The Stomp percussion exhibit at the Young at Art Children’s Museum. The ambitious and extraordinary Young At Art Children’s Museum is about to be a hot summer ticket for South Florida families with kids. The cavernous and bright building is a riot of bright color and art at every turn, yet clearly organized with space […]
Article · May 4, 2012 by Robertson.Adams
Knight Arts Challenge winners promote wide range of creativity; bring art to neighborhoods and unexpected places PHILADELPHIA – (April 23, 2012) – Thirty-five ideas for the arts in Philadelphia will receive $2.76 million as winners of the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge. Now in its second year, the community-wide challenge funds the best ideas for engaging […]
Article · April 23, 2012 by Robertson.Adams
Although the Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin-based nonprofit Community Foundation of South Wood County has changed its name, its mission remains the same, organization leaders said Tuesday. Incourage Community Foundation, formerly the Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County, assumed its new name Sunday — the result of a two-year process to better identify the foundation’s work […]
Article · January 2, 2012 by Robertson.Adams
Reed Hundt, former chairman of the FCC This post is part of the Digital Revolution and Democracy series, which offers idea-inspiring interviews with thought leaders who are shaping the future of media and democracy. More at knightfoundation.org/focas. “The digital revolution is just getting going,” says Reed Hundt, former chairman of the FCC under President Bill Clinton. “Those […]
Article · December 19, 2011 by Robertson.Adams
Mentorship program for African-American playwrights, coral as a living art form, new dance company among the winners of Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts ChallengeMIAMI, Nov. 28, 2011— Thirty-one ideas – many of them from small cultural groups helping to weave the arts into South Florida’s DNA – have been selected as 2011 winners of the Knight […]
Article · November 28, 2011 by Robertson.Adams
Above: Reed Hundt, former chairman, FCC and current chairman, IDEA. This post is part of “The Digital Revolution and Democracy” series. For more information on the series, read “Digital Democracy: A More Perfect Union.” “In the early days of the Internet as a commercial and social phenomenon, the thought was that the Internet would be […]
Article · November 18, 2011 by Robertson.Adams
Above: Joaquin Alvarado, Senior VP at American Public Media This post is part of “The Digital Revolution and Democracy” series. For more information on the series, read “Digital Democracy: A More Perfect Union.” It’s important to start asking how we can leverage digital media and social networks as a platform to improve our democracy, argues […]
Article · November 11, 2011 by Robertson.Adams
Above: Paula Kerger President and CEO, PBS This post is part of the Digital Revolution and Democracy series, which offers idea-inspiring interviews with thought leaders who are shaping the future of media and democracy. More at knightfoundation.org/focas. This year has been a complicated one for PBS, as federal funding was nearly cut off entirely for […]
Article · November 4, 2011 by Robertson.Adams
Graham Richard, President, Graham Richard Assoc. LLC and former mayor, Fort Wayne, Ind. This interview is part of the Digital Revolution and Democracy series, which offers idea-inspiring interviews with thought leaders who are shaping the future of media and democracy. More at knightfoundation.org/focas. Innovative use of the Internet can help local governments provide quick, agile, […]
Article · October 27, 2011 by Robertson.Adams
Daniel Weitzner, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy, The White House This post is one in the series, “The Digital Revolution & Democracy.” On President Obama’s first day in office, he promised that “transparency and rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.” Keeping up with the demand for this transparency is […]
Article · October 21, 2011 by Robertson.Adams