Artist Wini McQueen to present Sidney’s Salon lecture in Macon

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Artist Wini McQueen to present Sidney’s Salon lecture in Macon

Published December 2, 2013 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

Wini McQueen. Wini McQueen is a Macon-based textile artist who creates colorful works of art using fabric and dyes. On Wednesday, December 4, McQueen will discuss her recent trip to the Ivory Coast and the history of textiles in that area as part of the Sidney's...

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Akron Art Museum’s “Multiplicity” a diverse look at art of printmaking

Published December 2, 2013 by Roger Durbin

If you like prints – and all the variations that come along with them – hit the Akron Art Museum, a Knight Arts grantee. Right now it has a large and inspired exhibit on display through March 16 called “Multiplicity: Contemporary Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.” I have...

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Making God Laugh at The Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

Published November 27, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Neal Hecker, WPBT The new production at the Actor’s Playhouse is a twist on an American holiday tradition, offering the audience a chance to watch somebody else’s family meltdown around the dinner table. The play, making it’s South Florida Premiere, was written by Sean Grennan. The title, “Making God...

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Panelists discuss current state of literature and literary criticism at Macon symposium

Published November 27, 2013 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

On November 18, Macon Arts Alliance hosted “Writing about Writing,” the second in a series of six symposia in the Art Matters Symposium Series. The event, featuring a panel discussion about literary arts and literary criticism, was held at the Sidney Lanier Cottage in Macon. The free event, co-sponsored by...

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Sean Derry delivers dark comedy tour de force for None Too Fragile

Published November 27, 2013 by Roger Durbin

Want to slice and dice self-obsession and count the many ways it shows up in contemporary urban and suburban America? Take in Eric Bogosian's one-man play, "Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead," being shown as None Too Fragile's latest dramatic production. Bogosian's narrative plumbs the seedy and sordid...

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Putting Together the Pipeline with Anna Deavere Smith in Philadelphia

Published November 27, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Robert P. Smith, Philadelphia Theatre Company Anna Deavere Smith is an internationally recognized artist, who is known for creating a groundbreaking new form a theatre employing both performance and journalism. The Pipeline Project, devised and implemented by Anna Deavere Smith, will explore the “school to prison pipeline,” a disturbing...

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Announcing the 2013 winners of the Miami Knight Arts Challenge

Published November 26, 2013 by Dennis Scholl

Above: The 2013 Miami Knight Arts Challenge Winners. Music credit: Knight Arts Challenge Winner Joey Bargsten of meme experi mental ensemble. Tonight, on the New World Center stage, we’re celebrating 49 local artists, the impact they are having on our cultural community and our city, and their big ideas for...

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Roman Vishniac exhibit depicts a wide view of Jewish life in Europe

Published November 26, 2013 by Anne Tschida

"Recalcitrance, Berlin, 1926" Much of our view today of Jewish life in Eastern Europe and Germany in the first part of the last century has been reduced to images of the Holocaust, of people waiting for trains to death camps, and of death camps. While these...

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Rebekah Templeton and Grizzly Grizzly process one another for Citywide art exchange

Published November 26, 2013 by CSchwartz

Michael Konrad, "Support Foundation." Among the artists and curators contributing to the Knight Arts grantee creative exchange Citywide, two groups take the idea of process and run with it. The trade-off between Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art and Grizzly Grizzly attempts to connect artists whose main connecting...

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Addie Langford reveals layers during talk at N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art

Published November 26, 2013 by Rosie Sharp

Langford acknowledged the influence of many in attendance, including her parents. Artist Addie Langford made an appearance at the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art on Sunday, Nov. 24, to talk about the debut of her painted work, one of three solo galleries within "CONSTRUCTIONS," which also...

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Four ways to get some local culture with the family Thanksgiving weekend

Published November 26, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler

I steer clear of big-box retailers and malls the weekend after Thanksgiving. I’ve nothing against a little post-holiday commerce, but the onslaught of elbow-to-elbow Black Friday bargain-hunting sets my teeth on edge. If you’re also looking to avoid the worst of the madding crowd this week, particularly if you have...

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The personal and ephemeral Buika performs at Knight Concert Hall

Published November 26, 2013 by Neil de la Flor

Spanish songstress and poet Buika returns to the Arsht Center, as part of its 2012 – 2013 Live at Knight Series, for one night only on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. Buika. Photo by Javi Rojo. Constantly evolving and challenging expectations, Buika's powerful trans-genre work...

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Two new exhibits on display at Contemporary Arts Exchange for First Friday in December

Published November 26, 2013 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

"Luminous Being" by Craig Burkhalter Local arts events will slow down this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday, but activity will quickly resume next week. Dec. 6 will be the final First Friday of the year and several art openings are on the schedule. Among these,...

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Vote for five ArtPop artists today

Published November 26, 2013 by Katherine Balcerek

Jerry Kirk ArtPop submission. I am ecstatic about the 2014 ArtPop program, and I cannot wait for January to see this wonderful art around the Charlotte region. Fifteen artworks have been selected by a jury of local arts and design aficionados, but 20 artworks are slated...

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Knight Foundation wins Suncoast Emmy for Artloft

Published November 25, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

The Knight-funded and WPBT produced program "Artloft" won a 2013 Suncoast Emmy for Arts/Entertainment – Program Special. The lead piece of the winning episode, Artloft 117, is about the recent show at Locust Projects by community engagement artist Theaster Gates. Neal Hecker, Kandra Velez, Marlon Johnson, Dennis Scholl and Yoandy...