By Peter Rozek, Canadian Residency Artist Shary Boyle from Toronto has been in Detroit for just over a month now and she’s hooked up with Pewabic Pottery, a Detroit Historic Arts and Crafts institution founded in 1903, to make a commemorative bas relief tile of her visit only available through Kickstarter. The above photo is […]
Article · May 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Derek Douglas, vice president for civic engagement at the University of Chicago Derek Douglas is the vice president for civic engagement at the University of Chicago. Below, he writes about the Place Project, a national model for revitalizing communities through arts and culture supported by Knight Foundation. Student Nkosi Barber, 20, of Chicago uses […]
Article · May 11, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer The orchestral and melodic sumptuousness of Jules Massenet’s craft cannot disguise the fact that Thaïs is a derivative work by the composer of Manon and Werther; a typical product of an era when Orientalism invaded Paris and left its mark on the visual and decorative arts as well […]
Article · May 11, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Anne Ewers, Kimmel Center President and CEO We were thrilled that the Kimmel Center’s inaugural theater residency premiered the work of OBIE winning playwright Deb Margolin on April 25. 8 Stops marked the culmination of an impactful theatre residency in SEI Innovation Studio that would not have been possible without the generous support of […]
Article · May 8, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Erin Matteson, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts On May 3rd more than 200 young artists and their families attended the 2014 Clear Channel Outdoor ARTwalk opening reception at the Ordway. As part of the Flint Hills International Children’s Festival produced by the Ordway, the ARTwalk celebrates young artists’ creativity from across the region […]
Article · May 6, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Laura Bruney and Etain Connor, Arts and Business Council of Miami Sitting on the 8th floor of the Gibraltar Bank offices, we are first struck by the incredible views of downtown Coral Gables. We are here to meet Adolfo Henriques a paragon in our cultural community and an enthusiastic supporter of the arts both […]
Article · May 6, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy Walker West’s new home at 760 Selby is 60% complete. Welsh Construction began the build-out of the Academy’s new 5,938 square foot facility in March and Walker West’s entire operation will be at the new site by June 2014. Check out the photo set below on the Walker […]
Article · May 6, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Stephanie Fritz, Macon Arts Alliance Macon Arts Alliance, a Knight Arts grantee, is offering a new development program for creative professionals in Macon and central Georgia. “Amplify” supports creative entrepreneurs and professionals with resources, training, and networking opportunities to advance their careers. Phase One began in March. An online survey was distributed to assess […]
Article · May 4, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Maura Guyote, Creative Capital Foundation Guest leaders Gonzalo Casals and Chemi Rosado-Seijo (who is also a Creative Capital Awardee!) lead a session at the Queens Museum In February, the Queens Museum partnered with us to host a Spanish-language workshop underwritten by Tequila Herradura. The workshop was led by Ela Troyano along with guest hosts Chemi Rosado-Seijo […]
Article · May 4, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Reading Terminal Market Six horn players walk through the crowded aisles of the Reading Terminal Market, making music. Two drummers await them in the Market’s Center Court. Led by one of Philadelphia’s icons of jazz, music director/tenor saxophonist Sam Reed, they play a tight, intense version of Sonny Rollins’ iconic Tenor Madness for a […]
Article · May 1, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad
By Davis Rivera, Philadelphia Film Festival Andrew Gitomer’s Past Present Future is a feature-length film about two close friends who had had an on-again, off-again relationship since high school, and meet up for the first time after three years apart. The film is structured so that the audience is able to see the course of […]
Article · April 30, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad