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    Sneak Peak: The Artblog’s Art Safari

    Published December 7, 2011 by

    By Chip Schwartz, Roberta Fallon & Libby Rosof, The Artblog We’re going to do something really great for Philadelphia art thanks to a prestigious Knight Arts Challenge award–and you!!! We will host First Friday van tours to bring new people to Philadelphia galleries that are off the beaten path and...
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    Photography evolution at Akron Art Museum

    Published December 6, 2011 by

    By Keith Freund, Akron Art Museum Most of the photography we do to document our collection at the Akron Art Museum is accomplished in a studio setting with the highest-quality equipment. We hire a photographer and set up a professional studio in our storage areas and galleries to capture our...
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    Four artists named as 2011 USA Knight Fellows

    Published December 5, 2011 by

    Poet Campbell McGrath at the announcement of the 2011 Knight Arts Challenge Miami winners Four artists have been named USA Knight Fellows for 2011 by the national grantmaking and advocacy group United States Artists. Each will receive $50,000 in unrestricted funds to use as they choose for their work in architecture and design, dance, literature and media, the selected artists.
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    Learn “How to Cheat” at Gremlin Theatre

    Published December 5, 2011 by

    Late last week, I saw Gremlin Theatre’s “How to Cheat,” the full-length remounting of a 2006 Fringe festival production, written and directed by award-winning playwright Alan Berks. I'll not bury the lead: it’s a terrifically clever, brash take on a tried and true theme, not to mention a bracing alternative...
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    We’re all creative

    Published December 5, 2011 by

    We’re all creative and the local not-for-profit “Women Centered Art” celebrates this fact. Women Centered Art is a laid-back gallery, but especially noteworthy are its different offerings for the artist inside all of us. Whether you are a professional artist looking for a new experience or place to share your...
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    Knight Foundation wins big at the regional Emmys – again!

    Published December 5, 2011 by

      Knight Foundation won its second regional Emmy Saturday, Dec 3 as Ideas in Motion won a 2011 Suncoast Emmy Arts/Entertainment-Program award. The 30-minute documentary follows five Knight Arts Challenge Miami winners on their journeys to realize their artistic visions. Highlighted artists include the Florida Grand Opera, Teatro Avante, Kathleen Hudspeth of Turn-Based Press, Lauren “Lolo” Reskin of Sweat Records and Free Gospel Sunday at the Adrienne Arsht Center. Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation vice president of arts, Kirmaya Cevallos and Marlon Johnson share the nomination.
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    A night at the opera

    Published December 5, 2011 by

    By Andrea Stevenson, Community School of the Arts Last month, dozens of Community School of the Arts students attended their first opera, thanks to our new Knight Artistic Engagement Fund. The Fund connects underserved music and art students with outstanding professional music concerts and art exhibitions at no cost to...
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    “Miami Open Stage” fosters local talent

    Published December 5, 2011 by

    On Dec. 10, 2011 at 7 p.m., Miami Open Stage, a combined effort of Dance NOW! Miami and the Little Haiti Cultural Center (LHCC), will feature new work and works in progress by South Florida choreographers Christine Beggs, Constance McIntyre, Sandra Portal-Andreu, Pioneer Winterand Dance NOW! One of the main...
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    What’s up, art?

    Published December 3, 2011 by

    What is up in town for the next days, and then some, is tons and tons of art. In a random selection, here is a mixture of local and imported artwork that is worth stumbling upon. In the main Art...
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    Pop-Up Miami Piano 2011

    Published December 2, 2011 by

    By Adrienne Arsht Center staff As thousands of people flocked to Art Basel Miami Beach Dec. 1-4 to check out the newest work generating buzz in art circles and beyond, a group of Miami-based artists used music to focus attention on the local art scene. Their project: Pop-Up Miami Piano...