By Teddy Abrams, NWS Conducting Fellow The New World Symphony and the O, Miami Poetry Festival team up to present an evening exploring the connections between music and poetry on Wednesday, April 6 at 7 PM at the New World Center (the New World Symphony’s brand new performance space) in Miami Beach. The program is hosted […]
Article · April 1, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Aaron Fiedler, Arts & Science Council Imagine thousands of people waiting for a convention to kick off when, from up above, an opera singer starts belting out an aria. This happened to a lot of very surprised people at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology Conference in Charlotte this past month. Opera Carolina was […]
Article · April 1, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Locust Projects announces an open call to South Florida high school students for a chance to participate in a collaborative exhibition at the organization’s 2,700 square foot exhibition space in Miami’s Design District. In furtherance of the organization’s thirteen-year commitment to providing an approachable arts venue for the South Florida community, for the second year, Locust […]
Article · March 29, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
On Thursday, February 3, the Miami Music Project’s brass quintet surprised attendees at the Florida Philanthropic Network Statewide Summit in Orlando. Why Does Knight Foundation Fund Random Acts of Culture™? Knight Foundation, like its founders Jack and Jim Knight, focuses on promoting informed and engaged communities. To that end, we strongly believe in the potential of […]
Article · March 28, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Gary Steuer, Chief Cultural Officer Philadelphia The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE), which has the oldest percent for art program in the nation, had decided to get more actively engaged in temporary public art, particularly in projects that help our City address critical issues such as sustainability. […]
Article · March 25, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Local artists have a new home. The LegalArt Residency – Miami’s first and only artist live/work residency is hosting a housewarming party Thursday, April 7. Funded by the Knight Arts Challenge, the LegalArt residency offers studio space and housing to five local artists as well as a visiting national or international artist. Designed as an […]
Article · March 24, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Bonita Buford, Gantt Center Vivian Davidson Hewitt visited the Gantt Center on March 12th to talk about her remarkable life, the art of collecting, and the stories behind the John & Vivian Hewitt Collection of African-American Art. More than 150 patrons filled the Center’s West Gallery to hear Mrs. Hewitt spin tales from the […]
Article · March 24, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
The fourth Knight Arts Challenge Miami is officially underway, with nearly 1,300 applications currently being reviewed by KAC readers. Finalists will be announced in April and winners in November. The contest has awarded $17.5 million to fund 78 ideas since 2008. This week, the Miami New Times highlighted the Knight Arts Challenge Miami and one […]
Article · March 23, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia will grant $9 million over three years to individuals and organizations with artistic ideas for the city. In January, Knight Foundation narrowed a pool of 1,700 applicants down to 63 finalists. Four of those finalists hail from South Philly. Earlier this month, The South Philly Review took a closer look at one of […]
Article · March 23, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Jessie Raynor, Akron Area Arts Alliance Director Excitement runs rampant at Summit Artspace as we finish construction of our new Creative Business Center, Knight Conference Suite and performance/rehearsal space – all made possible by a generous grant from the Knight Foundation. Summit Artspace, a growing downtown arts headquarters, is a project of the Akron […]
Article · March 23, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad
By Rebekah Lengel, Miami Light Project A whirlwind of red lipstick and purple sequins is getting ready to overtake Miami Beach. Miami Light Project is proud to present the South Florida debut of cabaret diva Meow Meow on April 22-23, 2011 at the Colony Theater on Miami Beach. This raven-haired dynamo enthralls the audience with […]
Article · March 22, 2011 by Valerie Nahmad