Grizzly Grizzly trio grapple with a time-tested, give-and-take process

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Grizzly Grizzly trio grapple with a time-tested, give-and-take process

Published September 16, 2014 by CSchwartz

As a bastion of repurposing and decontextualizing, collage has been the medium of choice for those artists interested in the meaning of symbols and signs from the world around them, and how they can be shaped into unique compositions that are greater than the sum of their parts. From pre-Surrealist...

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Minnesota Opera opens the season with an outdoor simulcast of Puccini’s spaghetti western

Published September 16, 2014 by Susannah Schouweiler

Minnesota Opera (a Knight Arts grantee) will celebrate the start of the 2014-2015 season with a free, outdoor simulcast of its opening production, Puccini’s La fanciulla del West. Beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, in downtown St. Paul’s Rice Park (just across from the Ordway), a number of food trucks...

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Meet the incoming artists at the McColl + Response

Published September 16, 2014 by Katherine Balcerek

Works by Fall 2014 Session Artists-in-Residence at McColl Center for Art+Innovation. At the beginning of September, the McColl Center for Art + Innovation welcomed the fall 2014 session of Artists-in-Residence. This marks the 15th year of the McColl Center’s support and promotion of contemporary artists through...

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‘Knight Cities’: Arts leader Deborah Cullinan leads community change

Published September 15, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

Carol Coletta, vice president of community and national initiatives at Knight Foundation Deborah Cullinan Can a major art institution lead a city in the exploration of its most urgent economic and community development questions? If you talk to Deborah Cullinan, executive director of San Francisco’s Yerba...

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#6WordsMiami

Published September 15, 2014 by Neil de la Flor

This year the Miami Book Fair International (MBFI) is looking for six-word stories inspired by life in Miami. The genre is up to you: fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, romance. All you have to do is conjure up a story and submit it for the challenge. #6WordsMiami. My...

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Ocmulgee Indian Celebration brings the Native American culture to life

Published September 15, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

Ocmulgee Indian Celebration poster. The lifestyle of Native Americans has been preserved throughout the United States with national monuments and reservations. Each year, during the middle of September, thousands of people from all over the Southeast and beyond come out to the Ocmulgee Indian Celebration. This...

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Santiago Rubino’s fantastical worlds return

Published September 12, 2014 by Anne Tschida

From the solo outing "The Doors of Perception." By now, the distinctive markings of Santiago Rubino, the very figurative drawings often devoid of much color, often featuring a raven-haired, voluptuous woman, should be familiar to many. His works, large and small, have been exhibited on walls...

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Weekend Preview: Afro-Futurism, Elements of Whimsy, and Breakfast with Mr. Louie

Published September 12, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

In anticipation of an action-packed weekend, here’s a few not-to-be-missed opportunities to engage with some of Detroit’s most exciting art venues. First, you can whet your desire for opening night excitement at N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Arts (a Knight Arts grantee), where three new shows are being celebrated from 6-9...

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Joshua Bell and YoungArts, keeping the flame alive

Published September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer What was the expression on Albert Einstein’s face when Bronislaw Hubermann let him play his überfamous Stradivarius? Was it a historic moment? The product of wishful thinking? An event that never happened even if a photo suggests it did? In any...

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Charlotte Ballet’s Corps de Ballet hosts “Pointe the Way” to benefit scholarship dance program

Published September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Logan McSwain, Charlotte Ballet On September 27 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance, Charlotte Ballet’s Corps de Ballet presents Pointe the Way. The evening of cocktails, great food, live music, dancing and a variety of exciting auction items benefits Reach,...

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VICE reviews Detroit House Guests

Published September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

Knight Arts Detroit Challenge winners Detroit House Guests scored a bit of media attention this week as VICE's Kim Taylor Bennett reviews a recent performance at Moogfest. Watch the video above for a sneak peak and click here to read the complete review.

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The Philly Pigeon heads to the National Poetry Slam (NPS)

Published September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Philly Pigeon co-founder Jacob Winterstein With support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation The Philly Pigeon was able to fly five poets and a coach to the National Poetry Slam (NPS) in Oakland California From August 5th-9th. A poetry slam is a competition between poets performing...

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A chat with Gentry Isaiah George Artistic Director, ZEST COLLECTIVE Contemporary Performance Art

Published September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Julie Travers, Arts & Business Council of Miami Recognizing the booming enthusiasm for the arts in Miami, it is wonderful to feature dance change makers like Gentry Isaiah George in our new blog forum. Born in Miami Gentry’s local roots run deep. He began his artistic studies with Linda...

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“Greasepaint” at Weathervane Playhouse

Published September 12, 2014 by Roger Durbin

Things must have really been in super-hype mode in the week leading up to opening for Weathervane Playhouse, a Knight Arts grantee, in its production of “The Roar of the Greasepaint - the Smell of the Crowd.” As the curtain went up, it was apparent that actor David Dukeman was...

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Little LAB: September 20

Published September 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

Locust Projects invites artists age 4-13 to participate in Little LAB, a hands-on program where children create a project amidst our current exhibition: Sunday in the Park by Sarah Crowner with Sari Carel and Exile Books. Saturday, September 20, 11am-1pm Please RSVP: [email protected] or 305-576-8570 ABOUT LOCUST PROJECTS Locust Projects...