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    A moveable [artist’s book] feast

    Published October 16, 2014 by

    EXILE books at Locust Projects. Photo by Nabil Moo.  The EXILE Books display cases have a minimalist, clean design. They are both an installation and a tool, elegant, but also sturdy and purposeful.  They also have wheels. EXILE Books is an itinerant artists’ bookstore, and for the next year, it will move around various locations in South Florida. The first stop at the Locust Projects, in the Design District, concluded with a site-specific performance by the Peter London Global Dance Company on Oct. 9. Up next is Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, where it will reside from Oct. 15 to Nov. 20. And from there, on to Miami Book Fair International. In a border town often defined by movement and reinvention, it is a statement, poetic and practical.  “Miami has that atmosphere that allows people to do things that are more experimental or provocative. That’s kind of the beauty of Miami, and clearly, it’s generating a lot of attention,” says visual artist, curator, writer and Knight Arts Challenge finalist Amanda Keeley, the architect behind EXILE Books. “Miami is still forming an identity and it offers so much opportunity. There are a lot of entry points for people to start whatever they like to start. That’s very exciting, and probably why I was drawn back.”
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    ‘Knight Cities’ podcast: Talking livability and sustainability with Vin Cipolla

    Published October 15, 2014 by

    Not many nonprofits have been around more than 100 years, especially ones dedicated to creating a more livable city.  But the Municipal Art Society of New York – or MAS NYC as it is now known -- has defied the odds and continues to thrive in a fast-changing city.  With a storied history of championing the first municipal zoning code in the United States and saving Times Square and Grand Central Terminal, today the organization leads a broad agenda promoting the city’s economic vitality, cultural vibrancy, environmental sustainability and social diversity. This week on “Knight Cities,” our guest is Vin Cipolla, president of MAS NYC.
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    CriticCar covers the 2014 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit

    Published October 15, 2014 by

    By Jennifer Conlin, Founder and Editor of CriticCar Detroit Call it the Oscars of Detroit’s art world, but thanks to the Knight Foundation, individuals and organizations working hard to culturally revitalize the Motor City were recently acknowledged for the second year in a row at the Fillmore Theatre. Last year,...
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    Get in the mood with landscape painting

    Published October 14, 2014 by

    Scott Armetta, "10/a 10/b". It’s so nice to realize that landscape painting has not died, and that some of the best of it is still, well, old school. A great case in point: the gorgeous paintings of Scott Armetta hanging in the artist-run GucciVuitton gallery. Walk...
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    Welcome to Creative Exchange (again)

    Published October 14, 2014 by

    Nikiko Masumoto. Photo by Gosia Wosniacka.  This is cross-posted with permission from Creative Exchange. What is Creative Exchange and how can you use it? Springboard for the Arts Executive Director Laura Zabel looks back on how Creative Exchange has taken shape as a forum for idea sharing since its launch in March 2014. I believe in the magic of storytelling, not only for teller but also the listener," says agrarian artist Nikiko Masumoto, who lives and works in California's Central Valley. "The possibility of public exchange is so rich for inspiring changes in behaviors and public policy shifts."  That's been the promise of Creative Exchange since we initially rolled out the site in beta this March. With the generous support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and partnership with Urban Innovation Exchange and Issue Media Group, we've been able to share stories about the important work of artists across America. More than that, we've paired those stories with practical toolkits for individuals and organizations to engage with each other and build new, fruitful, vibrant relationships.
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    Arts advocacy group names three 2014 USA Knight Fellows

    Published October 13, 2014 by

    Thien To records an audio diary for Philly Youth Radio. Photo by Brad Larrison. Courtesy of United States Artists.  Three artists have been named USA Knight Fellows for 2014 by United States Artists, the national grantmaking and advocacy group. They include Edouard Duval-Carrié, a Miami-based visual artist who recently had a solo exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Yowei Shaw, an independent radio producer in Philadelphia, and visual artist Sandow Birk of Long Beach, Calif. They are part of a group of 34 USA Fellows named today. Each receives $50,000 in unrestricted funds to use as they choose. Knight Fellows, all of whom live in communities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight owned newspapers, also receive $5,000 for a community engagement project.
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    Charlotte Ballet’s “Dangerous Liaisons”

    Published October 13, 2014 by

    If the rainy weather kept you at home this weekend, then you missed Charlotte Ballet’s dramatic re-envisioning of “Dangerous Liaisons.” This is the second production of Sasha Janes’ choreography, which premiered in 2012, and brings the 1782 French novel “Les liaisons dangereuses” to contemporary ballet. This passionate tale of greed...