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Best ideas for the Philadelphia arts receive $2.76 million in funding
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Art leaders in Miami and San Jose join Knight Foundation’s National Arts Advisory Committee
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Dream big and give us your best ideas for the arts in South Florida
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Best ideas for the South Florida arts receive $2.9 million in funding
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Dream big and give us your best idea for the arts in Philadelphia
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56 Finalists announced in Knight Arts Challenge Miami
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Knight Foundation awards infuse Philadelphia arts scene with $2.7 million as thirty-six winners are announced
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Macon’s Yolanda Latimore Joins Knight Foundation Arts Advisory Committee
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Knight Arts Challenge Contest Opens for Applications
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Knight Grand Jury Prize Finalists Announced for Miami International Film Festival
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Sixty-Three Finalists Named in Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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The Kennedy Center to Launch Arts Management Training Program in Miami, Florida
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"Census" Aims to Count All Poets in Miami
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Knight Foundation Awards Infuse South Florida Arts Scene with $3.8 million
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Detroit International Jazz Festival receives $100,000 from Knight Foundation to support DJFʼs Jazz Planet
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Ohr-O’Keefe Museum to Complete Construction with $3 Million from Knight Foundation
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Random Acts of Culture Series Brings Classical Performances into Everyday Lives
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Six Cultural Groups to Engage Macon with Knight Foundation Funding
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Mayor Nutter, Arts Community Celebrate Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia Launch
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Knight Foundation Launches Contest to Fund the Best Ideas for the Arts in Philadelphia
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Orchestra Returns For Miami City Ballet 25th Anniversary Season
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Masterworks Series at South Florida's Arsht Center to be funded through 2013 with challenge grant
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Arts Groups in Akron Launch New Efforts to Boost the Cultural Community
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Finalists Announced in Third Year of Knight Arts Challenge
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Knight Foundation Names Vice President of Arts
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Knight Arts Challenge Opens Contest, Hosts Town Hall Meeting
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Six Promising Artists Selected for Miami's First Live/Work Residency
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Knight Arts Challenge Contest Opens For Applications Feb. 19
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Miami Poets Celebrate the Arts With Haiku Contest
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Knight Foundation Awards Infuse Local Arts Scene with $3.7 Million
Knight Blog
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Blake: How the arts can build community in Macon
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Young At Arts Children's Museum gets kids to create, not just observe
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Celebrating the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia winners
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Support for arts in Miami and Philadelphia help engage community
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Monday: Find out winners of the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Knights Arts Challenge Miami apps illustrate growth of city's arts community
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Next round of Knights Arts Miami Challenge now open
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Application period for 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Miami
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55 finalists named in Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Tuesday: Find out the 2012 finalists of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Reinforcing Miami’s position as a gateway to the coral reefs of the Caribbean
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Bas Fisher invites artists to create tours that reflect their relationship with Miami
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Peter London Dance Company helps develop the next generation of performers
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Miami launches new fundraising platform for the arts
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Uncle Luke goes to Sundance
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New works coming to the Miami City Ballet
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Knight Foundation wins big at the regional Emmys – again!
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Celebrating the Knight Arts Challenge Miami winners in pictures and video
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Announcing the 2011 Knight Arts Challenge Miami winners
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How arts can help define communities and create a sense of place
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Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia – now accepting applications
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The power of poetry
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What’s the impact of a community-wide arts contest?
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Inspiration, South Florida style: Knight Arts Challenge Miami finalists announced
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Knight Foundation awards infuse Philadelphia arts scene with $2.7 million
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Apply now for the Knight Arts Challenge Miami
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Sixty-three finalists named in Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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27 Ideas Win $3.8 Million for the South Florida Arts
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Mayor, Community Kick off Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Knight Arts Challenge Miami Winners Named as Up-And-Comers
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RT @ICFJ: #ICFJKnight Award winners have set standard 4 independent reporting in 2 of world’s most dangerous countries http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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RT @ICFJ: #ICFJKnight Award winner @kmohamed has interviewed the wives of Somali pirates to get their side of the story http://t.co/Y2QNawQH
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MT @ICFJ: Must-read: @CNNWorld piece on #ICFJKnight Award Winner Sami Mahdi’s show where women speak out abt oppression http://t.co/srfy58Aa
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MT @ICFJKnight: B/c of #ICFJKnight Award winner @sami_mahdi1TV, #Afghan women r speaking out about rape, domestic abuse http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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MT @ICFJKnight: Winner @kmohamed has investigated pirates in #somalia & shed light on industry- was even taken hostage http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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Congrats #ICFJKnight Int’l Journalism Award Winners @sami_mahdi1TV & @kmohamed for making a difference thru journalism http://t.co/vPxeKuoT
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RT @pbutler50: Jose Zamora of @knightfdn announcing ICFJ Knight intl journ award winners
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MT @voiceofsandiego: @knightfdn grant fueling VOSD's new mag (print/ondemand) + helping us develop membership program http://t.co/zYSBQGfk
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.@voiceofsandiego to launch print mag & build robust community supporters with @knightfdn support http://t.co/MMXI3i69 #journalism
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RT @jcbivins: Chk out @knightfdn funded ideas in #mobile here: http://t.co/62ShiYsK via @ZeroDivideOrg #fundertech #philanthropy #nptech
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Residency program for artists, writers & musicians in the Everglades, 2013 apps due June 1 http://t.co/ofKfC0KQ @natlparkservice #arts
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RT @cksopher: @knowtheory thanks for liveblogging the #newschallenge hangout. You are an apt 140 character summarizer.
