By Patrick Dewane, Minnesota Opera Above is a first clip of HD video footage of Minnesota Opera’s production of Bernard Herrmann’s Wuthering Heights, a project funded by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The eight-camera shoot before a live audience was a major step into the digital age for a company long known […]
Article · May 11, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Jessie Raynor, Akron Area Arts Alliance Director The Akron Area Arts Alliance (AAAA), a collaborative arts and culture advocacy group representing 49 organizations and 70 artists and supporters, hosted a recent panel discussion on what motivates young people to become involved with the arts as participants and audience members. Guest speakers included arts administrators […]
Article · May 11, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Michael Knoll, HistoryMiami On February 18th, 2011, HistoryMiami opened Reflections: Paintings of Florida 1865-1965, featuring art from the Cici and Hyatt Brown collection, the largest private collection of Florida-based art in existence. Reflections was organized by the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida. Its closing date is Sunday, May 15th, 2011. […]
Article · May 10, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood is very pleased to announce the dates the 2011-12 “Hot Topics” lecture series, which is funded by a $25,000 Knight Arts Challenge grant. Lectures are scheduled from 5-7 p.m. on select Saturdays. Hot Topics begins on Sept. 17, 2011 with a talk by Shamim M. Momin to coincide […]
Article · May 10, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Janet Brown, executive director Grantmakers in the Arts The issue of new business models is a topic with which I am losing patience. To me it’s a “red herring” actually, when we should be discussing new product delivery models that engage more audiences, both young and old, utilize technologies and update the organizational structures […]
Article · May 9, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Don Eitel, Managing Director Mu Performing Arts Mu’s recent production of Little Shop of Horrors really reflected both our trending to very successful artistic works, and our way of delving deeper and more profoundly into seemingly lighter fare. With our focus on the Asian American community of artists, doing an all Asian American cast […]
Article · May 9, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Michael Bell, Scholastic Writing Awards Seven South Florida students will be making their Carnegie Hall debut this May courtesy of The Scholastic Writing Awards. Funded by a 2010 Knight Arts Challenge grant, the Miami-Dade Region of the Scholastic Writing Awards provides the forum and support for identifying, motivating, and validating South Florida’s next generation […]
Article · May 9, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Jillian Mayer, Miami artist Want to make sure your grandchildren know who you really are? Why not record a diary that reaches out to future generations and encompasses your true self. I did just that as part of this film commissioned for the 2011 Borscht 7 film festival. Leave a legacy. Happy Mother’s Day. […]
Article · May 9, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Chris Harrington, Detroit Jazz Festival In late 2010 the Detroit International Jazz Festival received a $100,000 Knight Arts grant to develop Jazz Planet, an audience development and outreach project designed to function as an umbrella organization for jazz in southeast Michigan. Today Chris Harrington reports on the organization’s 2011 artist in residence Jeff “Tain” Watts and his […]
Article · May 6, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Ben Kubie, Arts and Science Council This year the Arts & Science Council has been heavily involved in the national initiative Random Acts of Culture™. Funded through the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, this initiative is taking place in eight Knight Communities throughout the nation – Miami, Detroit, San Jose, Philadelphia, Macon, […]
Article · May 6, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Jessie Raynor, Director Akron Area Arts Alliance The Akron Beacon Journal, the first Knight newspaper, has had many talented people pass through its newsroom – and some of the most talented never wrote an article. This May through June 5, Summit Artspace Gallery is presenting an exhibition called Beyond Newsprint, which shows off the talents […]
Article · May 5, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad