Photographer Ross Oscar Knight reflects on the Haiti earthquake at The 567

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Photographer Ross Oscar Knight reflects on the Haiti earthquake at The 567

Published January 11, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Melissa Macker, The 567 Center for Renewal Most people have already forgotten about the earthquake that shook Haiti 3 years ago. After all, there have been enough tragedies, both in the U.S. and abroad, to worry about since then. Photographer Ross Oscar Knight (no relation to Knight Foundation), however,...

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Miami, get those art ideas ready

Published January 10, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Tatiana Hernandez, Knight Foundation If you have a great idea in the arts in South Florida, we want to know! The next round of the Knight Arts Challenge Miami is launching in just a few short weeks. Beginning on Feb. 4, 2013, we’ll be looking for the best and...

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Rhythms of Africa/Music Around the World at Arsht Center Sat, Jan 12

Published January 9, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Steve Klotz, Rhythms of Africa The Big Day is Saturday afternoon, January 12, at the Adrienne Arts Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Thirty--five youngsters from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami take the stage for the first time ever, performing as a percussion ensemble accompanied by professional...

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Augusto Soledade Brazzdance returns to the Arsht Center stage

Published January 9, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Augusto Soledade Brazzdance Augusto Soledade Brazzdance is pleased to announce its return engagement to The Adrienne Arsht Center on February 8th & 9th at 7:30 p.m. in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater in the Ziff Ballet Opera House. Augusto Soledade Brazzdance, formerly known as Brazz Dance Theater, will be...

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Sweat Records’ in-house label Sutro announces its fourth release

Published January 8, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Lauren Reskin, Sweat Records Sweat Records' in-house label Sutro is excited to announce the second release in our local 7" series - a brand new single from Miami dance-rock quartet KRISP! They have played tirelessly around South Florida since 2011, earning a reputation as one of the best bands...

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Two Knight resident communities listed among America’s top 12 ArtPlaces

Published January 7, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

ArtPlace named Miami Beach and Philadelphia two of America's top ArtPlaces today. ArtPlace, a collaboration of national foundations, banks and federal agencies, identified Miami Beach and Philly as being "communities that successfully combine the arts, artists and venues for creativity and expression with independent businesses, restaurants and a walkable lifestyle...

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Trong’s Everglades Redux

Published January 7, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Trong Gia Nguyen, Artists In Residence in Everglades (AIRE) I thought I wasn’t going to have to post anything else, Mayan apocalypse and all, but now, post 12-21, the post must post. I had wanted to do a weekly write-up, but lacked any real desire to leave my sanctuary...

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Artists In Residence In Everglades (AIRIE) announces 2013 AIRIE Fellows

Published January 7, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Artists in Residence in Everglades Now in it’s thirteenth year, Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE), proudly announces the 2013 AIRIE Fellows. This year AIRIE has selected a diverse group of local and national artists across several disciplines, including, painters, sculptors and installation artists, photographers, writers, performance artists and...

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New exhibitions at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art feature Mississippi artists

Published January 7, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Barbara Johnson Ross, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art The desire to repurpose materials led Terry Tjader from Petal, Mississippi to create an entire collection of sculptures and vessels, many turned from the wood of trees damaged in Hurricane Katrina. Through his woodworking, he has been able to create something new...

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Young At Art Museum launches 2013 series of spotlight exhibitions with “Annual Interest”

Published January 4, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

By Chris Feeley, Young At Art Museum Young At Art Museum will launch its 2013 series of group and solo spotlight exhibitions, artist lectures and workshops with Annual Interest on January 11 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. The 2013 series is designed to support Florida's contemporary artists by providing them...

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The Detroit Free Press names Knight Arts Challenge Detroit one of its top 10 arts stories of 2012

Published January 4, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad

2012 was a banner year for arts in Detroit. In October, Knight Foundation announced it will donate nearly $20 million to arts in Detroit, including a $9 million Knight Art Challenge Detroit. Locals responded - Detroit Free Press readers have selected the grant announcement as one of the top 10...