Monday, Aug. 10 to Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Individual artists, artist collectives and arts organizations are eligible to apply. Individuals must be based in Miami-Dade County and be able to demonstrate a background as a musical composer, choreographer or playwright. Organizations must be Miami-Dade County-based performing arts organizations that produce dance, music and/or theater.

Yes, organizations must be based in Miami-Dade County in order to apply. They can partner with individual artists from outside the County, provided that those individuals can demonstrate a deep connection to Miami. The piece’s premiere, however, must take place in Miami-Dade.

No, this opportunity is exclusively for artists based in Miami-Dade. We encourage you to check back for future opportunities! 

A Miami-Dade-based performing arts organization, or an arts institution that regularly produces performing arts can submit an application. The creation of new work  must be primarily in the genres of dance, music and/or theater.

This program is open to organizations that regularly create performing arts work and are based in Miami-Dade County, and to individuals based in Miami-Dade County. 

Knight New Work winners will convene in Spring 2021 to share drafts or works in progress. Of those, Knight will select a small number of projects to receive additional funding to produce and present the work. The selected projects must be premiered by the end of the calendar year 2021.

After submitting your application, it will be reviewed by a panel of performing artists, practitioners and Knight staff. Finalists will be interviewed by Knight staff and winners will be announced in December 2020. 

Each applying entity, whether an individual, collective, or organization is limited to one application. 

The award is for $10,000. Winners will be eligible for consideration for subsequent funding. 

Yes. Applicants are asked to submit work samples, as well as supplemental materials to help describe or illustrate their new work concept or artistic practice.

The works need to be in dance, theater and/or music and be considerate of or responsive to the constraints and opportunities presented by the pandemic. We are seeking projects that connect people to each other and to Miami through the arts, in the context of limitations brought on by COVID-19 physical distancing requirements and other health safety protocols. 

There is no magic phrase or secret ingredient to a competitive application. Those applications that stand to do well are those that are creative, novel, artistically rigorous, thoughtfully crafted, authentic and practically feasible. 

No, there is not. 

For a full explanation of the Knight’s strategy in the Arts program, please click here.

Knight staff review each idea with the help of artists and art leaders. Ultimately, the final decision lies with Knight Board of Trustees.

Yes. Applications can be for entirely new projects or projects that are currently in development. The work must have not premiered, however.  

Prize winners will be announced in December 2020. 

Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to share with you the reason for your declination. 

Knight New Work is not replacing the Knight Arts Challenge. New Work stems from the challenge and is an extension of Knight’s work to bridge our grassroots grant-making to individual artists with our investments in larger institutions.  

Knight New Work is narrowly focused to increase its potential for positive impact. There are a number of well-respected performing arts makers in Miami, as well as emerging artists that need a springboard to establish a national and global presence as makers of art.

Knight staff will be holding a series of webinars to discuss Knight New Work. Learn more and RSVP here.

Send questions to [email protected].