By Shaun Nethercott, Matrix Theatre Company In a few short hours, I am going to be leading a sort of eco-justice tour of Detroit with my friend Rich Feldman. We will be leading teachers and others to some of Detroit’s amazing places on both the horrific and the wonderful side. We will see abandoned factories […]
Article · June 29, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Bonita Buford, Gantt Center On June 15, 2011, the Gantt Center hosted a group of twenty-three children from South Carolina’s Blackmon Road Community — one of the poorest areas in the nation — whose residents live without indoor plumbing, trash pick-up, street lights or paved roads on the border between the city of Rock […]
Article · June 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Janet Brown, Grantmakers in the Arts Last week I had the privilege to speak about our National Capitalization Project at two very vibrant, national conferences. I was fortunate to present with GIA members Janet Sarbaugh, the Heinz Endowments at Chorus America in San Francisco and Ben Cameron, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, at TCG in […]
Article · June 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Breaking news – WPBT Channel 2 will air a 27-minute special showcasing the Knight Arts Challenge and its winners on Thursday, July 7 at 7:30pm. Produced by Knight Foundation, “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, Teatro […]
Article · June 23, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Gregory Lucas-Myers, Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History When the word “jazz” is spoken, minds tend to race one of two ways for artists to reference. When looking back, names such as Armstrong, Coltrane, Monk, and Davis stand tall with long, deep shadows. When looking to the music today, those who are not […]
Article · June 21, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Brian Woods, The Schubert Club—a member of The Arts Partnership Quilters & culture are a great match! Random Acts of Culture™ took the Minnesota Quilters’ 33rd Annual Quilt Show and Conference by storm this month, surprising attendees & convention center staff with 15 performances throughout the three-day conference. From June 16-18, a string quartet from […]
Article · June 21, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
The Random Act of Culture® love continues to spread. HuffPost named Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation VP/Arts and Random Act of Culture® creator, its Greatest Person of the Day Monday, June 20. The HuffPost piece outlines Random Act of Culture’s intention (“Scholl wondered if the most modern way of promoting classical music and performance was to […]
Article · June 21, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
What happens to choreography after the dance ends? Miami Herald reporter Jordan Levin probes this issue in a recent audio piece about Merce Cunningham and his namesake dance company. Produced in partnership with WLRN, the story explores the legacy and future of the legendary choreographer’s work, noting: “Though Cunninghman focused on the here and now, […]
Article · June 20, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Nick Gilewicz, Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe Fifteen years ago, Philly Fringe began as a cluster of innovative productions in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood, predominantly highlighting Philadelphia’s emerging performance community. The organization and the community grew together, and today, as the curated Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and access-for-all Philly Fringe, the festivals attract […]
Article · June 17, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Evy Schiffman, Marketing & Communications Director, Community School of Music and Arts For teacher Celeyce Matthews, the words – “Witnessing the transformational power of the arts” – really ring true. Celeyce teaches in the Art4Schools program of the Knight Arts-funded Community School of Music and Arts at Lyndale School, part of the Alum Rock Union […]
Article · June 17, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Christine Feeley, Young at Art Museum Anyone who has driven along I-595 in the last few months has noticed the architecturally stunning building under construction between Hiatus and Flamingo Roads. It’s the new $21 million, 55,000 square-foot GOLD LEED-certified Young At Art Museum and Broward County Library scheduled to open in the spring of […]
Article · June 16, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad