Mural by Ron English, 2010 at 222 NW 26th Street. Photo by Alec Schwartzman on Flickr. Miami Art Week kicks off today and thousands of art lovers and curious visitors will descend on Wynwood to take in its colorful walls, trendy galleries and scores of selfie spots. The arts district is thriving like never before. […]
Article · December 1, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Photo courtesy of Soofa. Most ordinary benches just sit in parks or alongside city streets, providing a space for people to rest and watch the world pass by. But what if those benches had a more profound purpose: to connect the people who use them to the surrounding environment. Soofa, a Knight Enterprise Fund portfolio […]
Article · July 29, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Photo by Alec Schwartzman. Andres Moreno did not just happen upon success. It took the Venezuelan entrepreneur years of hard work and a bit of luck to create Open English, the leading online language school in more than 20 countries. “Ideas are not worth much, unfortunately, unless there is a lot of execution put behind […]
Article · July 23, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Video by CircX on YouTube Following a run of sold-out shows last fall, Circ X returned with another three provocative performances on June 26 and 27. The local troupe combined components of burlesque, comedy, music and circus into an interactive cabaret experience. The events tackled themes of sexuality, objectification and gender fluidity. In addition to […]
Article · July 20, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
People gather outside Panther Coffee in Wynwood. Photo by Alec Schwartzman. This post has been updated to reflect that the Wynwood Business Improvement District already has off-duty officers patroling the area and ambassadors who work to keep streets and sidewalks free of trash. Thursday may bring fresh changes to the Wynwood community. The Wynwood Neighborhood […]
Article · July 20, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Photo by Alec Schwartzman on Flickr. “What does civic innovation mean to you, and how would you define it?” Michael Hall, co-founder of Digital Grass, posed this question to a panel of civic innovators at The LAB Miami last week at “The Big Business of Civic Innovation.” Digital Grass, a Knight Foundation grantee and technology […]
Article · July 13, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Photos courtesy of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. What happens when you bring together the work of an aerospace engineer and a sculptor? The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science will display the result Tuesday with a kickoff event and panel discussion for “Curious Vault Collaborations 002: Insight Flight.” The Curious […]
Article · July 10, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Photo by Alec Schwartzman on Flickr.com More than a hundred people packed O Cinema Wynwood last week for an “Indie-Pendence” Day celebration. The event was the latest installment of “I’m Not Gonna Move to L.A. (NOLA),” a monthly short film festival from Knight Arts Challenge winner FilmGate Interactive that champions local filmmakers, helping them display […]
Article · July 7, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Tucked in Knight Foundation’s North Conference Room, eight summer interns work on projects spanning multiple departments: arts, community and national initiatives, communications, grants and administration, and journalism. Affectionately dubbed “The Fishbowl,” the room, with its panorama of the Miami waterfront, also offers an expansive view of Knight’s work for students and recent graduates pooled from […]
Article · July 1, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Photo: Jason Ibarra interviews Adam Smith of Medina Capital at Startup Grind. Credit: Alec Schwartzman. With Miami’s rise to prominence as a startup epicenter, entrepreneurs need to think about not only how to set themselves apart, but also how to protect their competitive advantages. Startup Grind Miami’s event this month at The LAB Miami sought […]
Article · June 30, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman
Photo: A VONA student addresses her classmates during a Voices workshop in Miami. After 15 years of operating exclusively in the Bay Area, the Voices of our Nations Arts Foundation will bring its multi-genre workshop for writers of color to South Florida this summer. The workshop aims to provide an inclusive experience for aspiring minority authors. […]
Article · June 24, 2015 by Alec Schwartzman