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• Knight Arts Challenge Miami countdown: What happens next?

  
  
  

  If you’ve submitted your Knight Arts Challenge Miami application, or are about to – congrats!  Wondering what happens next?  Here’s a quick rundown of the timeline.

  Applications are due on by midnight on March 2. Then we get to work [...]
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• For the love of painting, real painting

  
  
  

  Walking up the stairs this particular Sunday night to visit an out-of-the-way space in North Miami, this is what was overheard: “Everyone wanting to be a real painter needs to see this show” — and numerous iterations of that statement throughout [...]

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• Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People perform at The Colony

  
  
  

  Elizabeth Doud, artistic director of Miami Dade College’s Cultura del Lobo series, is excited about Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People’s upcoming performance of Last Meadow, and you should be excited too. On Friday and Saturday, March 25 – 26, Gutierrez and company will [...]

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• Locust Projects Open Call: 2011 Billboard Project

  
  
  

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  Attention South Florida artists!

  Locust Projects is pleased to announce the second year of Out of the Box, a new initiative that will increase exposure to contemporary art by sponsoring projects in public locations throughout Miami. The program launched with the Billboard Project in December 2010, [...]

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• Knight Arts Challenge Miami countdown: Get inspired with winning ideas

  
  
  

  In the last four years, Knight Foundation has funded 78 ideas, granting $17.5 million, to bring South Florida together through the arts.  Here are just a few winning ideas from previous years. Applications close March 2 – submit your best idea now! [...]

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• Knight Arts Challenge Miami countdown: Get inspired with winning ideas

  
  
  

  In the last four years, Knight Foundation has funded 78 ideas, granting $17.5 million, to bring South Florida together through the arts.  Here are just a few winning ideas from previous years.  Applications close March 2 – submit your best idea now! [...]

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• Knight Arts Challenge Miami countdown: What do we consider art?

  
  
  

  Are you wondering if your idea qualifies for the Knight Arts Challenge?  What exactly do we consider ART?

  Good question. There are many definitions, but we like this one: The conscious use of skill and creative imagination. We are not looking for [...]

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• Knight Arts Challenge Miami Countdown: Rhythm Foundation Shares Some Thoughts

  
  
  

  In November, Rhythm Foundation was awarded $125,000 to showcase Haitian music through a free monthly concert series in Little Haiti.

  As Director of Rhythm Foundation, Laura Quinlan has played a key role in the organization’s growth and in [...]

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• “What Do You Make?” the Taylor Mali Project opens at Barry

  
  
  

  Barry University’s Department of Fine Arts presents “What Do You Make?” the Taylor Mali Project, for three days of free public performances for the  South Florida Community and one “special performance” (free of charge) for Dade County public, private and parochial schools. “What Do [...]

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• Knight Arts Challenge Miami Countdown: 5 Tips for Writing a Great Proposal

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  Need a little help getting started on your Knight Arts Challenge application?  Here are 5 tips for writing a great proposal.

  1. Make sure your idea is about the arts.

  2. Make it unique: What makes your idea truly one-of-a-kind? Be sure to highlight [...]

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