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Miami Herald Honors Students With Silver Knight Awards

Michael Vasquez — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:12:09 +0000

Many of this year’s Miami Herald Silver Knight winners are well-acquainted with adversity — through their own families’ personal heartaches or the struggles of those living halfway around the world.

Daniel Lewis Miami Dance Sampler Covers The World Of Dance, In Eight Minutes Or Less

Neil de la Flor — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:41:00 +0000

The Daniel Lewis Miami Dance Sampler was a mixed bag of performances that introduced audiences to contemporary dance, ballet, new flamenco and traditional African dance forms. The performances, billed as six- to eight-minute samplers, highlighted the scope of dance talent that exists in Miami. Produced by Dance NOW! Miami and Miami Dance Futures, the goal of the sampler is to give local talent exposure and to expose audiences to dance forms that they wouldn’t normally seek out.

Just Like That, Kaboom! Adds Three New Playgrounds In Miami

Matt Haggman — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:01:00 +0000

For the third Saturday in a row an under-utilized patch of land in South Florida was transformed.

O, Miami Began With A Simple Idea: Poetry Without The Pipe And Blazer

P. Scott Cunningham founder O Miami Festival — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:17:00 +0000

Three years ago, a group of friends and I started to dream up what a lot of people considered impossible: a festival that would bring poetry to all 2.6 million residents of greater Miami.

O, Miami Headlines Poetry Month: Here's How To Celebrate

Elizabeth R. Miller Knight Foundation — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:37:00 +0000

ArtServe And Other Broward Arts Groups Go Digital For Fundraising

Tricia Woolfenden — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:02:05 +0000

The audio/visual set-up at ArtServe, an "arts incubator" in Fort Lauderdale, could use an upgrade. To get there, the organization needs equipment like XLR cables and a 12-channel mixer, plus permits and the manpower to install the gear. In total, it's expected to require nearly $7,500 in funds.

What Happens When A Knight Grant Runs Out? Sweat Records Turns To The Web

Arielle Castillo — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:05:06 +0000

With the Knight Foundation officially taking applications for this round of its Knight Arts Challenge grant, buzz about the program is heavy in Miami's artistic circles. As we pointed out the week applications opened, no project is necessarily too small or strange, and the foundation funds projects from funky to formal.

Got a Creative Cultural Idea to Make Miami Better? The Knight Foundation Wants to Give You Money

Arielle Castillo — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:30:13 +0000

Knight Foundation and its Knight Arts Challenge grants have lubricated the city's arts community for the past five years, funding projects great and small that benefit the greater cultural good.

Those free projections on the side of the New World Symphony building and events in the Soundscape park? Knight money. The sculpture garden at the Bass Museum? Knight money. Those off-beat Weird Miami bus tours? Yep, also Knight money.

Unexpected Art: Knight Foundation Announces Winners Of 34 Grants

WLRN Staff — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Cash and opportunity are on their way to 34 winners of the Knight Arts Challenge, announced last night in Miami. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation selected the winners from 1,100 applicants.