In Detroit, Knight New Work allocated a total of $275,000 for five locally based artists and arts organizations who utilize technology in their practices to enhance the way art is created, shared, and experienced.

As accessibility to emerging technologies has increased, artists and arts organizations are harnessing the power of new digital tools to redefine the boundaries of artistic expression. In support of this novel approach, Knight Foundation launched Knight New Work — first in Miami, then moving to Knight cities across the country.

“At Knight, we firmly believe in the ability of the arts to connect people and place, creating stronger communities,” said Jennifer Farah, Knight Foundation’s Arts Director. “This year’s Knight New Work grantees are breaking new ground at the intersection of art and technology, producing works that demonstrate the important role the arts play in Detroit.”

The 2024 Knight New Work recipients in Detroit will use new technologies to create experiential art installations that explore a wide range of cultural and societal themes in their selected projects, each bringing a fresh perspective in the telling of the city’s rich history.

Demario Dotson
Error Fo’ o’ Fo’
Demario will create an immersive multimedia installation experience through 3D animation and original music about Black and queer southern heroes.

Summer Krinsky
Mirroring
Summer will create a composition for a new electro-acoustic concerto by blending the distinctive sounds of Detroit with the capabilities of AI.

Media City Film Festival
Interstellar Intersections: Views from the Mothership
MCFF will commission and exhibit new multi-screen astral-focused artwork by Kevin Jerome Everson to capture Metro Detroit’s cosmic perspective using precision celestial technologies at local observatories and planetariums.

Shara Nova and Matthew Ritchie
Half Winged – a choral cantata set to AI imagery, inspired by “Paradise Lost”
Shara and Matthew will create an atmospheric durational installation with choir, soloists, and projected AI-generated imagery called “Half Winged” — a musical interpretation of the encyclopedic text of “Paradise Lost.”

rootoftwo
463NCY: A Cyberpunk Cooperative Game
rootoftwo – an art collective by Cezanne Charles and John Marshall – will present a digitally augmented tabletop cooperative game where players navigate the complexities of digital information in a world where privacy is a commodity.