Crossposted from Knight Arts blog Here we go! The second year of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia launched today, and we’re ready to hear your best ideas for the city’s vibrant arts scene! Applications are now being accepted right here through Oct. 31. We believe the arts can engage and enrich communities and that your ideas […]
Article · October 3, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad Schimel
The Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement (PYPM) has been helping the youth of Philadelphia discover the power of their voices through spoken word & literary expression since 2006. This week CNN profiled the Knight Arts grantee, following the story of 19-year-old Alana Gooden, who credits PYPM with saving her life: “If PYPM didn’t exist, Gooden said she and her fellow […]
Article · July 14, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad Schimel
On Saturday, April 2, 2011, 45 members of the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s official children’s choir, the Keystone State Boychoir, spontaneously performed “Avec la garde montante” from Georges Bizet’s Carmen for delighted children and parents at the Please Touch Museum, a favorite Philadelphia destination for children of all ages. Why Does Knight Foundation Fund Random […]
Article · April 6, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad Schimel
Who loves Random Acts of Culture? You do! Knight Foundation’s national initiative to bring the classics out of the performance halls and onto the streets has caught your eye ‘ to the tune of over 1 million YouTube hits, most notably for the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s performance of Hallelujah (included below). Here’s a snippet […]
Article · November 12, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad Schimel
The Knight Foundation’s Arts Program is rethinking cultural classics this season as it kicks of its new initiative, Random Acts of Culture. We’re bringing short, spontaneous bursts of classical music, theater, dance and opera to the streets in our eight operating communities. Think Mozart at the mall and La Traviata in the market. We’re planning […]
Article · July 8, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad Schimel