Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement at City Hall Presents; photo by Josh Pelta-Heller Now in its third year, the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia will call for your best ideas for the arts in Philadelphia Sept. 17. - Oct. 15. The $9 million initiative seeks the most innovative cultural ideas to engage and enrich Philadelphia’s neighborhoods. Launched in 2010, the challenge has awarded $5.4 million to 71 ideas to date. Winners, selected from more than 3,000 applications, represent a broad spectrum of the community — from individual artists and artist-driven organizations to some of the city’s premier cultural institutions. “We’ve received an overwhelming response from the city’s creative community over the past two years,” says Donna Frisby-Greenwood, Philadelphia program director for Knight Foundation. “We’re looking for arts ideas that inspire the community to build a better future together and make Philadelphia a more vibrant place to live.” Make this your year. No idea is too large or too small, as long as it follows three basic rules: 1. Your idea is about the arts. 2. Your project takes place in or benefits Philadelphia. 3. You find other funding to match Knight Foundation’s grant (within a year). Applications will be accepted from Sept. 17 – Oct. 15. All is takes is 150 words.
