More love from the New York Times this weekend as Knight grantee Tod Machover is the subject of a story about his work developing a new symphony in collaboration with the people of Edinburgh, Scotland. Fresh off the Toronto Symphony, he is getting ready to debut “Festival City” at the Edinburgh Festival. As the Times’ Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim wrote: “The piece weaves […]
Article · August 19, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
Above: Community Supported Art from SpringboardArts on Flickr I’ve been collecting contemporary art for over 35 years, and of all the amazing works I’ve come across, one of my favorite pieces sits on my desk at Knight Foundation. It’s a small wooden music box, about the size of a quart of milk. You take the lid off […]
Article · August 5, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
Above: Community Supported Art from SpringboardArts on Flickr I’ve been collecting contemporary art for over 35 years, and of all the amazing works I’ve come across, one of my favorite pieces sits on my desk at Knight Foundation. It’s a small wooden music box, about the size of a quart of milk. You take the lid […]
Article · August 2, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
Miami’s O Cinema. Today, ArtPlace America, a nationwide initiative that puts the arts at the heart of community revitalization, announced $15.2 million in funding for new projects in 44 communities across the United States. We’re excited to see that arts leaders in seven of the communities where Knight invests – Miami, Philadelphia, St. Paul, San Jose, […]
Article · May 20, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
Above: Miami’s O Cinema. Today, ArtPlace America, a nationwide initiative that puts the arts at the heart of community revitalization, announced $15.2 million in funding for new projects in 44 communities across the United States. We’re excited to see that arts leaders in seven of the communities where Knight invests – Miami, Philadelphia, St. Paul, San […]
Article · May 20, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
Last week I had the good fortune of being asked to deliver the commencement address for the New World School of the Arts College. New World School of the Arts is a Miami-based, dual enrollment arts-centric institution that has been named one of the nation’s top 100 schools numerous times. Admission is by portfolio review […]
Article · May 17, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
Photo credit: Terry Lee Today, I’m excited to present the 66 finalists in the Miami Knight Arts Challenge. Our goal is to make it so that everywhere you go in South Florida, you have an encounter with art. In that vein, one of the things that excites us most about this group is their geographic diversity. […]
Article · May 13, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
Seraphic Fire; Photo Credit: Terry Lee Today, I’m excited to present the 66 finalists in the Miami Knight Arts Challenge. Our goal is to make it so that everywhere you go in South Florida, you have an encounter with art. In that vein, one of the things that excites us most about this group is […]
Article · May 12, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
The old joke goes like this: A tourist stops a New Yorker on the street and asks “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” The local pauses for a minute and then replies “practice, practice, practice…” Well, the world class Detroit Symphony Orchestra must have been practicing. They were in Carnegie Hall last night with […]
Article · May 10, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
This week, WPBT is showing a Knight Foundation-funded short film by Ronnie Rivera about the International Noise Conference. Founded by Frank Falestra, the conference is three days of experimental music. Ronnie has created an experimental film that he shot at the conference, the likes of which has never been seen on public TV – check […]
Article · May 6, 2013 by Dennis Scholl
Photo credit: Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra Tonight, I’m at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, excited to announce the 43 winners of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia. Related Link “Celebrating the 2013 Philly Knight Arts Challenge Winners” – A Storify This year, we were once again delightfully surprised by Philadelphia’s creative minds. I think you’ll see why. […]
Article · April 29, 2013 by Dennis Scholl