By Levi Weinhagen, St Paul arts blogger Bruce Coppock, photo courtesy SPCO Over the past 15 years, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has gone through a host of transitions – from giving over artistic direction to its own musicians to inaugurating a new concert hall to rave reviews earlier this month. During that time, […]
Article · March 19, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Now in its ninth year, the Cleveland Orchestra’s “winter residence” in Miami has divided and continues to divide local audiences. Some are loyal fans, whereas its crowd-pleasing programming puts others definitely off. However, the Cleveland’s performance of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony on March 6 was a welcome exception to […]
Article · March 17, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
By Logan McSwain, Charlotte Ballet On March 7, 2015, Charlotte Ballet’s Dancing with the Stars of Charlotte fundraising gala welcomed over 900 guests to the Knight Theater and raised $790,000. The event was chaired by Andrea Smith, global head of human resources for Bank of America and last year’s People’s Choice winner. Judges’ Choice winner […]
Article · March 17, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
By Toni Tupponce, A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas Tyrone Jefferson says that a great song is a story…set to music. Sometimes the melody and rhythm come first, evoking an emotion or a memory that gives rise to the “story.” Other times, the story – or verse – seeks out melody and rhythm […]
Article · March 17, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
This article is cross-posted with permission from Creative Exchange. A scene from ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ as performed by Shakespeare in Detroit. You may have read that the rise of the creative entrepreneur is leading to the death of the artist. That’s not our experience. We’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with people in […]
Article · March 14, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
By Locust Projects Locust Projects invites artists age 4-13 to participate in Little LAB, a hands-on program where children create a project amidst our current exhibition: Sounding Room with Felecia Chizuko Carlisle and Valerie George. Saturday, March 14, 11am-1pm, please RSVP: [email protected] or 305-576-8570 ABOUT LOCUST PROJECTS Locust Projects is a not for profit exhibition […]
Article · March 12, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
On March 16, Knight Arts Challenge winner Ara Topouzian will debut a new documentary on the history of Armenian Music in Detroit, to be shown both on Detroit Public Television and via livestream online. Here, Topouzian talks about the challenges of documenting traditional music. One of the greatest challenges of creating a documentary on Armenian […]
Article · March 12, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
By Nicole Rupersburg, Creative Exchange Photo of Hattie Mae Williams by Gregory F. Reed. This article is cross-posted with permission from Creative Exchange. Hattie Mae Williams grew up in Miami and attended the New World School of Arts magnet high school where, she says, she learned a lot about how to use art as a […]
Article · March 11, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
By Jamie Dianne Acebo, Miami Dade College Hialeah Campus On February 25th, 2015 the Hialeah Cultural Center opened its doors to “Black Ink”, the first curated exhibition at MDC-Hialeah Campus. The new Hialeah Cultural Center, was established with the fundraising support of the Knight Arts Challenge Grant. The Center will celebrate and preserve the arts […]
Article · March 11, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sara Rabinowitz, AIRIE fellow Chasing the Sun, 2.11.15, 2.12.15, 2.13.15 February 1st at 7:05 a.m. I stood facing east, taking a picture of the sunrise through the entrance gates to Everglades National Park. This was the first time I chased the sun during my residency with the AIRIE program. My days were tethered to […]
Article · March 9, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad
By Laura Bruney and Etain Connor, Arts & Business Council Monty Trainer is called the “Grove Father” for his love of Coconut Grove. A well-known business owner, community advocate, local personality and Coconut Grove Arts Festival president, Monty is active in the resurgence of Coconut Grove He wants the label of a laid-back arts community, to […]
Article · March 6, 2015 by Valerie Nahmad