By Danielle Austen, Artist-in-Residence Everglades National Park Birds, Alligators, Crocodiles…OH MY!!!! The one thing I cannot get enough of in the Everglades is the Wildlife… especially the birds! In the past five years while visiting the glades, I have noticed the amount of birds that come and go… all controlled by what is going on in […]
Article · February 16, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Danielle Austen, Artist-in-Residence Everglades National Park There is something to be said about “ignorance is bliss”….in the previous years visiting the Everglades I had never given much thought about snakes… boy was that stupid. There are 4 poisonous snakes out here in the glades and the one to be most worried about is the […]
Article · February 16, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
Breaking news – WPBT Channel 2 will air the Emmy-winning “Ideas in Motion” documentary Tuesday, Feb 21 at 7:30pm. Produced by Knight Foundation, the 27-minute special showcases the Knight Arts Challenge and its winners. “Ideas in Motion” gets inside the studio and behind the curtain with five winners of the Knight Arts Challenge. Highlighted artists include the Florida Grand Opera, […]
Article · February 16, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Adrienne Arsht Center Staff The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is looking for you! As part of its Free Gospel Sundays program sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the Arsht Center is conducting a New Gospel Talent Search. Wanted: Miami’s best gospel singers, quartets and choirs […]
Article · February 15, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Eva Lewis, Charlotte Symphony It is both sacred and profane. It is of romantic love and carnal desire. Primitive, passionate and powerful, the Charlotte Symphony will present Carl Orff’s ecstatic piece of love, springtime and passion. On February 24th and 25th at 7:30 p.m. listeners will enjoy in the work in a new way, […]
Article · February 14, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
The Borscht Film Festival, a Knight Arts grantee, is heading west next month as four of its shorts were selected for the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival. The Life and Freaky Times of Uncle Luke (Narrative Shorts competition), Reinaldo Arenas (Narrative Shorts competition), I Am Your Grandma (Midnight Shorts competition) and Jacuzzi Boys: Glazin (Midnight Shorts competition) will […]
Article · February 14, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
The Akron arts scene gets a bit more robust this week as Knight Foundation grants $601,000 to 13 local organizations to “enrich and engage Akron in innovative ways.” Targeting programs with the potential to transform Akron’s arts scene and enhance community engagement, the grants are part of Knight Foundation’s efforts to weave the arts into Akron residents’ […]
Article · February 14, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Dee Grano, The Light Factory The Light Factory has finalized two guest speakers for the Luminaries Distinguished Lecture Series: Artists Behind the Viewfinder presented by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. We will present photographer Camille Seaman, in person on Thursday, March 22 at 7 pm at Storrs Hall 110 in the […]
Article · February 13, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
On January 31, 2012 the Cuban Classical Ballet surprised travelers at Miami International Airport with spontaneous performances of Swan Lake as part of Knight Foundation’s Random Acts of Culture™ program. Relive the magic with the video above. Why Does Knight Foundation Fund Random Acts of Culture™? Knight Foundation, like its founders Jack and Jim Knight, […]
Article · February 13, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Rebecca King, Miami City Ballet dancer Miami City Ballet premiered Viscera, a new work by emerging young choreographer Liam Scarlett on Friday, January 6, 2012. On the first day of rehearsals for Viscera, Mr. Scarlett told us that the music was his main source of inspiration and gathered us around him to just listen to the entire work. Three weeks […]
Article · February 13, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad
By Christopher Reiger, AIRIE Fellow This post is associated with artist and writer Christopher Reiger‘s 2-week-long Artists In Residence In the Everglades (AIRIE) writing and art residency in Everglades National Park. Notes from Day 13: – I had an on-the-move photo shoot with an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. As it crossed the road and flowed through the […]
Article · February 13, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad