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Best ideas for the Philadelphia arts receive $2.76 million in funding
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New models for arts journalism become reality with NEA and Knight Foundation support
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Charlotte Symphony blends Ravel with digital animation in world premiere
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Detroit Institute of Arts’ popular Inside|Out Program receives Knight support
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Art leaders in Miami and San Jose join Knight Foundation’s National Arts Advisory Committee
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55 finalists named in 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
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Miami Science Museum receives $10 million from Knight Foundation for new building in downtown Miami
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Knight Foundation’s Tatiana Hernandez named as emerging arts leader
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United States Artists gives $2.5 million directly to artists
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Best ideas for the South Florida arts receive $2.9 million in funding
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New Models for Arts Journalism Receive Funding
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Dream big and give us your best idea for the arts in Philadelphia
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Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County Earns $300,000 Grant Through New ArtPlace Initiative to Revitalize America’s Cities
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The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe and The Reinvestment Fund Selected As National Leaders Through New ArtPlace Initiative
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A powerful new collaboration of foundations and federal agencies puts arts at the center of the revitalization of cities and towns across the U.S.
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Arts & Science Council launches power2give.org with a significant investment from Knight Foundation
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Challenge seeks new models for arts journalism
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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
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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Benefit concert celebrates historic Miami landmark and raises funds for Olympia Theater
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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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Why we need new models for arts journalism
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Knights Arts Challenge Miami apps illustrate growth of city's arts community
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Knight at SXSW
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Cinequest celebrates young filmmakers who inspire to create global change
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Two art leaders join Knight’s national arts advisory committee
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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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YoungArts returns to 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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Knight’s Tatiana Hernandez recognized as emerging leader in the arts
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New works coming to the Miami City Ballet
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Four artists named as 2011 USA Knight Fellows
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Knight Foundation wins big at the regional Emmys – again!
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Announcing the 2011 Knight Arts Challenge Miami winners
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A first look at the Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance
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How arts can anchor people to place
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How arts can help define communities and create a sense of place
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Sounds of Sleepless Night 2011 - Miami Beach
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Knight Arts earns a regional Emmy nod
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Leveraging online activity to drive offline action http://t.co/FtOeWory via @Detroit4Detroit
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Why data for 2nd #newschallenge? We r challenged w making sense of increasing amounts of info created http://t.co/Qs6Dttgm #bigdata #dataviz
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Project which partners student journalists w/ established media organizations wins reporting award http://t.co/9YiOnTI7
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.@MTV, @knightfdn & news organizations team up to produce fantasy-football-style-election game http://t.co/L5yKc9J1 via @NiemanLab
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If system of current journalism education is blocking you, @EricNewton1 suggests ways "to blow it up" http://t.co/pf1L8sWX
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Excited to announce next #newschallenge will focus on data. Open for apps May 31. http://t.co/cWt4gSfv @jsb gives preview
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.@AmaraSubs uses tech to allow people anywhere to translate audio so that video can be understood in many languages http://t.co/BJwGAjg5
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.@PublicLab spends 2 days doing aerial #mapping in Louisiana at Big Branch & Wetlands Conservancy. Great photos! http://t.co/yZNiESyW
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See the faces & read the bios of some of @CivicData's judges on Facebook http://t.co/3y8d6ZTL #dataviz #opendata
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Using the web to engage supporters in success of community's growing movement of young, civic-minded entrepreneurs http://t.co/5SzBRkD2
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RT @DAFrizzG: #whyilovephilly people turn mausoleums into Art galleries:" Message & Medium" at @PhilaMOCA - http://t.co/dQOKTmSW
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@ByManuelValdes Ha! Well there's @AmaraSubs in case that method proves to be ineffective ;) http://t.co/jQQT4NXz
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When an online video is posted in language you don’t speak, how do you enjoy it? @AmaraSubs solves the problem http://t.co/jQQT4NXz
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.@EricNewton1: Positive #journalism education trends happening in spite of rather than because of underlying structures http://t.co/CU2u1din
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.@knightfdn funds Detroit Creative Corridor Center to connect creative individuals & institutions http://t.co/prDE2jw6 v @positivedetroit
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MT @ibarguen: Detroit is new Berlin. Finding ways to bring in new people to grow its creative community http://t.co/u3DyNeHz #arts @rsjaitly
