By Susan Jedrzejewski, McColl Center for Visual Art McColl Center for Visual Art is pleased to welcome Margarita Cabrera as the next Knight Artist-in-Residence at McColl Center for Visual Art who will begin her term at the Center on January 9, 2012. Before she arrives at the Center, her work can be seen in “The […]
Article · September 30, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Robert Bush, Arts & Science Council Last year, ASC selected the first round of Cultural Innovation Grant recipients – Carolina Actors Studio Theatre (CAST), Charlotte Artery and Charlotte Viewpoint. Again this year, through the support of a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, ASC is able to invest in building […]
Article · September 30, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Vivian Fung I recently had the opportunity to pen a few words for NewMusicBox about my identity in relation to my work as a composer (see here). In that piece, I wrote about my experience as a “banana” – “yellow as a product of Chinese parents; white as a result of my being born in […]
Article · September 30, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Toby Barlow, executive producer People Mover! Detroit “Whoever has the most fun wins.” is one of the mantras driving the resurgence of Detroit today. To celebrate the vivacity and the richness of the city, a group of musicians, cooks, dancers and singers took over Detroit’s downtown monorail for an entire day, with 24 performers […]
Article · September 30, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy This July, Walker West Music Academy celebrated the reemergence of its Summer Music Enrichment Program, a three week music camp for students ages 5 to 12. Through the camp, the Academy hosted 38 students and with the guidance of four faculty, each student learned to play violin, African […]
Article · September 29, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastián Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer The New World Symphony’s first pre-season concert served to warm up the engine and test the road. And all the signs were positive; no need to worry. True, the concert was free, but the hall designed by Frank Gehry was packed to the rafters. Another good sign: a […]
Article · September 29, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Gina Rudan, Genuine Insights Gina Rudan, the president of Genuine Insights Inc, witnessed her first Random Act of Culture® at the 2011 TEDxMIA conference. She posted about the experience this month on her website. Click here to read the entire post and enjoy an excerpt… A Random Act of Genius Exploring the creative place […]
Article · September 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Yvette Rodriguez, Viernes Culturales Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, a Knight Arts grantee, is known to be a monthly festival showcasing the arts and culture to South Florida’s residents and beyond, but the celebration doesn’t end there. For September’s festival, Viernes Culturales has added an element that will cater to South Floridas’s youth, and also help them […]
Article · September 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Opera hits the great outdoors Friday, Sept 30 as the Opera Company of Philadelphia, a Knight Arts grantee, celebrates the opening of its 2011-2012 season with an al fresco live simulcast of Georges Bizet’s Carmen. “Opening Night Philadelphia” is the first ever simulcast at Independence Mall and will feature an enormous HD screen and thousands […]
Article · September 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Andrea Stevenson, Community School of the Arts Community School of the Arts is preparing to launch the new Knight Artistic Engagement Fund, which will bring hundreds of low-income music and art students to professional concerts and exhibitions at no cost to the children or their families. Founded in 1969, CSA teaches private lessons, group classes […]
Article · September 26, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Afa Sadykhly Dworkin, Sphinx Music On Wednesday night, by 7:00 pm, school buses surrounded the New World Symphony. One could barely help hold a smile back, looking at a sea of young faces, full of excitement and curiosity. As I followed them into the hall, I was faced with a magnificent site: arguably, the […]
Article · September 23, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad