Monthly Archive for February, 2008

Speech: Alberto Ibargüen Introduces Knight Arts Partnership

Good morning. Thank you all for coming to the announcement of a major investment in the arts by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Today, I’m privileged to announce the Knight Arts Partnership, an initiative to support the arts in our home community. Over the next five years, Knight Foundation will invest $40 million and generate another $20 million for a total of 60 million new dollars for the arts in South Florida.
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Knight Foundation’s Biggest South Florida Initiative Adds Momentum to Growing Support for The Arts

Knight Arts Partnership includes a community challenge open to everyone, and three major endowment grants

MIAMI — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced today the Knight Arts Partnership, an initiative with a $60 million impact on the arts in South Florida through three endowment grants to leading arts institutions and an inclusive, open-invitation community challenge seeking ideas in the arts and matching funding.

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