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    Formal yet modest paper works at Rebekah Templeton

    Published May 21, 2013 by

    Caroline Santa and Mauro Zamora take their paper creations to Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art for a display of the formal elements and personal histories hidden within the shapes, colors and layers of their artworks. The exhibit, entitled “Précis,” refers to a concise written summary. This is in many ways a...
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    ArtPlace announces new funding to 44 U.S. communities

    Published May 20, 2013 by

    Miami's O Cinema. Today, ArtPlace America, a nationwide initiative that puts the arts at the heart of community revitalization, announced $15.2 million in funding for new projects in 44 communities across the United States. We're excited to see that arts leaders in seven of the communities...
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    ArtPlace announces new funding to 44 U.S. communities

    Published May 20, 2013 by

    Above: Miami's O Cinema.  Today, ArtPlace America, a nationwide initiative that puts the arts at the heart of community revitalization, announced $15.2 million in funding for new projects in 44 communities across the United States. We're excited to see that arts leaders in seven of the communities where Knight invests - Miami, Philadelphia, St. Paul, San Jose, Macon, Detroit and Charlotte - are receiving support for their ideas. Knight Foundation is a founding funder of ArtPlace, which is a collaboration of 13 leading foundations and six of the nations largest banks.  Our goal at Knight is to make the arts a part of people’s everyday lives and create the kind of collective experiences that attach people to place. Through our work in the Knight communities, we have seen that artists can be major players in revitalization efforts that contribute to more vibrant, open places. We believe in the power of art to transform and engage communities.  And each of the projects chosen from amongst 1,200 submissions, are driven by teams that are doing just that. We are thrilled to announce this round of funding with ArtPlace and look forward to seeing the work of placemaking leaders unfold— to the benefit of so many communities. ArtsPlace has highlighted all of these important projects on their website, including those in seven of the Knight communities: Charlotte, S.C.:
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    Nora Chipaumire inaugurates MDC’s Live Arts Lab

    Published May 20, 2013 by

    Longevity in the arts, like any field, requires constant learning. Performance labs provide this space. It's where artists can experiment, research and refine their skills. In these labs, sometimes new ideas emerge and old ideas are fleshed out. It's where artists—dancers, choreographers, directors, composers—innovate and hone their craft. MDC Live...
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    Seraphic Fire new CD, a perfect summer cocktail

    Published May 18, 2013 by

    By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Seraphic Fire has just launched a CD and, like the group’s previous Grammy-nominated recording, it’s a winner. The new album brings together some of the hits performed by the Miami-based group as it continues to achieve success at home and abroad....
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    Miami Piano Fest’s 16th season has lots of surprises

    Published May 17, 2013 by

    Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy. Miami is currently in the throes of its annual celebration of piano music, the Giselle Brodsky’s Miami International Piano Festival, which began its 16th incarnation last night with a concert by the young Russian pianist Nikolai Khozyainov, who played music by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt...
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    New York dominates new Miami shows

    Published May 17, 2013 by

    Justin H. Long at Emerson Dorsch Gallery. In many parts of the culture world, summer has set in – the number of performances, concerts and dances have dwindled to a trickle, most groups have moved on to plotting their fall seasons. But in the visual arts...
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    The “Force” is strong at Start Gallery

    Published May 17, 2013 by

    Jason Reed, owner/operator of Start Gallery. Taste in art is such a personal matter, often the best one can do as an art and culture blogger is to attempt to provide some kind of context for art through the frame of one’s own perspective. The subject...
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    Hannah Thomas sings at Akron Civic Theatre event

    Published May 17, 2013 by

    South Main Street was bustling in the Akron Civic Theatre the other night. The theater, a Knight Arts grantee, knows how to throw a party, especially when the aim is to thank supporters of all kinds for all the help that they have given to the arts presentation group. At...
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    The evolution of Rudi Goblen

    Published May 16, 2013 by

    Rudi Goblen's engaging one-man show, PET, examined the costs and consequences of that four-letter word we call love. Staged in a support-group-like setting, PET's mission statement was conceived “with the purpose of sharing, listening, learning from and being supportive of each other—while teaching preventetive tactics to protect your heart, love...