Lise Chemla gives a tres bien encore performance at Metal

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Lise Chemla gives a tres bien encore performance at Metal

Published January 7, 2013 by Rosie Sharp

Let’s be honest, ladies. There are women out there who are just so cute that when you meet them, you sort of wish they would die. Lise Chemla is not one of those women. Lise Chemla is one of those women who is so cute, charming, and above all, talented...

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Vik Muniz: pictures of junk?

Published January 7, 2013 by Katherine Balcerek

“The Birth of Venus, after Botticelli (Pictures of Junk)” by Vik Muniz. “The beautiful thing about garbage is that it’s negative; it’s something that you don’t use anymore; it’s what you don’t want to see. So if you are a visual artist, it becomes a very...

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“A Crude Menagerie” comes to AZ Gallery

Published January 7, 2013 by Susannah Schouweiler

Jessie McNally, "Witches Be Talkin'", mixed media, 2012. Courtesy of the artist Artist Jessie McNally first came to my attention a little over a year ago, at the 1st Annual Lowertown Art Show, where her surreal, artfully “upcycled” mixed media sculptures immediately caught my eye. A...

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Knight Neighborhood Challenge program seeks public art proposals

Published January 7, 2013 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

The Façade Squad received a KNC grant to beautify this property, which included funding to commission this mural by Heidi Clinite. She also painted the Symphony Bear commissioned by Macon Arts Alliance through KNC. Last week, the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, a Knight Arts grantee,...

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Young At Art Museum launches 2013 series of spotlight exhibitions with “Annual Interest”

Published January 4, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Chris Feeley, Young At Art Museum Young At Art Museum will launch its 2013 series of group and solo spotlight exhibitions, artist lectures and workshops with Annual Interest on January 11 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. The 2013 series is designed to support Florida's contemporary artists by providing them...

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Favorite songs, Bartok and Beethoven, and new Previn

Published January 4, 2013 by Gregory Stepanich

Soprano Sydnee Waggoner. Things are about to get very busy here for classical fans, and so here’s a short look at what’s coming in the next few days: What if Works recital: If you’re still hoping to hear just a bit more holiday music before Epiphany,...

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New Year’s weekend resolution

Published January 4, 2013 by Anne Tschida

Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida 1980-1983. The holidays are over, the new year has begun, and life slowly returns to normal, which for Miami continues to mean the exhibiting of a wide range of art. This weekend, if you haven’t visited the Lowe Art...

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The Detroit Free Press names Knight Arts Challenge Detroit one of its top 10 arts stories of 2012

Published January 4, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

2012 was a banner year for arts in Detroit. In October, Knight Foundation announced it will donate nearly $20 million to arts in Detroit, including a $9 million Knight Art Challenge Detroit. Locals responded - Detroit Free Press readers have selected the grant announcement as one of the top 10...

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Preview: experimental psych and indie rock at PJ’s Lager House tonight

Published January 4, 2013 by Rosie Sharp

Tonight, January 4th, PJ’s Lager House will be kick-starting 2013 with a show featuring four bands: Lawnmower, Pistolbrides, Young Squares and New Centaur. "Team Spirit" is the lead single off of the new Lawnmower album, released in November 2012. Lawnmower, hailing from a number of Metro...

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“The Snow Maiden” a fine winter’s tale in ballet

Published January 4, 2013 by Roger Durbin

The Dance Institute at The University of Akron is re-adapting Alexander Ostrovsky’s Russian fairy tale, “The Snow Maiden” to have it fit a mid-winter setting. Originally the story ballet was set in a Russian forest as peasants celebrate the turn of a new year, and thus a new beginning. The...

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NBC Nightly News profiles Detroit SOUP

Published January 3, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

Micro grants continue to make a big difference in communities throughout the country. In October, Knight Foundation granted Detroit SOUP $80,000 to expand to new neighborhoods & continue giving micro-grants to creative social entrepreneurs. NCB Nightly News recently showcased the work of Detroit SOUP, calling the organization a "starter course...

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Vox Populi heads into the uncharted waters of 2013

Published January 3, 2013 by CSchwartz

Four colorful artists occupy the third floor gallery of Knight Arts grantee, artist-run Vox Populi in December. The mediums of the work range from paint and yarn to found objects, video projections and large installations making for a powerhouse of a show to ring out 2012 with. [caption id="attachment_49659" align="aligncenter"...

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ProjectLIMB illuminates Lummus Park

Published January 3, 2013 by Neil de la Flor

Gabriel Forestieri and Marla Phelan of ProjectLIMB say that their mission is to connect humans to their environment through site-specific dance performances. Next week, ProjectLIMB will reconnect South Floridians to Miami Beach with their site-specific performance "Re-Vision" at Lummus Park on Thursday, January 10 through Sunday January 13 at 8...

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The Fabric Workshop and Museum debuts Daniel Arsham: Reach Ruin

Published January 3, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Michele Bregande, The Fabric Workshop and Museum On Friday December 14th The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) debuted Daniel Arsham: Reach Ruin, a sculptural exhibition that explores "construction of destruction”, and Daniel Arsham X Jonah Bokaer: Study for Occupant, an exhibition and special live dance performances choreographed by Arsham’s...

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Rhythms of the islands coming to Akron Civic Theatre

Published January 2, 2013 by Roger Durbin

As a cure for the wintertime blues, Akron Civic Theatre, a Knight Arts grantee, is bringing an island beach party and the ever-popular University of Akron Steel Drum Band to drum away what ails you. The Steel Drum Band generates an audience wherever it appears. The group shows up often...