Reflecting on the past year and welcoming another

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Reflecting on the past year and welcoming another

Published December 5, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Taylor Thomas, Community School of the Arts Though the holiday season is generally marked by twinkling lights and the celebratory clanking of shopping carts, winter traditions are diverse and wide-ranging among Charlotte families. I smile thinking about the various songs to be sung and decorations to be made within...

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Talented teens recognized during writer-in-residence finale reception

Published December 5, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Victoria Galan, Miami-Dade Public Library System Friday, November 16, 2012 the Miami-Dade Public Library System celebrated the finale of its 2012 Young Adult Writer-in-Residence program with a special evening that celebrated the talented teens and their mentor - young adult author, Kekla Magoon. The event capped-off the three month...

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Karen Peterson Dance Troupe in the news

Published December 5, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

The Karen Peterson Dance Troupe recently scored a bit of attention for its programing for disabled dancers. Enjoy the coverage on CBS Miami and Local 10 (ABC).

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Paine’s Park construction update

Published December 5, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia winner Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund was awarded $100,000 to help transform Philly neighborhoods by transforming blacktop lots into art-lade skate parks. The video above is the first in their series of Paine's Park construction.

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Inside TU Dance’s ninth season

Published December 3, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Abdo Sayegh, TU Dance TU Dance opened its ninth season at the O'Shaughnessy, November 16-18, 2013, featuring Feather and Bone, a new work by Artistic Director Uri Sands, who was inspired by the work of Canadian photographer Gregory Colbert. Reflecting particularly on Colbert's Eagle With Dancer, Sands’ new work...

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Philippe Parreno: Dancing around the Bride’s sixth artist

Published November 30, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By: Norman Keyes and Jaime Bramble Schell, Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Dancing around the Bride exhibition, generously supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is focused on the interwoven lives, works, and experimental spirit of Marcel Duchamp and four of the most...

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Geoff Mitchell mixed media workshop at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

Published November 28, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Barbara Johnson Ross, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art Artist Geoff Mitchell, whose artwork was exhibited at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art June 12 – November 24, 2012, held a mixed media workshop at the Museum on November 10th and 11th. The workshop focused on discovering exciting new ways to add...

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Mounted camera allows views of daily progress at Dilworth Plaza in anticipation of the arrival of ‘Pulse’

Published November 28, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Linda Harris, Center City District At Dilworth Plaza this month crews are framing in the 500-square-foot water reservoir and are reviewing the additional components for a mid-2013 installation of compressed air lines, pumps, valves, lighting and controls that will make possible the colorful steam mists of Janet Echelman’s specially...

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Upbeat

Published November 28, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Steve Klotz, Embrace Music Foundation Three sessions into the 9-week program, the budding percussion ensemble of 35 teenagers from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami has jelled at record speed. According to “Reggae Ambassador” Willie Stewart -- Knight Arts Challenge grantee, and former co-director and master percussionist in the...

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The 567 launches art education program for adults & kids

Published November 27, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Melissa Macker, The 567 Center for Renewal, Inc. The 567 Center for Renewal in downtown Macon launched a new arts education program this fall, thanks to support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The first class, “Corks & Canvas,” has been offered four times since its...

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Florida Grand Opera: A promising 2013-14 season announced

Published November 26, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Susan Danis wasn’t joking when she said, “This Florida Grand Opera 2012-13 season is one of transition.” The new CEO of FGO is keeping her promise, announcing a 2013-2014 opera season sure to spark more than one controversy and elicit applause...