By Roza Maille, Akron Art Museum The Akron Art Museum is beginning a new project, based on a successful effort in Detroit, that will bring its collection into the city’s neighborhoods. Below, Project Manager Roza Maille writes about the first installation. This item is cross-posted from the Akron Art Museum’s blog. Picture this: You’re walking […]
Article · December 3, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Ara Topouzian, Detroit Hye Times I have been working on Detroit Hye Times from the moment I knew I was a recipient of funds from the Knight Foundation. Some may disagree with me, but the hardest part is putting the narrative script together. I have interviewed over a dozen musicians and their relatives and […]
Article · December 3, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
Knight Arts grantee The Embrace Music Foundation snagged a bit of press last month in the Sun Sentinel. Reporter Fallan Patterson visited Somerset Academy Central Miramar for an in-person preview of the students’ upcoming event at the Miramar Cultural Center. Click here to read the complete story and read below for an excerpt. Cross posted […]
Article · December 2, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Christina deRoos, Kresge Arts in Detroit Emerging and established metropolitan Detroit Literary and Visual artists are invited to apply for a $25,000 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by the Kresge Arts in Detroit office at the College for Creative Studies, with professional practice opportunities for the selected […]
Article · December 2, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By David Gunn, Freewall Freewall announces its newest project Growth and Change by David Guinn at the Manton Street Community Garden, 4th and Manton Street in South Philadelphia. The mural is an abstract composition representing the energy of the gardeners at The Manton Street Community Garden and the spirit if the neighborhood. Huge overlapping brushstrokes of […]
Article · December 1, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Melissa Anduiza, Charlotte Ballet dancer My day begins at 8 a.m. with a strong dosage of Cuban coffee and a loving greeting from my German shepherd/lab mix, Theodore. I bustle around the kitchen collecting my breakfast and lunch for the day. Breakfast varies between eggs, cereal or yogurt and granola. It is vital that […]
Article · December 1, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Laura Zabel, Springboard for the Arts This month I had the opportunity to give a short speech at We Day in Minnesota. We Day is “an annual series of stadium-sized events, We Day brings together world-renowned speakers and performers with tens of thousands of youth to kick-start a year of action through We Act. […]
Article · November 27, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Stephen Sokolouski, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s tenure as an Artistic Partner began last weekend with concerts in Uptown Minneapolis, Eden Prairie, and Mahtomedi. The remarkable performances captivated audiences—Pioneer Press critic Rob Hubbard described the first night as an “adrenaline-fueled thrill ride of a concert, one that inspired three standing ovations and will doubtless be one […]
Article · November 27, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
This month was a special edition of Big Night in Little Haiti. Big Night celebrated Haitian Roots Month (November) with the US debut of Lakou Mizik, an amazing Haitian musical collective, and brought a taste of the signature monthly event to The Swamp at the 31st Miami Book Fair International. The Rhythm Foundation, producers of Big […]
Article · November 27, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Caridad Castro, Miami Dade College Liberal Arts & Sciences Department “Funding for this program was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Florida Humanities Council or […]
Article · November 26, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Daniel Peabody, director Elizabeth Leach Gallery Advice Station for Miami Basel is the latest project by multimedia artist MK Guth. Advice Station will be presented at Aqua Art Miami December 3-7 2014. Advice Station is part psychiatry office and part information booth where visitors can sit and talk about their experiences and offer their […]
Article · November 26, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad