Amherst College junior and former Knight Foundation intern Lee Oglesby spent her summer interning at the City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Cultural Development. Her boss Gary Farmer, cultural affairs program manager, asked Lee to describe her experience with the “convoluted juggling” of the 300 artists participating in this year’s Sleepless Night, scheduled […]
Article · August 27, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
Kathleen Carignan, executive director of LegalArt, reflects on Miami’s art in the public realm… “It was crowded and warm—this was a Miami summer afternoon after all–but everyone was excited to be at Gallery Diet for Brandi Reddick’s SeminArt on Art in the Public Realm. She showed examples of past work, walked the audience through the […]
Article · August 17, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
Chamber choir Seraphic Fire has been making local & national headlines since its 2002 debut. Awarded a Knight Arts grant in 2007, the choir debuted its Firebird chamber orchestra in 2008. As the orchestra wraps up its inaugural summer concert series, Seraphic Fire artistic and press associate Kenneth Merrill previews the orchestra’s final program – a […]
Article · August 12, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
2008 KAC Winner Gean Moreno just sent the first volume of his [NAME] project to the printers. Today he ruminates on books, his relationships with them and the seeds of the [NAME] project… “It’s not books, it’s graphic anomalies and unexpected forms that are interesting. I have a healthy relationship with plain books. I buy […]
Article · August 7, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
It’s been a busy season for the Miami Lyric Opera, presenting the likes of I Puritani, L’Elisir D’Amore and Marina. The company is currently preparing to present Carmen this fall at the Colony Theater. General and artistic director Raffaele Cardone passed along some insight into the season… “We have experienced different challenges this season such […]
Article · August 5, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
Knight Foundation President & CEO Alberto Ibargüen served as a board member to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and was instrumental in bringing the company to Miami for a 10-day residency program at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in 2007. Today he reflects on his relationship with the choreographer and shares a […]
Article · August 4, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
Over $10 million in arts funding is poised to disappear from Miami-Dade County, according to today’s Miami Herald. The paper reports Mayor Carlos Alvarez is proposing slashing the $14.8 million the county currently distributes via grants to nearly 500 arts groups to $4.4 million and 100 arts groups. Current grant recipients, including the New World […]
Article · August 3, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
Miami artist Daniel Arsham expresses his thoughts in the wake of choreographer Merce Cunninghman’s death last Sunday… It is with both sadness and a sense of joy that I relay to you the news of Merce Cunningham’s passing. It happens to the best of us. I was introduced to Merce in his apartment on 18th […]
Article · August 1, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
Recognizing the importance of non-profit arts to the community, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $50 million to the National Endowment for the Arts to fund arts projects and activities that preserve nonprofit jobs threatened by the economy. 40% of funds are distributed to state arts agencies and regional arts organization while the remaining […]
Article · July 15, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad
The Upper Eastside Garden just got a bit more energetic. Enjoy freshly brewed illy espresso this and every Saturday through August 1 from 9-11am. The Garden, a Knight Arts Challenge winner, also features $5 native plants, assorted lounge areas and putt putt all summer long on the mini-golf course designed by local artists like Hernan […]
Article · July 9, 2009 by Valerie Nahmad