“Bare Bones” performance, Miami Theater Center. Photo by Justin Namon. The Knight Arts Challenge in South Florida opens in less than a week. And if you’re interested in applying for funding, we hope you will join us for one of our upcoming events where you can learn more about the challenge and get your questions answered. […]
Article · January 20, 2015 by marika.lynch
Kickoff party, community Q&A sessions scheduled around region for challenge that funds best ideas for the arts
Article · January 20, 2015 by marika.lynch
“Bare Bones,” Miami Theater Center. Photo by Justin Namon. The Knight Arts Challenge in South Florida opens in less than a week. And if you’re interested in applying for funding, we hope you will join us for one of our upcoming events where you can learn more about the challenge and get your questions answered. […]
Article · January 20, 2015 by marika.lynch
Challenge winners DJ Le Spam and the Spam Allstars perform at the South Florida awards ceremony. Photo by Patrick Farrell. If you live in South Florida, Detroit, St. Paul, Minn., or Akron, Ohio, we hope you’re getting those ideas ready. The Knight Arts Challenge will open in those cities in coming months, and we’ll be […]
Article · January 13, 2015 by marika.lynch
This is cross-posted from KnightArts.org. Art + tech + waffles is a winning combination any day of the week, but we hope you will come enjoy it next Wednesday, Nov. 5 at a very special edition of #WaffleWednesday. #WaffleWednesday is a weekly tech meet-up hosted by LiveNinja with support from Knight Foundation. This edition of […]
Article · October 31, 2014 by marika.lynch
Art + tech + waffles is a winning combination any day of the week, but we hope you will come enjoy it next Wednesday, Nov. 5 at a very special edition of #WaffleWednesday, hosted by LiveNinja. The weekly tech meet-up in Wynwood is welcoming the South Florida Knight Arts Challenge People’s Choice Award nominees. Over breakfast, the […]
Article · October 31, 2014 by marika.lynch
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 […]
Article · October 13, 2014 by marika.lynch
By Mark Masuoka, Executive Director and CEO, Akron Art Museum Knight Foundation recently awarded the Akron Art Museum $1 million to engage the public with a series of groundbreaking exhibitions. Here, Executive Director Mark Masuoka writes about the museum’s new efforts and approach to community building. In a constantly shifting cultural landscape, art organizations can […]
Article · September 21, 2014 by marika.lynch
The Lift | Laura Zabel & Dennis Scholl Interview from The Lift on Vimeo. Knight’s Dennis Scholl is at the Aspen Ideas Festival this week, talking about the impact of culture on communities. While there, he spoke with Springboard for the Arts’ Laura Zabel on local TV about how artists can better connect with their neighbors. The St. […]
Article · June 30, 2014 by marika.lynch
The Lift | Laura Zabel & Dennis Scholl Interview from The Lift on Vimeo. Knight’s Dennis Scholl is at the Aspen Ideas Festival this week, talking about the impact of culture on communities. While there, he spoke with Springboard for the Arts’ Laura Zabel on local TV about how artists can better connect with their neighbors. The St. […]
Article · June 30, 2014 by marika.lynch