Twenty-nine films have been named finalists for three Knight Grand Jury prizes during March’s Miami International Film Festival. “These prizes help place the festival – and Miami’s growing film scene – on the world stage,” said Dennis Scholl, vice president/arts and Miami program director for Knight Foundation, which has supported the festival since 2006. “For South [...]
Last fall, we asked the Philadelphia arts community one simple question: “What’s your best idea for the arts in Philadelphia?” A record-breaking 1,752 people responded with inspiring ideas, and today 63 have been named as finalists. We believe the arts inspire and enrich communities. That’s why the citywide Knight Arts Challenge is providing new support to [...]
Last fall, 1,752 Philadelphia artists and art advocates submitted their best ideas to the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia. Our readers have been hard at work, and we’re about ready to announce the contest’s finalists. We’ll list them here at KnightArts.org, at 7 p.m. Jan. 18. Stay tuned. The projects are inspiring – you won’t want [...]
By P. Scott Cunningham/ Founder O,Miami On Nov. 19th, I was introducing Patti Smith at the Miami Book Fair when I was unexpectedly interrupted by…Patti Smith. The crowd saw her first—she’d walked on stage behind me—and some people began cheering as soon as they saw her long hair and cowboy boots. Others looked as confused [...]
Knight Foundation’s Dennis Scholl and Miami filmmakers Chad Tingle and Marlon Johnson won a Suncoast Emmy this week for Sunday’s Best, a documentary on the elaborate hats African-American women traditionally wear to church. Commissioned by Knight Foundation, the film shot in Miami won the Religion-News category. Incorporating interviews and contemporary and vintage photography, it is [...]
This week, Knight Foundation awarded $3.8 million to the newest winners of the Knight Arts Challenge Miami – and the ceremony at the Knight Concert Hall was imbued with art. Singers from the Florida Grand Opera, dressed as regular attendees, surprised the audience with a performance Toreador Aria, from Bizet’s Carmen – a nod to [...]
Tonight at 6 p.m., we’ll be announcing the 2010 winners of the Knight Arts Challenge Miami. This year’s winners have innovative ideas for bringing South Florida together through the arts. Find out all about them by visiting KnightArts.org after 7 p.m. See you then! Note: an earlier version of this post erroneously stated that the [...]
When the Detroit International Jazz Festival opened last Labor Day, fans were treated to behind-the-scenes interviews and a red carpet special via the web. A new website, DJF JazzPlanet, is helping the festival expand its reach globally, with a grant from Knight Foundation. From the festival’s blog: DJFʼs Jazz Planet – a streaming news magazine [...]
Five years ago, the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum in Biloxi was on a roll. Star architect Frank Gehry had agreed to design the campus, and it was just 11 months away from opening. Then an unwanted visitor showed up: A casino barge, flung loose by Hurricane Katrina, landed atop a building. The facility was in shambles. Much [...]
More than 200 artists and supporters – along with Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Chief Cultural Officer Gary Steuer- celebrated the launch of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia last night at TRUST in Old City. The contest, which will offer $9 million over three years to ideas for the arts that will enrich and [...]
