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The Esserman-Knight judges said WLRN’s reporting on the Guardianship Program of Dade County "brought attention to a neglected legal process, amplifying the voices of vulnerable individuals and making the issue accessible through multimedia platforms.”

The Knight Foundation is “celebrating the intersection of art and technology” Monday by bringing together experts and creative minds from both sectors for a daylong forum to talk such topics as artificial intelligence, artistic rights and the ethics of digital integration.

For the first time in the Miami philanthropy’s 72-year history, a woman will lead the Knight Foundation. Maribel Perez Wadsworth, who is the former president of Gannett Media and publisher of USA Today, has been tapped to serve as CEO.

Local artists may apply for up to $25,000. Local arts organization may apply for up to $100,000 through the foundation’s Art + Tech Expansion Fund.

The outgoing president and CEO of Oolite Arts joins us. Dennis Scholl is retiring after six years at Oolite to pursue his art and filmmaking full-time. He was previously the vice president for arts at the Knight Foundation.

Alberto Ibargüen, the CEO and President of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, is retiring from his position after 18 years. He steered millions of dollars into art projects in South Florida that brought art into he hands of residents. He joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about Miami’s ever-changing art scene — and what he hopes to see next.

Alberto Ibargüen announced Friday that he was stepping down as the leader of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. With about $3 billion in assets, Knight is among the 50 wealthiest foundations. In Miami, he crusaded for the arts, helping the city become an international cultural destination.

The awards are just the latest round of funding from Knight New Work 2020, which was created last year to support the performing arts community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The foundation allocated $10,000 each, first to 18 Miami-based artists and art organizations, then to 19 community leaders who got to direct the grant money to a person/group of their choosing.

Since joining the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in 2016, program officer Adam Ganuza has reviewed more than 11,000 proposals from artists vying for its Arts Challenge. There are three rules to apply: The idea must be about the arts; the project must take place in, or benefit, South Florida; and awardees must match the Knight Foundation’s commitment.

The Bookleggers Library was one of nine nonprofit beneficiaries of a $2.2 million investment by the foundation, which has been creating grants to support arts groups during these unusual times.

With our growing dependence on digital technology threatening to undermine American democracy, the Miami-based Knight Foundation announced Monday it is…

Art Week starts with good news for South Florida. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced on Monday $37 million in new funding for arts…