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63 Finalists Named In 2017 Detroit Knight Arts Challenge For Share Of $3 Million

Resources for creative projects can be hard to come by, and one of the programs that’s been fueling a variety of artists is the Detroit Knight Arts Challenge, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. In its fifth year, the challenge funds projects that enrich and engage Detroit through the arts through a matching grant. According to the Foundation, the nominees represent a broad spectrum of disciplines and practices, including production of a new dance performance that combines...

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5 Detroit Projects, Including Slow Roll And Atwater Beach, Receive $810,400

Five local projects have received more than $800,000 in funding from the Knight Foundation through their Cities Challenge. Across the country, Knight received more than 4,500 submissions and they narrowed it to 144 finalists to submit full applications. From those finalists, we selected the 33 winners in 19 cities. Here are the award winners: Atwater Beach: $225,000 (by Detroit RiverFront Conservancy; submitted by Jan Shimshock): Further activating the Detroit waterfront by creating an inv...

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Arts Challenge Makes Share Of $3 Million Available To Detroit Artists, Applications Open March 29

Do you have an idea to make the city better through arts and culture? This might be for you. The 2017 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit will open for submissions on March 29, offering a share of $3 million to the best ideas for the arts. This is the fifth year in Detroit and the challenge has helped brought 222 ideas to life by awarding $9.46 million in matching grants. The challenge is part of a two-pronged funding strategy that includes a $29 million commitment to the arts in Detroit. The...

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Murals in the Market Returns This September

Mark your calendars. Murals in the Market will return to Detroit’s Historic Eastern Market September 15-24. More than 50 local and international muralists will be painting live throughout the district during the event. Last year, it was a visual feast. Here’s a gallery of 18 of the murals that were just amazing. This year, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Eastern Market Corporation are presenting sponsors of Murals in the Market. Tyree Guyton, a local Detroit artist and creator...

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Knight Arts Challenge Opens For Submissions April 4

Have a great idea for the arts in Detroit? Here’s your chance to see it come alive. On April 4, the Knight Arts Challenge Detroit will open for applications, and it’s offering a share of $3 million to the best ideas for the arts. “The Knight Arts Challenge is an opportunity for anyone to pursue his or her artistic dreams,” said Victoria Rogers, vice president for arts at Knight Foundation. “We want hear your big ideas that can help define, reflect, and engage your community.” The challenge i...

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70 Finalists Named in 2015 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit

The Knight Foundation has named 70 ideas as finalists in its Knight Challenge, a community-wide contest funding ideas that engage and enrich Detroit through the arts. The rules were simple: * The idea must be about the arts. * The project must take place in or benefit Detroit. * The grant recipient must find funds to match Knight’s commitment. And Detroiters spoke out en masse. The finalists were chosen from a pool of more than 1,000 submissions, and they brought their creative “A” game...

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Calling All Artists: Affordable Rent is Within Your Grasp

The Ponyride co-working space, a building and project specifically for social entrepreneurs and artists, is now accepting applications for new Applebaum Emerging Artist and Knight Artist Residency Programs. Three applicants will be awarded with $2,500 in funding, free rent at Ponyride, and a materials budget for the Applebaum Emerging Artist. An additional three artists will be awarded a total of $6,000 through the Knight Artist Residency Program. Ponyride already charges below market rent f...

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Detroit Artists To Receive $2.48 Million In Grants From Knight Foundation

A total of 58 artists working different mediums have been selected to receive $2.48 million in grants from the John S. and John L. Knight Foundation as part of the Knight Arts Challenge. The Foundation highlighted three distinct areas in which grantees were chosen as part of the Knight Arts Challenge. They were enabling Detroiters to tell their own stories and preserve local history, Strengthening the local dance community, and reimagining community spaces. Awardees were from across the city...

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