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RT @bthewirz: Congrats to both @TexasTribune and @RGibbs, this is going to be dope-- QRANK Creator Joins Trib Team http://t.co/WfSpnM2s
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The @BMEChallenge brings together #Philadelphia's black male leaders http://t.co/6W0g8tjw via @DAFrizzG #leadership
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Design the city of your future! Today is the deadline to enter #TED's @TheCity2_0 competition http://t.co/yzzGWlJN via @Ashoka
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Helping #Detroit's creative entrepreneurs engage local supporters with @detroitcreative http://t.co/Y7BLFIfT via @rsjaitly #socent
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MT @ASCCharlotte: There are $275k worth of matching opps on @power2give right now! Have your donation matched $1 for $1 http://t.co/THZSME8g
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.@waldojaquith on how to decode state law histories, so that material can be provided in plain English http://t.co/oROenHff v @PBSIdeaLab
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Digital platform created by @Knightfdn #journalism fellow uses #opendata to monitor Amazon rainforest http://t.co/pMRYaOAn ht @Rosental
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MT @mayurhpatel: Email still matters 4 #opengov when 92% adults online use email. New study on public sector practices http://t.co/wJIiFXg5
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MT @dthorman: In NYC @fordfoundation to discuss using tech to improve service delivery. Great need to develop tech that disrupts systems
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MT @maconsymphony: Check out Knight Foundation's blog, currently featuring MSO's latest Random Act of Culture http://t.co/orRzxVfq
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New collaborative effort led by @USCAnnenberg will explore media diversity in Southern CA http://t.co/TDLDLZxM
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Here's more about what they're up to http://t.co/6GmZfqZw MT @Cronkite_ASU: Welcoming J students from 12 universities for start of @News21
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How the #arts can help build community, lead to prosperity & economic development http://t.co/jFtCInYk via @knightmacon
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Student #journo in Ohio, with @thenewsoutlet, wins investigative reporting award http://t.co/9YiOnTI7 by @michelemclellan #journalism
Publications
In The News
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‘Hidden in plain sight’
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NEA chairman praises Macon arts scene
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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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Money for Arts Journalism, in three cities that need it
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35 winners named in Knight Foundation Philadelphia Arts Challenge
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$80,000 will help Charlotte media cover the arts
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CriticCar Detroit, arts journalism project by Jennifer Conlin and Dan Shaw, wins grant
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South Florida’s best ideas can win Knight Arts Challenge grants
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Random opera performance leaves MIA passengers smiling
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Cinequest Film Festival: Growing up in East Palo Alto
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13 arts groups receive $601,000 from Knight Foundation
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DIA wins $250K grant for program to spread art around metro Detroit
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Opera Carolina offers free shows for first-time attendees
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Miami’s Borscht filmmakers soaking up Sundance Film Festival
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Local arts programs get big boost with Knight Foundation grants
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Power2give.org Launches in Miami, Charlotte
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Art Basel more than arts, it’s an investment in Miami’s civic life
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Miami collector brings innovative ideas, energy to Knight Foundation’s arts program
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Knight Foundation merging media, minds, and money
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The Bay Citizen Named Finalist in Knight/NEA Community Arts Journalism Challenge
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Random Acts of Culture for Philadelphia commuters
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Civic leaders seek master plan for Arsht Center District
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The Knight Foundation is bringing artists out of performance halls and into people’s everyday lives
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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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DASH students design their dream school
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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
Featured Arts Projects (3 of 914)
Browse Arts ProjectsSpringboard for the Arts Incubator Program
To attract artists to St. Paul with the expansion of the Arts Incubator Program, providing arts groups with resources and support to help them engage their communities and supporters
Free Gospel Sundays
To present and produce Free Gospel Sundays, a series of four free Gospel concerts that make the performing arts attractive and accessible to a diverse audience while developing Miami's cultural horizon
Friends of Gusman
To offer three to five local resident companies reduced rates to present performances in a variety of genres at the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts through a rental subsidy fund
About our Arts Strategy
Through its arts program, the foundation seeks to weave the arts into the fabric of Knight resident communities to engage and inspire the people living in them. The foundation believes that the arts are a catalyst for public dialogue, and that shared cultural experiences contribute to a sense of place and communal identity.
The foundation seeks innovative ways to reach, engage and increase audiences for the arts, including through the use of technology.
Over a three-year period, the foundation is funding 1,000 “Random Acts of Culture” to bring artists out of the performance halls and into people’s everyday lives.
As a way to solicit fresh and innovative ideas, Knight Foundation launched community-wide contests in Miami and Philadelphia to seek out and fund the best ideas for the arts. Winners range from individual artists to large institutions.
The foundation has invested more than $66 million in the arts over the last five years.
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Dennis Scholl
VP/Arts
Tatiana Hernandez
Arts Associate
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