Like many artistic collaborations, this one began over yoga, solidified over pizza and blossomed over chicken cacciatore. John Jarboe and his Philadelphia cabaret group, The Bearded Ladies, had an idea to create a performance piece on Andy Warhol. The idea intrigued David Devan, who was intent on rethinking the city’s opera company. After running into […]
Article · May 29, 2014 by marika.lynch
Streetline Percussion from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. I’m in Macon with the Knight Arts team, where we just joined with Program Director Beverly Blake to announce $363,000 in support to 11 local arts organizations. The list of awards below celebrates the legacy of rich artistic and cultural traditions that are quintessential to Macon’s identity. The […]
Article · May 17, 2014 by marika.lynch
Silicon Valley Gives via YouTube How do you get attention for a 24-hour online Giving Day campaign? Dozens of community foundations across the country are wrestling with that topic this week, as they prepare to rally residents to give locally as part of May 6’s #GiveLocalAmerica campaign. Over the past year, Knight Foundation has helped […]
Article · May 5, 2014 by marika.lynch
O, Miami, the monthlong poetry festival, is alas, o,ver. Thankfully, though, you can relive it anytime you like through images, video and the words written to capture the Knight Foundation- sponsored event that aims to bring a poem to every Miamian in April. National Book Award Winner Nikky Finney at the O, Miami Wallcast. Credit: […]
Article · May 2, 2014 by marika.lynch
Knight’s Tatiana Hernandez answers questions during a session at Intermedia Arts At six community Q&A sessions this month in St. Paul, Arts Program Officer Tatiana Hernandez shared tips to help applicants be more competitive in the Knight Arts Challenge, which is offering $4.5 million over the next three years to ideas that engage and enrich […]
Article · April 22, 2014 by marika.lynch
Fox 2 News Headlines “This is the most important thing I could possibly do,” – Cellist Yo-Yo Ma to FOX , on his visit to a Detroit elementary school. A day after performing with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra,Yo-Yo Ma joined former New York City Ballet principal dancer Damian Woetzel to spend the day with local […]
Article · April 14, 2014 by marika.lynch
P. Scott Cunningham/ Credit: James Harris The following profile of P. Scott Cunningham is crossposted from FIU MagazineBy Dan Grech The invitation, in true P. Scott Cunningham style, was irresistible. He’s throwing an “old-fashioned book party” in honor of poet Adrian Matejka, and you’re invited. If you didn’t know Cunningham, you might read “old-fashioned” and […]
Article · April 14, 2014 by marika.lynch
Photo credit: GiveMN.org via Facebook. Last year, Knight Foundation published the Giving Day Playbook, a soup-to-nuts guide to 24-hour online campaigns that community foundations are increasingly organizing to promote local philanthropy. Now, with foundations across the country participating in Give Local America on May 6, we have refreshed the playbook with new insights to help […]
Article · April 8, 2014 by marika.lynch
DLECTRICITY is a 2013 Knight Arts Challenge winner As we all stare down the April 7 deadline for the Detroit Knight Arts Challenge, offering a share of $3 million to innovative arts ideas, we wanted to offer some final tips on submitting your application. As Arts Program Officer Tatiana Hernandez said at a series of […]
Article · April 2, 2014 by marika.lynch
St. Paul Knight Arts Challenge from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. On April 7, we will be launching the St. Paul .Knight Arts Challenge, looking for the best arts ideas that engage and enrich St. Paul. Over the next three years, Knight will be giving away up to $4.5 million in matching grants to innovative ideas. The […]
Article · March 26, 2014 by marika.lynch