By Garrick R. Black II, Youth Excellence Performing Arts Workshop On April 6, 2013, the day was filled with anticipation and excitement as we heard from each character of Youth Excellence Performing Arts Workshop’s (YEPAW) encore presentation of The Wiz at the Akron Civic Theatre. Under the direction of Mr. Myron Lewis, and in conjunction […]
Article · April 23, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Chris Quinn, Borsht Corp Starting today, we are going to be posting videos from the Borscht vault online for the world to see. We will release a new one every few weeks or so for the rest of the year. Most will be accompanied by an essay from someone we like. In honor of […]
Article · April 23, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Taylor Bakken, American Composers Forum Alongside having some of the most virtuosic musicians in St. Paul’s music scene, Cherry Spoon Collective has been lucky to utilize the help of some incredibly talented students from the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. One of these students is Jacqueline Johnston, a sophomore at St. Paul Conservatory […]
Article · April 23, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Bonnie Marshall, Cherry Spoon Collective Cherry Spoon Collective announces its inaugural ‘mini-season’ in St. Paul with two performances. On Friday, April 26 at 7pm and 9pm Cherry Spoon Collective will perform at Studio Z (275 East Fourth Street, Suite 200) during the St. Paul Art Crawl and will include street performances in lowertown prior […]
Article · April 23, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s efforts to engage the community are making headlines. The Detroit News reports on the Symphony’s efforts this week. Click here to read the complete article and scroll below for an excerpt. “Two years after a debilitating strike pushed the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to the brink of its storied existence, the band […]
Article · April 18, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Melissa Macker, The 567 Center for Renewal, Inc. Cheri Lesauskis will teach a beginner’s jewelry-making workshop at The 567 Center for Renewal (a Knight Arts grantee) on Thursday, April 18. Lesauskis is a highly skilled jewelry artist whose work has been featured in galleries and boutiques alike. Most recently, her jewelry is on display […]
Article · April 17, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy Walker West Music Academy is gearing up for summer and the Summer Music Enrichment Program, the Academy’s annual 3-week summer day camp! Even though the Minnesota weather has kept us bundled up and covered in snow, we know that sunny summer days are right around the corner. Designed […]
Article · April 16, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Janet Batet, Miami Arts Journalist Anthony (Tony) Allegro is one of the local artists who have worked mostly in this field of video art. His long and sustained development began towards the late 1960s, right in the center of the algid New York avant-garde scene that was the leading edge of this form of […]
Article · April 16, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Robert Harkins, HistoryMiami South Florida Folklife Center The HistoryMiami South Florida Folklife Center is proud to feature Joe Zeytoonian as the Heritage Spotlight artist-in-residence for April-June 2013. While growing up in Boston’s Armenian community, Joe learned to play the oud, a Middle Eastern guitar-like instrument. An oud master, he also specializes in doumbek, a […]
Article · April 16, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
Knight Fellows Marci Calabretta and Jennifer McCauley are earning their master’s degrees in English from FIU while gaining hands-on work experience in the fine arts via a $150,000 2010 Knight Arts Challenge grant. This month, FIU News reports on the program. Click here to read the complete piece and read below for an excerpt… Marci Calabretta […]
Article · April 16, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Barbara Johnson Ross, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce hosts the Leadership Gulf Coast program designed to prepare the area’s current and potential leaders for the future. The goals of the program are to understand real problems, as well as opportunities in the community, and to create a communication network […]
Article · April 12, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad