Jessica Delgado of FIU’s Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum checks in with an update on the museum, its exhibitions and its evolving understanding of the South Florida community… With each exhibition we learn about what our state-of-the-art museum spaces can do. During Because I Say So: Selections of the Scholl Collection, we learned transforming […]
Article · March 2, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
By Marly Falcon, Knight Foundation Sunday concluded the Miami run of Platanos & Collard Greens, a love story between an African-American man and a Latina who are confronted with racial and cultural prejudices from family and friends. The Knight Foundation’s Marly Falcon weighs in with her reactions to the show… The play, satirically, addresses the stereotypes, […]
Article · March 1, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Miami Light Project managing producer Rebekah Lengel checks in with an update on the 2010 Here & Now program… 21-year-old nonprofit, Miami Light Project launched the Here & Now commissioning program 11 years ago with the belief that investing in the artistic talents of Mimi-based performance and media artists would have great returns- not just […]
Article · February 26, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Wondering what’s new in the Miami music scene? Sweat Records founder Lolo Reskin checks in with an update… Things are looking particularly sunny for Florida bands these days. A few years ago Jacksonville’s Black Kids made it big with their upbeat indie pop sound that recalled The Cure at their most playful. Just before their […]
Article · February 18, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Founded in 1984 as an artists’ colony, Artcenter/South Florida has been a Lincoln Road favorite of tourists and locals for decades. The 2008 Knight Arts Challenge Winner was awarded $150,000 to develop it computer lab and digital programming, bringing classes & facilities to artists. Step inside the project with executive director Jeremy Chestler and resident […]
Article · February 17, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and former Broadway producer (Angels in America, The Producers), recently visited the Magic City during a national tour of urban arts site. On his hit list? The Bass Museum (where he’s pictured below playing pool on Gabriel Orozco’s ‘Oval Billiard Table with Pendulum’), DASH, Wynwood, the […]
Article · February 16, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
The Upper Eastside Garden is one of Miami’s great hidden gems. Equal parts community hub, native garden center, events locale and mini golf course, the UEG aims to increase accessibility to the arts and boost artistic expression. In 2008, the Garden became a Knight Arts Challenge winner, securing $25,000 for operating costs and program expansion. […]
Article · February 12, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
The New World School of the Arts was awarded $90,000 as a 2008 Knight Arts Challenge Winner to create ArtSeen, a Wynwood studio space for seniors working on their final projects. Peak inside the space, its creators and its inhabitants with this video featuring NWSA dean of visual arts Maggy Cuesta, provost Mercy Quiroga and […]
Article · February 3, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Breaking news – beginning Thursday, Feb 18, WPBT Channel 2 will air a 30-minute special showcasing the 2008 Knight Arts Challenge and its winners. Produced by the Knight Foundation, the program gets inside the studio and behind the curtain with several local artists and organizations who won the 2008 Knight Arts Challenge. Highlighted artists include the […]
Article · February 2, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Get creative and impact your community courtesy of Sweat Records’ recently launched music video contest. The indie shop is hosting a national contest to crete a new video for local artist Rachel Goodrich’s “Light Bulb” track. Goodrich has been touring nationally & had the song used in a Crayola commercial, but needs your help. Download the […]
Article · January 28, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad
Kennedy Center president Michael Kaiser visited Miami last month as part of his 50-state Arts in Crisis Tour. The Knight Foundation’s Miami program director Dennis Scholl had the pleasure of moderating a conversation with Kaiser, focusing primarily on how to best utilize boards, crafting five-year artistic plans and the importance of marketing. Bottom line? Begin […]
Article · January 27, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad