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Living in the most heavily Cuban place on earth outside of Cuba, we naturally are exposed to work from Cuban and Cuban-American artists constantly -- add that with such a rich artistic tradition, how could we not? But even with this type of exposure, the amount, quality, and context of... -
Article"It's almost like Republicans and Democrats," said Matt Dobrin, parent of a student in Providence's public schools. "You have two opposing views -- probably somewhere in the center is a great idea." Dobrin, speaking about the difference between traditional public schools and new charter schools like Democracy Prep, says that as a parent, he feels caught in the middle when it comes to school reform. Add a few "he said/she said" quotes, and you'd have a workmanlike article for any regional daily. That's good, but a little unsatisfying if the real aim is to get policymakers and citizens to grapple with issues of real importance. That's where the kind of face-to-face gatherings between policymakers and citizens that the Rhode Island Foundation and WRNI, Rhode Island's NPR affiliate, come in. On October 6, the team held the first of a series of Rhode Island Community Forums. The forum, on the topic "What Makes a Great Teacher," was sold out, and a capacity crowd listened to state education officials, an expert from an education think tank, and teachers on the front lines...
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ArticleKnight Digital Media Center hosted a boot camp in Chicago Oct. 3-7 for the latest winners of the Knight Community Information Challenge. You can find some of the presentations here. The live blog is archived here.
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The Akron Civic Theatre is pleased to announce the current line up of Big Night Out events made possible by the Knight Foundation. Knight funding is making it possible for many community-based arts organizations and performers to make an appearance on the beautiful Akron Civic Theatre stage, attracting new audiences... -
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The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design have cooked up a series of five exhibitions pairing Philadelphia-based fashion designers with area artists. The result is DesignLab, a lively experiment in couture and creative collaboration on view 24/7 in Moore’s InSights gallery on Race Street. The latest pairing on... -
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Lucas Leyva, playwright, filmmaker, founder and self-proclaimed Minister of the Interior of the Borsht Film Festival, wants to organize a petting zoo for Art Basel, which is a seriously cool idea. In this interview, Leyva discusses the subtle differences in his writing and directing style and comments on Miami's evolving... -
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Young At Art Museum opened a brand new exhibition this month where right brain meets left brain. National traveling exhibition Abracadabra! Everyday Magic, now open through January 2, 2011, beckons visitors to examine, create and participate in hands-on activities that explore math, science and art. Designed for visitors to investigate... -
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It's a cliche, but also true: art, when its done well, can tell more elaborate tales than words, often because it allows your own imagination to be part of the yarn. You can read in a photograph your own view of a particular situation; the emotions provoked [caption id="attachment_7221" align="aligncenter"... -
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The second season of the raucous and quirky USpeak: Open Verse and Performance Series continues on Friday, Oct. 8, when University of Miami Creative Writing alumni return for a special Parents' Weekend Reading. Among these distinguished alumni, teacher and journalist Mia Leonin (1995), author of Braid: Poems, Unraveling the Bed... -
ArticleBroward Cultural Division, MiamiArtExchange.com and ArtServe invite artists of all disciplines, gallery owners and creative entrepreneurs to a full-day workshop. Social Media Art BootCamp for Artists will be held on Saturday, October 30, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ArtServe Inc., 1350 East Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale....
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More than 200 artists and supporters - along with Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Chief Cultural Officer Gary Steuer- celebrated the launch of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia last night at TRUST in Old City. The contest, which will offer $9 million over three years to ideas for the... -