Broward Cultural Division, MiamiArtExchange.com and ArtServe invite artists of all disciplines, gallery owners and creative entrepreneurs to a full-day workshop. Social Media Art BootCamp for Artists will be held on Saturday, October 30, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at ArtServe Inc., 1350 East Sunrise Blvd in Fort Lauderdale. The fee for the workshop […]
Article · October 6, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
As Miami City Ballet’s (MCB) 25th Anniversary Season opening night rapidly approaches, the wardrobe department has been hard at work for months. We visited the shop while they were working on the costumes for the company premiere of Fanfare. As many companies do, MCB sometimes rents costumes from other companies, but not in the case […]
Article · October 5, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
August and September were whirlwind months for WDAV’s Concierto – America’s first bilingual (Spanish-English) classical music service! In this pilot phase, WDAV conducted webinars with a select group of public radio station general managers, program, and music directors to introduce the Concierto concept, offer audio samples and solicit feedback. Last week, WDAV staff attended the […]
Article · October 4, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
By Akron Art Museum Staff The success of the Akron Art Museum’s project to put the permanent collection online over the next two years depends on many different aspects. We’ve spent a lot of time in these early days figuring out in what order to tackle all of these multiple sub-projects. The Curatorial Department has […]
Article · October 4, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Levine Museum’s exhibit on Charlotte’s new diversity, CHANGING PLACES: From Black & White to Technicolor, is generating a broad array of community partnerships. One of the most exciting links the Museum with Latino radio and newspaper company Norsan Multimedia. Drawing Latino visitors has been a hard-to-reach goal for Levine. The Museum has made concerted efforts: an […]
Article · October 4, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Basel just got a bit brighter. The Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) is returning to Miami during the fair for a special “only-in-Miami” show. The performances, held as part of the Arsht Center’s Masterworks Series, are funded by a $150,000 grant by Knight Foundation. Designed specifically for the Arsht Center, the shows feature dancers on three […]
Article · October 3, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
By the Akron Symphony Orchestra Kerry Clawson of Ohio.com/Akron Beacon Journal was present at the Porgy and Bess auditions held earlier this month. While there, she spoke with a number of audition hopefuls as well as Maestro Christopher Wilkins: “Auditioners ranged from professional singer Pat Harris from Cleveland, who sang the Puccini aria O mio babbino caro, […]
Article · September 27, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Start-up independent music project Leggo My Demo is in the home stretch of its matching grant fundraising drive. The group aims to level the playing field for independent music and has 3 days to raise a final $500. The funds will successfully release the final payment of a $30k Knight Foundation matching grant for production […]
Article · September 27, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Locust Projects is pleased to announce a new series of exhibitions and events for the fall season— September 29th, 6:30pm: Conversation and Tasting with Michelle Bernstein An evening with James Beard Award winner and author of Cuisine a Latina, Michelle Bernstein. Michelle is the executive chef and owner of Michy’s and Sra. Martinez in Miami, […]
Article · September 20, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer includes a story on the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia, a newly launched contest that will bring $9 million in new funding to the city over three years. The Challenge will look for the most innovative ideas in the arts that both inspire and enrich Philadelphia’s communities. Applications will be accepted beginning Oct. 5 at KnightArts.org. […]
Article · September 15, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
The Kennedy Center arrives in Detroit this month courtesy of Capacity Building: Detroit, a two-year arts management training program for arts organizations in the Detroit metro area. Knight Foundation is partnering with the Kennedy Center, the Kresge Foundation and the Michigan Nonprofit Association to bring the initiative to life and help 51 local arts organizations […]
Article · September 12, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad