Who loves Random Acts of Culture™? You do! Knight Foundation’s national initiative to bring the classics out of the performance halls and onto the streets has caught your eye – to the tune of over 500,000 page views on KnightArts.org and three million YouTube hits, most notably the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s performance of Hallelujah […]
Article · November 11, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
The nominations are in, and two Knight Arts films are up for a 2010 Suncoast Emmy. Our 30-minute documentary of the 2008 Knight Arts Challenge is nominated in the Arts/Entertainment Program category. Subjects include Art Center/South Florida, Leggo My Demo and the New World School of the Arts. Sunday’s Best, an eight-minute film documenting the […]
Article · November 10, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
High season has arrived. Get in the pre-Basel spirit with one of the most fun art events of the year this weekend. Locust Projects hosts its annual Smash and Grab party this Saturday night. It goes like this: “The event revolves around a raffle, for which over 100 local, national and international artists have donated […]
Article · November 5, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
By Christopher Wilkins, Akron Symphony Music Director We have had two rounds of chorus auditions this fall. The chorus positions are now 95% filled. I am thrilled beyond words at the quality and enthusiasm of our chorus. Without a doubt, it will be one of the most distinuguished professional choruses ever assembled in the Akron […]
Article · November 4, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
By Young At Art Museum When most people think about recycling, edgy, green-themed couture made from bubble wrap, newspaper, plastic bottles and aluminum is not the first thing that comes to mind. Enter Young At Art’s teen volunteers and girls from PACE Center for Girls who have applied these eco-friendly, stylistic elements and more to […]
Article · November 4, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
By Rebecca King, Miami City Ballet Dancer Miami City Ballet has not hit the stage since opening weekend of its 25th Anniversary Season, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy! We are focused on other upcoming ballets, but Program I is always in the back of our minds. Many nights when I am trying […]
Article · November 4, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Random Acts of Culture™ hit Aventura last month as the Frost School of Music performed six spontaneous jazz performances on a busy Saturday afternoon. There was shopping, snacking and lots of smooth jazz — all three big crowd pleasers. Random Act of Culture ™ – Aventura, FL from Knight Foundation on Vimeo.
Article · November 3, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
By Akron Art Museum Staff Creating interesting material to accompany the art object records for the Akron Art Museum’s online collection is one of the most inspiring parts of our project. Since the curatorial staff had already been doing an excellent job keeping basic digital records of the museum’s permanent collection before the Knight Foundation’s […]
Article · October 29, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
The Random Acts of Culture™ continue to roll along in Charlotte! We had performances in two more venues this month. On Monday, October 18, we took a string quartet from the Charlotte Symphony and two very talented tango artists to concourses D and E at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Using lessons from our first airport […]
Article · October 28, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Knight Foundation donated $77,000 to six Macon organizations last week as part of its national Arts grants. Today Macon.com reports on the mission & impact of the donation at large as well as one specific grant project, From Macon.com: “In Macon, Knight Foundation works to help create a sense of place and belonging through initiatives […]
Article · October 25, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
By Susan Patterson, Knight Charlotte Program Director The Charlotte Symphony hit a home run with its first Knight Sounds concert. You could tell as soon as the audience started pouring out of Knight Theater. I’d waited too late to get tickets to the sold-out concert, so decided to go downtown and take a look at Jupiter through the Amateur […]
Article · October 25, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad