iConduct! A glimpse at the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra’s unique festival

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iConduct! A glimpse at the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra’s unique festival

Published October 12, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Kevin Gifford, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra The Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra was recently the winner of a $25,000 grant from the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia. This generous support gives us the unique opportunity to fund our Spring 2012 iConduct! Festival. iConduct! encourages anyone who has ever pictured themselves mounting...

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One-of-a-kind community partnership produces awesome music

Published October 12, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Evy Schiffman, Marketing & Communications Director Community School of Music and Arts It’s almost show time and backstage at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA, the young stars are excited, giggly and nervous as they look out at an audience of a couple of thousand people. When one girl...

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The Billboard Project returns to Locust Projects

Published October 12, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Locust Projects Locust Projects is pleased to announce its second annual Billboard Project. Argentinean-born, Miami-based artist Agustina Woodgate, has been selected to present site-specific artwork for billboards and bus shelters surrounding Miami’s Design District and Miami Beach in November and December 2011. A reception for the artist will be...

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Winner Profile: Darla Jackson talks Knight Arts Challenge and grass-roots fundraising

Published October 12, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

Artist Darla Jackson has big ideas to help sculptors create their works safely while using heavy-duty tools. Her idea to create the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym, where artists can use these tools, have storage space and get one-on-one help with projects, won her $20,000 in the first year of the Knight...

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Southwest Story at the Matrix Theatre Company

Published October 11, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Meranda Stuart, Matrix Theatre Company October is very busy at Matrix Theatre. Currently, our teen company is in its last week of dress rehearsal for Southwest Story. Southwest Story is a collaboratively written play by Matrix co-founder Wes Nethercott and youth members. The plot of this show is based...

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Get Creative: taking your Knight Arts Challenge application to the next level

Published October 11, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

There are lots of great ideas out there, but how can you make your application for the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia stand out? Think outside of the box - innovation is welcomed and...

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Unorthodox tradition under the lens

Published October 11, 2011 by Anne Tschida

One doesn't need to know the background of the portraits at Fredric Snitzer Gallery to grasp their power. These photographs are immediately and aggressively captivating, in-your-face so. They are also skillfully and beautifully done. There's real burgeoning talent in Zack Balber, the...

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Philadelphia Open Studio Tours weekend two

Published October 11, 2011 by CSchwartz

If you missed the first weekend of Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, there is another busy weekend of art exploration just around the corner. What is Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST)? Essentially, Philadelphia Open Studio Tours is an organized pair of weekends at the beginning of October, in which a wide...

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Interrupting space, a critical look at contemporary photography

Published October 11, 2011 by vmiller

With its first international juried exhibition, The Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography gives Detroiters an unprecedented view of the enigmatic world of modern photography. Guest Juror Nancy Barr commented, “In viewing such an amazing range of work,...

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Wells Fargo Community Celebration will be magnificent and free

Published October 10, 2011 by carmella.jarvi

Lately, it’s hard to miss the media coverage of protesters angry with big businesses. However, there are many things corporations have done and still do for their communities, and, in Charlotte, we have been particularly fortunate. These corporations, more specifically, several of our large banks with local ties, have supported...

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit celebrates five years

Published October 10, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By MOCAD Staff The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is proud and excited to be celebrating the art and cultural hub that it has become in Detroit and Midtown in just five short years. On Friday, October 14th, MOCAD will be throwing a layered, artful and otherwise fun-filled party, inviting...

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Two thumbs up for August Wilson’s “Two Trains Running” at Penumbra Theatre Company

Published October 10, 2011 by Susannah Schouweiler

“Two Trains Running” is Penumbra director Lou Bellamy's latest production from August Wilson’s "20th Century Cycle," which chronicles the African-American experience, decade by decade, from 1899-2000. In 2007, Penumbra Theatre Company (a Knight Arts grantee) committed to producing each one of the cycle’s plays — and counting “Two Trains,” they’ve...

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Finalists announced in challenge to find new models of local arts coverage and criticism

Published October 10, 2011 by Elizabeth R. Miller

This summer, 233 ideas for new models of local arts coverage and criticism were submitted as part of the first-ever Knight/NEA Community Arts Journalism Challenge. The challenge focused on the eight communities where Knight Foundation invests.Today, Knight Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts announced the five finalists who will have the opportunity to create an Idea to Action plan for their idea to inform and engage audiences in the arts. You can watch the announcement live at 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. via a live webcast, straight from the Grantmakers in the Arts conference in San Francisco. Follow @knightfdn on Twitter for updates during the session on Monday and join the conversation using the hashtag #artsjourn. Several themes run through the finalist’s projects, including partnerships between traditional and new media and ways to foster greater participation from cultural art lovers.

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“Symphony for the Dance Floor” sets the The Light Box on fire

Published October 10, 2011 by Neil de la Flor

Despite the torrential rain, the real (wet) art enthusiasts came out in force this past Saturday night for Second Saturdays Art Walk (or Swim) in Wynwood. Those who braved the unstable weather, or love rain like I do, experienced a heavenly, uncluttered evening art-walking on almost empty streets with enough...

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The persistence of memory

Published October 7, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad

By Gregory Lucas-Myers, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History You cannot describe a museum without the context of history. Go ahead, try... you can’t. When you get down to it, the duty of a museum is to make sure that the lessons of history are not only remembered,...