Tigertail And The Miami Poetry Collective Launch New Book

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Tigertail And The Miami Poetry Collective Launch New Book

Published September 16, 2010 by Neil de la Flor

When I think about the question “what brings a poem to life”, Tigertail and the Miami Poetry Collective (MPC) have answered it with their new poetry annual. On Thursday, October 14th, Tigertail and the MPC will celebrate the launch of their 8th... poetry book, Tigertail, A South Florida Poetry Annual:...

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KAC in the News: Knight Foundation Creates “Unique” Philadelphia Arts Program

Published September 15, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad

Today's Philadelphia Inquirer includes a story on the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia, a newly launched contest that will bring $9 million in new funding to the city over three years. The Challenge will look for the most innovative ideas in the arts that both inspire and enrich Philadelphia’s communities. Applications...

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Knight Arts Challenge Miami Winners Named As Up-And-Comers

Published September 15, 2010 by marika.lynch

The Miami Herald dedicated its Sunday arts section to profiling “20 under 40,” a group of up-and-coming South Florida artists who have helped transform the local arts scene. Three are winners of the Knight Arts Challenge Miami. They are: Patrick Dupre Quigley, whose...

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New Sleeper Disc Has Strong Music, Local Talent

Published September 15, 2010 by Gregory Stepanich

In a time when many composers have to spend as many days making sure they keep the publicity going as they do actually writing, Thomas Sleeper has enjoyed steady releases on established classical labels, including a Naxos disc of wind music and a just-released disc of orchestral pieces on Albany....

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Knight Arts Challenge Miami Winners Named as Up-And-Comers

Published September 15, 2010 by marika.lynch

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Knight Foundation Creates “Unique” Philadelphia Arts Program

Published September 15, 2010 by marika.lynch

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Knight Foundation Launches $9 million Philadelphia Arts Contest

Published September 14, 2010 by marika.lynch

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This Glacier, Cool and Sparking As it Should Be

Published September 14, 2010 by Anne Tschida

Can something be lovely -- no, delicious -- looking, and still be edgy? Yes, unequivocally, if the subject is Gavin Perry's latest solo outing, "Glacier." Anyone up on Miami's art scene will be familiar with this artist's work; his distinct styling [caption id="attachment_6210" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Gavin Perry's show "Glacier" at...

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Knight Foundation CEO Makes Case for Funding Local News and Information Projects

Published September 14, 2010 by marika.lynch

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Four Innovation and Collaboration Trends in Journalism Education

Published September 14, 2010 by Knight Foundation

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Community Foundations Increase Support for News and Information Projects

Published September 13, 2010 by Knight Foundation

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Fall For The Arts Festival Was A Blast!

Published September 13, 2010 by Neil de la Flor

Big smiles and high fives dominated the Fall for the Arts Festival on Sunday. Despite scorching heat, parents and kids swarmed Arsht Center grounds and were treated to a host of performances, acting and dancing workshops, seminars and arts & crafts tables. [caption id="attachment_6020" align="aligncenter" width="614" caption="Jahfe/Photo by Neil de...

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Queens University of Charlotte to Become Digital and Media Literacy Leader

Published September 13, 2010 by Eric Newton

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Capacity Building: Detroit

Published September 12, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad

The Kennedy Center arrives in Detroit this month courtesy of Capacity Building: Detroit, a two-year arts management training program for arts organizations in the Detroit metro area. Knight Foundation is partnering with the Kennedy Center, the Kresge Foundation and the Michigan Nonprofit Association to bring the initiative to life and...

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A Visual Abundance

Published September 10, 2010 by Anne Tschida

When there is so much going on in one weekend, stuff that really seems worthy of attending and seeing, it can get overwhelming, actually confusing, to try and preview it. Oh well. This is one of those season-opener weekends where...