Today, we’re excited to share the finalists of the 2015 Knight Arts Challenge St. Paul—61 ideas culled from 450-plus submissions from neighborhoods across St. Paul, Minn. The list below is packed with exciting ideas that reflect the new St. Paul, a diverse and collaborative city. We also see a few trends: ideas that will remix […]
Article · July 20, 2015 by Nicole Chipi
Above photo: Detroit Youth Volume. Today, we’re excited to share the finalists of the 2015 Detroit Knight Arts Challenge – 70 ideas culled from 1,000-plus submissions from neighborhoods across Detroit. The list below is packed with exciting ideas from the city’s cultural community, and a few trends. This year, we saw projects focused on capturing […]
Article · June 15, 2015 by Nicole Chipi
There’s something very powerful about seeing an iconic work of art in person. If you’ve ever watched people looking at art in a museum, you know this is true. For a moment, the viewer is completely immersed in the work. That’s what makes visiting a museum so memorable. But what would happen if you bring […]
Article · June 3, 2015 by Nicole Chipi
Zoetic Stage (above). Photo by Justin Namon. Today, we’re excited to share the finalists in the Knight Arts Challenge, 73 ideas culled from 1,000 plus submissions from as far north as West Palm Beach and as far south as Key West. The list below is packed with great ideas for our cultural community, and a […]
Article · May 4, 2015 by Nicole Chipi
In just a few days, film creators and purveyors from across the eight Knight resident communities will be in Park City, Utah, to showcase their work, connect with artists from around the world, and discover new voices in independent cinema. We’re excited this year that Knight Foundation grantees will be well represented at the festival, […]
Article · January 15, 2015 by Nicole Chipi
I’m in Philadelphia this week, and am excited to join Vice President for Arts Dennis Scholl and Philadelphia Program Director Donna Frisby-Greenwood in announcing $780,000 in support to 19 individual artists and arts organizations. Over the past year, we’ve been building on the success of our three-year Knight Arts Challenge – providing new funding to challenge […]
Article · May 12, 2014 by Nicole Chipi
Freeform or Death | a documentary about wfmu. Crowdfunding producer: Vann Alexandra Daly. At Knight Foundation, we believe having a proposal for an innovative arts project is just one step; you also have to get the community to buy into your idea or your organization. In fact, asking for support is an art itself. Enter […]
Article · February 7, 2014 by Nicole Chipi
Miami International Film Festival from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. With the foundation’s roots in journalism, Knight believes in the power of storytelling to bring communities together. Over the past few years, we’ve watched independent filmmakers in the communities where we work engage audiences across the globe. Their stories are told in voices that could only come from their corner of […]
Article · January 28, 2014 by Nicole Chipi
Library Acts of Culture from Knight Foundation on Vimeo A few years ago, Knight Foundation set out to bring art and culture into people’s everyday lives by presenting surprise opera and classical ballet performances at markets, parks and airports. More than 1,000 of these Random Acts of Culture took place in eight communities across the […]
Article · January 21, 2014 by Nicole Chipi