Cross-posted with permission from Creative Exchange. The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers. Photo by Marvin Shaouni. In April of 2014, Damian Woetzel and the Aspen Institute Arts Program convened a Strategy Group in Detroit. This convening brought together local and national experts: artists and leaders in arts, policy, community development and education. The group spent […]
Article · October 29, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
Miami International Film Festival (MiamiFF) debuted MIFFecito, a mid-season “Film Festival Fix,” at MDC’s Tower Theater Oct 16-19. The four-day event showcased world cinema in a concenatrated weekend of 10 red-carpet premieres, parties and in-person appearances with filmmakers. Knight Foundation VP/Arts Dennis Scholl participated in the festivities by guest moderating a panel following the screening […]
Article · October 28, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
Join us for the world premiere of Hattie Mae Williams- The Tattooed Ballerinas presents, “Miami Sites Project” a site specific Dance film captured at the historic Miami Marine Stadium in Virginia Key. Also see the Miami premiere of dance film “Bloom” set in New York City’s Highline, a linear park built on a section of […]
Article · October 28, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Saara Myrene Raappana, Motionpoems When I first saw a motionpoem, I’d been out of graduate school for a year or two; I was working a lot of hours at a demanding office job; and I was tired. I was sure I loved poetry. I’d spent years reading and studying and scanning it. I recited Gerard […]
Article · October 22, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sarah Hricko, DANCECleveland “Disney Week” is what The University of Akron dance students call the one week of residency with world renowned dance companies each year! Collaborating with DANCECleveland, The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall and dance program have sustained a successful 8 year relationship full of residencies and performances from the best […]
Article · October 22, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Nate von Zumwalt, editorial manager for Sundance Institute. Discovering and supporting independent artists is what Sundance Institute is all about. We believe that providing an inclusive space for artists to create and thrive encourages diverse stories and greater understanding. In 2013, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation joined us in support of […]
Article · October 21, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Laura Bruney, Arts & Business Council of Miami Alyce Robertson is Executive Director of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority. The Great Recession wreaked havoc on downtown Miami with empty condos and a surplus of office space that even the most bullish economists thought would take a decade to absorb. But the turn-around has been quicker […]
Article · October 21, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Arnold Mittelman, National Jewish Theater Foundation Arnold Mitttelman The National Jewish Theater Foundation has designated the Miller Center at the University of Miami as the permanent home for its digital Holocaust Theater Catalog (HTC)- a website project of the NJTF Holocaust Theater International Initiative (HTII). “The UM Miller Center and Feldenkreis Program are deeply honored […]
Article · October 20, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Kathy Gaubatz The sudden death of Kathy Gaubatz casts a pall over the start of the 2014-2015 music season and calls for a well-deserved tribute to this genuine pioneer of the local early music scene. We mourn the loss of someone who was as genuine as she was […]
Article · October 20, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
It’s a big year for Knight Arts. Knight Foundation and VP/Arts Dennis Scholl have been nominated for four Suncoast Emmys. Art Loft Episode #236, a Knight-funded program created in conjunction with WPBT, was nominated for Arts/Entertainment – Program Special. Dennis Scholl produced and directed two of the three Art Loft segments in the nominated episode: […]
Article · October 19, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Barbara Johnson Ross, Ohr-Ohr’O’Keefe Museum of Art New exhibitions opened recently at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi. Cars on Art is on display through November 22, 2014, featuring works by four truly passionate artists who excel in two-dimensional works using cars as the theme, as well as 62 rare model cars. […]
Article · October 19, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad