• Most Recent
• Highest Rated
• Hot Comments

Knight Arts

• Reflecting on the past year and welcoming another

  By Taylor Thomas, Community School of the Arts

  Though the holiday season is generally marked by twinkling lights and the celebratory clanking of shopping carts, winter traditions are diverse and wide-ranging among Charlotte families.  I smile thinking about the various songs to be sung and decorations to be made within [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Talented teens recognized during writer-in-residence finale reception

  By Victoria Galan, Miami-Dade Public Library System
  

  Friday, November 16, 2012 the Miami-Dade Public Library System celebrated the finale of its 2012 Young Adult Writer-in-Residence program with a special evening that celebrated the talented teens and their mentor – young adult author, Kekla Magoon.  The event capped-off the three month Writer-in-Residence [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Hip-hop dance show joins hands with classical

  Pablo Malco.

  Even when he was on the road, performing as a live version of Paula Abdul’s MC Skat Kat, Pablo Malco was always thinking about the future.

  “I’m a huge dreamer, man,” Malco said. “I tell my kids: When you stop dreaming, you’re kind of dead. You have no more [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• “Kaleidoscope 2012″ is great end of year art show

  “Kaleidoscope 2012,” which is on display in Summit Artspace, a Knight Arts grantee, through December 31, shows as a panoramic exhibition of some solid art works that give the show’s name its due.

  The pieces on view represent many good artists from four major organizations: Artists of Rubber [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• Making art general in South Florida: @knightfdn celebrates the local cultural community

  [<a href="http://www.knightarts.org//storify.com/knightfdn/knight-arts-draft" target="_blank">View the story "Making art general in South Florida: @knightfdn celebrates the local cultural community" on Storify</a>]

  [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Karen Peterson Dance Troupe in the news

  The Karen Peterson Dance Troupe recently scored a bit of attention for its programing for disabled dancers. Enjoy the coverage on CBS Miami and Local 10 (ABC).

  [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Paine’s Park construction update

  Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia winner Franklin’s Paine Skatepark Fund was awarded $100,000 to help transform Philly neighborhoods by transforming blacktop lots into art-lade skate parks. The video above is the first in their series of Paine’s Park construction.

  [...]
  Share  |  Rate

• Roy Ward to display photograms, photographs in December exhibit at Macon Arts Alliance

  “Beloved Fido Goes To Heaven” by Roy Ward.

  Roy Ward first exhibited at The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance in July 2012 with a solo exhibit of block prints. The show was a huge success resulting in a resurgence of interest in his work by local collectors. The December exhibit [...]

  Share  |  Rate

• St. Paul’s newly restored Union Depot launches transit service with a public celebration this weekend

  For the first time since its closure more than 40 years ago, St. Paul’s historic Union Depot will once again be open for business beginning this Saturday. The depot was put out of commission, thanks to restructuring of area rail service in 1971, but in 2006 the Ramsey [...]

  Share  |  Rate