Mainly Mozart and an opera that rebukes the Holocaust

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Mainly Mozart and an opera that rebukes the Holocaust

Published April 26, 2012 by Gregory Stepanich

This weekend coming up is a good one for music, as a large chamber music festival gets under way Sunday, the same day a children’s choir performs a remarkable opera that is at once an anti-bullying statement and a poignant reminder of the Holocaust. The Mainly Mozart Festival, now in...

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ReCOLLection show at MoNA Gallery highlights McColl Center for Visual Art Alumni

Published April 26, 2012 by carmella.jarvi

MoNA Gallery is a funky, eclectic place to experience local handmade art. MoNA — which is short for Museum of Neighborhood Art — is comfortable and inviting while still having a gallery feel. MoNA’s mission is to promote the works of local and regional emerging and established artists through monthly...

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Four artists keep Vox Populi concise and diverse

Published April 26, 2012 by CSchwartz

For one of its sparser shows in recent memory, the ever-surprising Knight Arts grantee Vox Populi has an exhibition which showcases a mere four artists, most with only one work apiece — far less than its usual fare. Each artist presents individual pieces of wildly different styles, any of which...

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Let’s dance, Miami

Published April 26, 2012 by Neil de la Flor

As the sun sets on Miami this Thursday and the crescent moon rises, the Miami Dance Festival will open on the grounds of the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, where a choreography of movement by the Florida Dance Theatre will take shape under the stars. The Miami Dance Festival, which began...

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A peek inside the Philadelphia Orchestra’s iNotes app

Published April 25, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Vincent Geels, The Philadelphia Orchestra The goal of any successful web program, application, or piece of technology is for the end-user’s experience to be seamless when interacting with the technology. When your web browser starts to get choppy or grinds to a halt, it’s almost as if you snap...

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Some under-the-radar gems in this spring’s Saint Paul Art Crawl

Published April 25, 2012 by Susannah Schouweiler

This weekend’s a big one for the St. Paul arts...

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Foreign cinema close to home

Published April 25, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sue Arrowsmith, Miami Dade College Dubbed the finest state-of-the-art theater in the South in 1926, the Tower Theater is now Miami’s premier art cinema and continues to serve as a historic and cultural gathering place. In fact, USA Today named it one of the “10 great places to see...

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Art that can make an impact

Published April 24, 2012 by Anne Tschida

The movie "Bully" created a lot of talk and controversy since its recent release — which is a good thing. The difficult topic of childhood bullying got an amazingly moving hearing in this documentary, and coincidentally,...

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Celebrating the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia winners

Published April 24, 2012 by elizabeth.miller

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Celebrating the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia winners

Published April 24, 2012 by Knight Foundation

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Final week to see “Detroit Revealed” at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Published April 24, 2012 by Jeremy Schmall

"Detroit Revealed: Photographs 2000-2010," a multimedia show at the Detroit Institute of Arts (a Knight Arts grantee) will conclude its six-month run next Sunday, April 29. The show features video and still photographs from eight contemporary artists, all taking a view on Detroit in the last decade, and has run...

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Michael Macfeat’s “Bar Sinister” at Tiger Strikes Asteroid

Published April 24, 2012 by CSchwartz

Tiger Strikes Asteroid takes a foray into pastel(er) pastures this month with the show “Bar Sinister” by Michael Macfeat. This solo show, curated by Terri Saulin, is on display in the gallery through April 29. Spaced evenly along the walls are rectangular color studies. On one wall and hanging from...

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Best ideas for the Philadelphia arts receive $2.76 million in funding

Published April 23, 2012 by Robertson.Adams

Knight Arts Challenge winners promote wide range of creativity; bring art to neighborhoods and unexpected places PHILADELPHIA – (April 23, 2012) – Thirty-five ideas for the arts in Philadelphia will receive $2.76 million as winners of the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge. Now in its second year, the community-wide challenge funds...

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Performing arts take center stage at City Hall

Published April 23, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Josh Dubin, City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy [caption id="attachment_37606" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Philly Youth Poetry Movement kicks off City Hall Presents in an appropriately literary setting -- the building's 6th floor Law Library -- on March 28th. Photo by Josh Pelta-Heller for the City...

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Foundation For The Carolinas’ stunning art collection is free for all

Published April 23, 2012 by carmella.jarvi

There has been a great deal of bad press regarding the wealthy in our nation. Yet, many of these same people are generous and philanthropic beyond what the rest of us often realize. The Foundation For The Carolinas is a local example of a successful hub for philanthropy through the...