Knight Foundation

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FIU Knight Creative Writing Fellowship

To create Knight Fellowships for graduate students pursuing master of fine arts degrees in Miami, enabling Florida International University to attract America's top young writers to South Florida

Bass Museum Curatorial Fellowships

To offer hands-on training to emerging curators or recent curatorial studies and/or art history master of arts graduates through a curatorial fellowship program

Oscar Niemeyer Interactive Exhibit

To expose South Floridians to the mind of controversial modern architect Oscar Niemeyer with an interactive exhibit showcasing his creative process

The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl

To draw younger, music-oriented audience members to the Miami Art Museum and to introduce them to contemporary art through an exhibition titled "The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl"

@Listening Gallery

To represent established sound artists in the Listening Gallery, a 24-channel sound installation broadcasting sound art on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach, Florida

From Rubble to Resurrection

To equip Haitian youths with the historical background and studio skills needed to regenerate the art of Haiti under the guidance of Haitian-American and Caribbean artists

Palm Beach Poetry Festival

To attract poetry writers and the general public to South Florida from across America and over the Atlantic with a poetry festival offering eight nationally advertised workshops led by critically acclaimed poets

Art Street

To meet a growing demand for WLRN's original broadcast content through eight original videos designed specifically for its online platform at ArtStreetMiami.org

Frost Art Museum

To reach broader audiences and create engaged online communities by implementing advanced technology and social media in the Frost Art Museum's programming

Hot Topics Discussion Series

To educate audiences on trends that are influencing the direction of contemporary art in the United States with the Hot Topics Discussion Series, five interactive discussions with prominent guest speakers that focus on current issues in contemporary art

Rhythms of Africa Music Program

To involve approximately 30 children, ages 13 to 16, with limited musical sophistication in an intensive program of music education in rhythm and percussion

Scholastic Writing Awards Program

To encourage students and teachers to stretch their creativity and achieve beyond standardized tests through the Scholastic Writing Awards of Miami-Dade, the forum for identifying and motivating the community's next generation of writers

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