By Viernes Culturales Turkey day would not be complete without a night out on the town. The monthly festival that brings art & culture to Miami every last Friday of the month is gearing up for another unforgettable night. November’s Viernes Culturales brings fashion, art and music all wrapped into one. Kick start the festivities […]
Article · November 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Blaine Merker, Rebar As a part of a unique artist led public engagement strategy in the Central Corridor Public Art Plan, San Francisco-based art and design studio Rebar led a two-day public bike tour across the Twin Cities to uncover the hidden stories and meet the sometimes unlikely people shaping the future of the […]
Article · November 23, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Neil Thackaberry, Actors’ Summit Good things continue to happen as the result of the Knight Foundation’s support of Actors’ Summit “Bring Your Parents to a Play” program. We added a special performance of Woody Guthrie’s American Song for 150 students and they all went home with fliers about the special Student / Parent program. Some […]
Article · November 22, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By DANCECleveland DANCECleveland continues to be thrilled with the response from the Akron community for our presentation of MOMIX on October 1! The crowd of 3,000 was wowed by the spectacular beauty of the dancers, costumes and artwork. The critics, including the Akron Beacon Journal, agreed with the rave reviews (click here to read the […]
Article · November 21, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastián Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer The start of the 2011-12 Miami classical music season is showing a landing of relevant Spaniards artists (Jordi Savall, Javier Perianes, Ramón Tebar, Pablo Heras Casado to name a few), although the most conspicuous presence is the ensemble bringing a zarzuela to the opening of the Florida Grand […]
Article · November 21, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Julie Sand, TU Dance TU Dance’s eighth season opens this weekend (Nov 18-20) at The O’Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, with a world premiere of Artistic Director/Choreographer Uri Sands’ A Subconcious Plastic Nowhere, exploring the nature of a daydream – the potent and sometimes bizarre storytelling of a distracted imagination. Uri was […]
Article · November 21, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Miami’s Design and Architecture Senior High School (DASH), a Knight Arts grantee, received national recognition this month as it was awarded the number 15 slot in US New and World Report’s list of public high schools. DASH was recognized for its college readiness index (96.7), poverty-adjusted performance index (2.56) and disadvantaged students performance gap (47.3). […]
Article · November 17, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Two Knight Arts grantees stepped onto the national stage this week as the New York Times profiled the Detroit Institute of Arts Museum and the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC in a piece about art museums exploring new marketing avenues. DIA’s commercial for its “Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus” commercial and the Mint Museum’s […]
Article · November 17, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Jessie Raynor, Akron Area Arts Alliance Director The Akron Area Arts Alliance will honor 13 people on November 20 for their creative talents, outstanding leadership and generous support of our local arts and culture community. The sold-out event will be held Sunday evening at the exciting Stage Door venue of The University of Akron’s […]
Article · November 15, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Michelle Weinberg, Funding Arts Broward Made possible with a $50,000 FAB! Knight New Work Award, the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood opened the exhibition Artist Unknown/The Free World to the public on October 28th. It consists of nearly 17,000 photographic images that arose from countless hours of online conversations between artists Oliver Wasow and […]
Article · November 15, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Dee Grano, The Light Factory The Light Factory’s first special guest for the Luminaries Lecture Series is Danny Lyon, photographer and artist featured in Streetwise: Masters of 60s Photography. The lecture is happening Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7pm and the location has been set for the UNC Charlotte Center City building, located at 320 […]
Article · November 14, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad