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    Pizza Brain welcomes the Pizza Lord

    Published March 12, 2013 by

    Up on Frankford Avenue, nestled in among North Philly row homes and art galleries, exists a Philadelphia icon-in-the-making: Pizza Brain, the world’s first pizza museum. Within its walls is held a treasure trove of pizza-related paraphernalia – the largest in the world, in fact, as certified by Guinness World Records...
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    Optimism in Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas

    Published March 11, 2013 by

    "Favelas: Architecture of Survival" at UNCC Center City building. “Favelas: Architecture of Survival” opened this past weekend at University of North Carolina Charlotte’s Center City building. Featuring the photographs of Brazilian artist Pedro Lobo, the exhibition documents the shanty towns of Rio de Janeiro. Squatter settlements...
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    Knight Foundation goes live with new portal for grantees

    Published March 11, 2013 by

    Knight How-to Part One: Applying for Funding from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Knight Foundation recently implemented a new software system to manage our grants and grant applications. We wanted something that would not only help the foundation internally, but would strengthen our relationships, communications and transparency with grantees. The new system we have switched to is called Fluxx. Knight Foundation is one of the first to implement this new software, which brings an exciting and collaborative approach to grants management.  Fluxx allows our grantees to work in the same system we do through a grant portal.  We believe that giving you access to your grant requests and documents will be helpful, and will allow us to work hand in hand with our grantees through the process. By simply logging in with a username and password you will be able to access your documents, submit a proposal, fill out a Letter of Inquiry and much more. In the coming weeks we’ll be inviting all prospective and current grantees to log-in to our grant portal at http://knight.fluxx.io. We’ll also make a number of resources available to you and your team to help navigate the site, including a how-to guide and video, live webcasts with Knight Foundation staff and access to our grants administration team and program staff.
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    Pioneer Winter’s first solo performance at MTC

    Published March 11, 2013 by

    Dancer and choreographer Pioneer Winter's first one-man show, “Pie Solo,” opens this Friday, March 15 and runs through March 30 at The Sandbox at the Miami Theater Center. In “Pie Solo,” Winter will explore faith and religion, father-son relationships, sexual identity and the hyper-sexual side of queer culture. He will...
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    Using the power of the arts to stimulate community development

    Published March 11, 2013 by

    Can the arts stimulate community development? Andriana Abariotes, executive director of Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), and Laura Zabel, executive director of Knight arts grantee Springboard for the Arts, recently argued yes in the MinnPost. Click here to read the complete article and scroll below for an excerpt....
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    An artistic intervention with the lens on the land

    Published March 8, 2013 by

    Rune Guneriussen, "Atlantica glauca." Photographing installations is an art form in itself. These aren’t portraits, not scenes or even re-enactments. Whereas photography can often be a medium to capture a moment, an emotion that other forums don’t offer, installation photography is by its essence staged, composed...
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    Who says kids can’t jam?

    Published March 8, 2013 by

    By Lisa Moy, Walker West Music Academy I recently started my position at Walker West Music Academy with full bright eyes, amused to be around so much live music. Little did I know the magic that would manifest through the fingers of these young people! Like any new position you'd...