Inside the Art Blog’s First Friday Art Safari

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Inside the Art Blog’s First Friday Art Safari

Published March 13, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By TheArtBlog.org staff On Friday March 2, theartblog.org launched its brand new First Friday Art Safaris which seek to expose audiences to the far-flung art around Philadelphia that they may otherwise not be aware of. With galleries and underground locales dotting the city, many of these spaces are difficult to...

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Akron Art Museum’s 90th anniversary celebration

Published March 13, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Antoinette George, Akron Art Museum On February 1, 1922, the Akron Art Museum opened its doors as the Akron Art Institute in two borrowed rooms in the basement of the city’s public library. In the past 90 years, the museum has survived and grown despite significant hardships including the...

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“GTCYS Night Out” kicks off programmatic collaborations between the SPCO and GTCYS

Published March 12, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Megen Balda, Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies When The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) and Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS) entered into a strategic alliance this past July, a major goal was to introduce new artistic and programmatic collaborations between the two organizations. The first of such opportunities...

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Theoroi attends and reflects on “The Birds” at the Guthrie Theater

Published March 12, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Tessa Retterath, Theoroi On Sunday, February 25, the Theoroi group attended its sixth event. Coordinated by The Schubert Club, Theoroi is a group of young individuals who attend local cultural performances together and spread the word about their experience using interactive media. The attendees are learning about the arts...

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Holocaust Theater Archive conference to be held in Miami in May

Published March 12, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Casey Craig, National Jewish Theater Foundation The National Jewish Theater Foundation / Holocaust Theater Archive is pleased to announce its inaugural conference coming up in May. Set to take place in two sessions, May 15th & 16th and May 22nd & 23rd, the goal of this upcoming conference is...

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Two-time winner of past Knight Arts Challenge, the Miami Light Project, shares how its helping to transform community

Published March 12, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

The Miami Light Project presents live performance by innovative dance, music and theater artists from around the world and supports the development of new work by South Florida-based artists. In 2009, the project won a Knight Arts Challenge grant to create a hub for creative activity in Wynwood by opening...

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Museum of Contemporary Art: Where kids learn to love art

Published March 9, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

Last November, the Museum of Contemporary Art won a Knight Arts Challenge grant for an effort to promote creativity and build community through innovative arts programs for young people. The project, which includes a new wing at the museum, will inspire teens to become lifelong learners and lovers of art....

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Inside Bass Museum’s TC: Temporary Contemporary

Published March 9, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Kristin Korolwicz, Bass Museum The next phase of the Bass Museum’s TC: Temporary Contemporary will begin this month and will feature a group of works that explore interactions and relationships among various sites in Miami Beach. This general theme includes projects that investigate the nuances of communication and interactivity...

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City of Lauderdale Lakes recognizes Lauderdale Lakes Educational Complex with award

Published March 9, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By LeToya Stairs, Rhythm of Africa Music Program & 2010 Knight Arts Challenge Winner On February 28, 2012, The City of Lauderdale Lakes recognized the student performers of Lauderdale Lakes Educational Complex with an Award of Appreciation for their cultural contributions to the community through the Rhythms of Africa :...

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A Professional Development Workshop for Spanish-Speaking Artists

Published March 8, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Ela Troyano, Creative Capital As a Creative Capital grantee selected in Film/Video in the first grant year (2000) and an Artist Leader for the Professional Development Program (PDP) since its inception in 2003, I’ve watched PDP grow from an idea and a radical experiment into a fully realized, successful...

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On display through spring at the Ohr-O’Keefe

Published March 7, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Barbara Johnson Ross, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Among the permanent exhibitions, George Edgar Ohr: Selections from Gulf Coast Collections highlights work of “The Mad Potter of Biloxi” with pottery from Gulf Coast collectors and from the collection of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. The Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center provides...