2022 Knight Arts Champions
Every year, as part of the Knight New Work winners announcement, Knight names Knight Arts Champions, a group of South Florida community leaders who have contributed to our region’s rich arts and culture scene. The Champions direct $10,000, provided by Knight, to local artists or arts organization of their choice. For the first time, Knight is also spotlighting a group of local arts leaders under the age of 30 — the 2022 Emerging Arts Champions.
Meet the 2022 Knight Arts Champions
Ray Breslin
Recipient: Miami New Drama
william cordova
Recipient: Barnyard Children's Community Center
Nilo Cruz
Recipient: Briged Baker, Briged Baker Whole Project
Carol Damian
Recipient: Coral Gables Museum
Donette Francis
Recipient: Kelly Robotham, Herman Payne
Michelle Grant Murray
Recipient: Florida Black Dance Artists Organization
Barbara Hulanicki
Recipient: Design Lab Give
Melissa Hunter Davis
Recipient: Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
Marialaura Leslie
Recipient: Florida Cultural Alliance, in honor of Michael Spring
Rafi Maldonado
Recipient: Mike Eidson, Sanctuary of the Arts
Peter Menéndez
Recipient: Locust Projects
Christopher Norwood
Recipient: Hampton Art Lovers, Inc
Patricia Papper
Recipient: Mark Fleuridor
Rene Rodriguez
Recipient: Cosford Cinema, University of Miami
Melody Santiago Cummings
Recipient: O, Miami's The Sunroom
Debra Scholl
Recipient: Locust Projects and Pérez Art Museum Miami
Mindy Solomon
Recipient: Dimensions Variable
Mikhaile Solomon
Recipient: Sugarcane Magazine
John Stuart
Recipient: Chris Friday
Dorothy Terrell
Recipient: New World Symphony – College Track Mentoring Program & Pérez Art Museum Miami, PAMM Fund for Black Art
Walid Wahad
Recipient: Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) Maestro Eduardo Marturet and Athina K De Marturet
Melissa Wallen
Recipient: Fountainhead Residency
Meet the 2022 Emerging Arts Champions
Noah Cribb
Recipient: Buen Provecho Club
Design and Architecture Senior High School (DASH) students
Recipient: Kennedy's Kids Foundation
Brooks Landegger
Recipient: Miami City Ballet
Thea Humphries
Recipient: New World Symphony
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