The Knight Arts program is now seeking grant opportunities in Macon that can create transformational and sustainable change through artistic excellence and collective cultural experiences. If you’re interested in learning more about working with Knight in the arts, please contact Program Director Beverly Blake.
On Tuesday, Dec 20 the Macon Symphony Orchestra and Theatre Macon surprised holiday shoppers at Target, Sam’s Club, Best Buy and Bath & Body Works with spontaneous performances of “Blue Skies.” Enjoy the video above and click here for more info about Random Acts of Culture™. Why Does Knight Foundation Fund Random Acts of Culture™? [...]
On Friday, Dec 9 the Macon Symphony Orchestra surprised shoppers at a Tanger Outlet Center with seven performances of “Georgia on My Mind.” Relive the fun with the video above. Why Does Knight Foundation Fund Random Acts of Culture™? Knight Foundation, like its founders Jack and Jim Knight, focuses on promoting informed and engaged communities. [...]
By Laura Zabel, Springboard for the Arts Community Supported Art (CSA) is coming to a city near you! In partnership with Knight Foundation, Saint Paul-based Springboard for the Arts is helping to plant the seeds and work with local partners to share the CSA model in all 8 Knight Foundation communities. Based on the Community Supported [...]
By Pilar Wilder, Hayiya Dance Theatre As always, we have had a wonderfully busy and exciting month at Hayiya! In October we performed at the first annual Jazz in the Valley (Ft. Valley). Our very own Pilar Wilder was honored as a Partner in Progress by NewTown Macon and also served as choreographer for the [...]
By Beverly Blake, Knight Foundation Program Director/Macon On Monday, Sept 19, the ultra-talented young people of the Sphinx Virtuosi gave a concert that was more than I could have imagined at Macon’s beautiful and historic Grand Opera House. This group of string musicians performed at the top of their game and gave the people of [...]
By G. Pilar Wilder, Hayiya Dance Theatre This month has been absolutely wonderful at Hayiya Dance Theatre! On Friday the 9th we performed at the first ever Otis Redding Day, here in the Magnificent Macon, GA and on Saturday the 10th, we performed by request for the Redding family at the Otis Redding evening of respect [...]
NEWS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 6, 2011) Knight Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today are launching an eight-city competition seeking new models for local arts journalism in the digital age. The initiative seeks to rethink how traditional media systems function, harnessing the latest tools and technology to [...]
Cross posted from http://www.nea.gov/artworks/ Today the National Endowment for the Arts along with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation launched the Knight/NEA Community Arts Journalism Challenge, a pilot competition in eight Knight communities to inspire new, innovative models for local, high-quality arts coverage and criticism. The NEA’s Senior Deputy Chairman Joan Shigekawa and Knight’s [...]
Knight Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts are launching an eight-city competition seeking new models for local arts journalism in the digital age. Details will be announced by Knight and NEA July 6.