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@aghilmort You're welcome, sorry we experienced some difficulties.
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What's the next big thing in digital news #innovation? #PaleyNext explores today in Chicago http://t.co/dKlh9MZV v @PaleyNext
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@andypvd Thanks for asking! @news21 is a great program for next-gen journalists from 12 journalism programs around the country.
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Have a question about the next round of the #newschallenge on data? Ask it anytime on Twitter!
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@bradleylbar We aren't archiving the Hangout, but we will have plenty more opportunities to get your q's answered.
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@PRIResDev A space should open up shortly. If you have a question feel free to ask it on Twitter & we can get it answered for you.
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Sorry for the delay, we're up & running: #newschallenge Google+ Hangout. Join us or ask questions via Twitter. http://t.co/eXWIHfcW
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We're having a few technical difficulties with the Google+ hangout - please stay tuned will update the link shortly. Thanks for patience!
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@tjl @PRIResDev Join the Google+ Hangout here http://t.co/buh6ii4Q
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@PRIResDev Stay tuned, we're starting in a second.
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Join us at 11am EST for a Google+ hangout, ask questions re next round of #newschallenge http://t.co/mzTeDM5N via @jsb @michaelmaness
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Online news site @ctmirror broadens its efforts from informing the public to also engaging it http://t.co/GnHbz2YD by @HartfordFdn
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RT @ICFJ: The clock's ticking-it's almost time to announce the @ICFJKnight Int'l Award winners! Stay tuned this evening for more!
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Did you miss @PublicLab's talk about mapping, DIY activism & civic science at #SXSW? Listen it to online http://t.co/hW0XgLPj v @sdosemagen
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Young leaders step up to help move #Detroit forward http://t.co/remQmoqr via @freepress #leadership
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RT @bthewirz: Consult a Doctor, Open English, Senzari, CareCloud...how about that Miami tech scene? http://t.co/Uawl9tbs via @miamiherald
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MT @MediaFunders: Great events: Next Big Thing tmrw http://t.co/9qsgRN02 @paleycenter & @Knightfdn. GFEM funder convo http://t.co/z14FC1tx
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Inside @the_barnes grand opening in #Philadelphia & why it's a cultural icon to be cherished by the community http://t.co/O0N7mUcZ #arts
In The News
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Troupe another way for New World’s Peter London to nurture dancers
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Knight Foundation announces winners of 2012 arts challenge
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35 winners named in Knight Foundation Philadelphia Arts Challenge
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South Florida’s best ideas can win Knight Arts Challenge grants
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Local arts programs get big boost with Knight Foundation grants
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In Miami, an Alternative Cultural Renaissance
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B of A donates $1 million to Miami Art Museum
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The Borscht Film Festival — considerably more than beet soup
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The “Red Thread” story is not subtle but the production is magical at PlayGround Theatre
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Two museum exhibitions during National Poetry Month find meaning beyond objects and images
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More funders, more needed: Jazz fest spending down endowment
Featured Projects (3 of 177)
Browse ProjectsBrowse ProjectsLaos in the House: Voices from Four Decades of the Lao Diaspora
To promote storytelling within the Lao-American community through a writing, performing and filmmaking workshop
Midnight Madness
To engage new audiences in the visual arts by launching With Art Philadelphia, a two-year joint marketing program that includes late-night happenings for younger audiences at local museums
Miami Hispanic Cultural Arts Center
To offer arts, cultural and educational programming to underserved Hispanic communities through a Miami Hispanic Cultural Art Center (MHCAC)
About our Knight Arts Challenge strategy
In South Florida and Philadelphia we are seeking ideas and innovation in the arts from nonprofits, companies and individuals. There are three simple rules: The idea is about arts, the project takes place in or benefits the local community, you find other funding to match the Knight Foundation grant. Contest opens seasonally. For more info and to apply: KnightArts.org
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Dennis Scholl
VP/Arts
Tatiana Hernandez
Arts Associate
Mary Medina
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