry Prize judge, wrote that Tropicalia's "vast creative energy drew from many different sources...

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Carolers Were Random Actors of Old

Published December 22, 2010 by Gregory Stepanich

It has been a very long time since any Christmas carolers came to my door, and even longer since I went myself, as a youngster. But I remember distinctly walking the frozen streets of our northern Illinois hometown, singing along with a group of people I think were from church...

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Grant to Support Innovative Civics Experiments at UF’s Graham Center

Published December 21, 2010 by Knight Foundation

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Hand-Crafting a New Vision of Art

Published December 21, 2010 by Anne Tschida

Is a blank canvas empty of art? See for yourself with a solo show from Miami's Frances Trombly at the Girls' Club in Fort Lauderdale (the first solo show at the relatively new exhibition space, made possible from a $10,000 Knight Arts Challenge grant). Called "Paintings," the excellent, subtle show...

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ASC Grant Will Help ‘Aphasia’ Gain International Audiences

Published December 21, 2010 by bea.quirk

Donna Scott has enthralled Charlotte theater-goers the last several years with thought-provoking productions such as The Body Chronicles and spirited plays such as The Dixie Swim Club. Now she has brought her production talents to the world of cinema – and hoping for a worldwide audience. A recent Regional Artist...

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Grantee Update: Bechtler Museum of Modern Art

Published December 21, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad

By Bechtler Staff The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art hosted a lecture December 1, 2010 by Laurent Le Bon, a leading authority on modern and contemporary art who is considered one of the major forces in the art world today. Le Bon spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of more than...

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Vegan Pot Luck & Pure Imagination @ Sweat Records

Published December 20, 2010 by Neil de la Flor

The holidays are here and George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (love it!) is playing at the Arsht Center however I decided to do something different Saturday night. I attended Sweat Records' Vegan Potluck Dinner for delicious vegan food and live storytelling by Matt Gajewski's Pure Imagination. [caption id="attachment_10087" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Sweat...

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The Perpetual Peace Project

Published December 17, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad

By Aaron Levy, executive director and chief curator of the Slought Foundation For the last few months, I have had the pleasure of working out of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in downtown New York. My "office" is not to be found amongst administration on the 6th floor, however;...