Six years ago, Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen asked me to develop a national arts program for the foundation focused on building community through the arts. Today, I’m excited to share a new report that chronicles our progress and introduces you to the many people and projects that have surprised us with their ideas for […]
Article · April 23, 2015 by Dennis Scholl
“Everyone Has a Place” (trailer) from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. This week WTVI PBS Charlotte will premiere a new documentary that tells the story of Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s 2013 performance of the Abyssinian Mass in Charlotte. Below, Knight Vice President for Arts Dennis Scholl, one of the film’s directors […]
Article · February 3, 2015 by Dennis Scholl
Photo: A Detroit Symphony Orchestra project explores music in Detroit and New Orleans. It is hard to believe one year has passed since we announced the winners of the first Detroit Knight Arts Challenge, a group The Detroit Free Press called the “soul of Detroit.” In the last year, projects like Dlectricty, Complex Movements’ Beware […]
Article · October 6, 2014 by Dennis Scholl
Photo: Knight Arts Challenge St. Paul winner Aaron Dysart and friends will project video art on to steam from a plant in downtown St. Paul. Related Link “42 Winners Named in First St. Paul Knight Arts Challenge” – Press release (09/29/14) Today, we are excited to announce the 42 winners of this year’s St. Paul […]
Article · September 30, 2014 by Dennis Scholl
Last year, Knight and the GAR Foundation released a survey on the arts in Akron that was telling. We found a real hunger for arts and culture in the city. People craved it. But we also found some gaps: African-Americans and young people in particular were having trouble finding programming that spoke to them. Related […]
Article · September 21, 2014 by Dennis Scholl
Here’s a piece from Knight National Advisory Council member Laura Zabel that reminds all of us who are artists why we do what we do. The yin and yang of angst and energy that comes out of artistic endeavor. The piece was originally posted on HowlRound Eight years. It’s been eight years since I was […]
Article · May 21, 2014 by Dennis Scholl
St. Paul Knight Arts Challenge from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Today, Knight Foundation is opening an opportunity for everyone—and we mean everyone—in St. Paul with a great idea for the arts. The Knight Arts Challenge is officially accepting applications. Now through May 5, we will be looking for the most innovative arts ideas to share $1.5 […]
Article · April 7, 2014 by Dennis Scholl
Today, Knight Foundation is opening an opportunity for everyone—and we mean everyone —in St. Paul with a great idea for the arts. The Knight Arts Challenge is officially accepting applications. Now through May 5, we will be looking for the most innovative arts ideas to share $1.5 million in funding. You can submit them here […]
Article · April 4, 2014 by Dennis Scholl
Robert Bush Breaking news – our good friend and colleague Robert Bush was JUST named the head of the Arts & Science Council, an organization he joined in 2000. We are thrilled by the decision of the board and congratulate him. Click here to read the press release announcing the great news.
Article · March 17, 2014 by Dennis Scholl
Today, we have exciting news for St. Paul: an $8 million commitment to the city’s cultural community. It’s a two-part investment that represents both a pledge to five of the city’s cultural institutions and a funding opportunity for everyone in the city. First, the pledge: Over the next few years, Knight will provide $3.5 million […]
Article · January 30, 2014 by Dennis Scholl
Above: Live@Sundance 1/18 – Host: Shira Lazar via YouTube I’m at Sundance this week in Park City, joined by four filmmakers from Miami and Philadelphia who have been named the festival’s first Knight Fellows. Each of these filmmakers are here to experience the event, meet with industry players, learn from the seminars and get to know […]
Article · January 22, 2014 by Dennis Scholl