If you’re thinking of applying to the 2014 Knight Arts Challenge in South Florida, we hope you will join us for one of six Community Q & A sessions taking place Feb. 3 – 11.

We will be traveling from Marathon, to West Dade, Fort Lauderdale, and more neighborhoods in between to answer questions about the community-wide contest funding the best ideas for the arts. Program Officer Tatiana Hernandez also will talk about the challenge timeline, what makes an application stand out, and more.

The full schedule is below. Hope to see you there! And don’t forget to apply here by Feb. 24.

Community Q & A schedule:

• Monday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m.:  YoungArts, 2100 Biscayne Blvd., Jewel Box, Free parking in YoungArts garage
• Tuesday, Feb. 4, 7 p.m.: South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, Black Box Theater, 10950 SW 211th St., Miami
• Wednesday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m.: African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 6161 NW 22nd Ave., Miami
• Thursday, Feb. 6, 7 p.m.: NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University, One East Las Olas Blvd.
• Monday, Feb. 10, 1 p.m.: Marathon Government Center, 2798 Overseas Hwy. (Mile Marker 48), Marathon
• Tuesday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m., Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, 10975 SW 17th St., Miami (free parking in the Blue Garage)

Thanks to our great co-hosts: :  Bas Fisher Invitational, Cannonball, Miami Light Project, Sweat Records, WPBT2, Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs, ArtSouth, M Ensemble, Black Archives History and Research Foundation, Opa-locka Community Development Corp., Little Haiti Cultural Center, Miramar Cultural Trust, Broward Cultural Council, Art & Culture Center of Hollywood, Florida Keys Council of the Arts and Florida International University’s music, art, art history and creative writing departments. The Miami Theatre Center’s The Red Thread. Photo: Pavel Antonov