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    “The Taxonomy of Trash”

    Published February 21, 2012 by

    Think beauty exists in a junkyard? Well, a team of artists took to the piles of junk at Revolution Recovery recycling center in Philadelphia as part of the Recycled Artist-in-Residence program (RAIR) in order to find some. The project is called “The Taxonomy of Trash” and involves a multidisciplinary team...
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    Next round of Knights Arts Miami Challenge now open

    Published February 20, 2012 by

    The Knight Arts Challenge Miami is now accepting applications for the 2012 year! This five-year, $40 million initiative by Knight Foundation is looking for the most innovative and engaging ideas for the arts in South Florida. The best part is anyone can apply – individuals, non-profits, for profits, it doesn’t matter. Applications are due by Monday, March 19 at midnight. There are three simple rules: 1)   Your idea needs to be about the arts. 2)   Your project must take place in or benefit South Florida 3)   You must find funds to match Knight's committment. 
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    Signal-Return 2012

    Published February 20, 2012 by

    By Megan O'Connell, Signal-Return Signal-Return, a dynamic new letterpress storefront in Eastern Market, Detroit, is progressing at full tilt with an array of events, workshops, and partnerships, along with a growing list of clients and commissions. The inaugural exhibition, BEANS IN ART AND VICE VERSA, features objects, scrolls, books, and...
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    “In This Place” we remember

    Published February 20, 2012 by

    In this life, everything is temporary and often upside down — even our memories. They are fragile, ebullient, free-flowing fragments and figments of our imagination reconstructed from thin air and space. Our memories are an elusive and magical web of mass confusion that we carry with us everywhere we go....
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    Art on the sides

    Published February 17, 2012 by

    The opening night of Art Wynwood was a spirited affair — there was a lot of energy generated by the large crowds and some good-looking art. A stand-out was the Art Video New Media Lounge in the back, produced by...
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    Chido Johnson’s “love library” comes to Detroit

    Published February 17, 2012 by

    This past Tuesday, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (a Knight Arts grantee) hosted a talk by its current artist-in-residence, Chido Johnson, a 2009 Kresge Fellow who heads the sculpture department at the College for Creative Studies. Johnson spoke about his collaborative art project, “Let’s Talk about Love, Baby,” which is...
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    The Philadelphia Orchestra goes mobile

    Published February 17, 2012 by

    By Philadelphia Orchestra staff One of the greatest symbols (and pleasures) of an orchestral performance is the program book. Next to the music, the best part of the concert experience is picking up a program book and reading about the composers and the history of each work being performed. Imagine...
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    Gospel Meets Symphony

    Published February 17, 2012 by

    Nineteen years of following a dream of togetherness. That’s how co-chair and event coordinator Brenda Justice views the annual Gospel Meets Symphony concert by the Akron Symphony Orchestra, a Knight Arts grantee. On Saturday, Feb. 25, singers from 75 different area churches will...