Knight-Foundation-Awards-Over-10-Million-to-Miami-Beach-Based-Art-Organizations
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December 4, 2018
Knight Foundation Awards Over $10 Million to
Miami Beach Based Art Organizations
-- Largest Win for Any Local Municipality --
Miami Beach, FL – As an international magnet for arts and culture in South Florida, the
City of Miami Beach is pleased to share the Knight Foundation has awarded seven
Miami Beach cultural anchors with major financial contributions as part of the
organization’s $37 million investment towards growing Miami’s art ecosystem.
“The City of Miami Beach has always valued the transformative power of art and
understood the positive economic impact of culture and creativity,” said Mayor Dan
Gelber. “We are immensely grateful the Knight Foundation has decided to make such a
substantial commitment to advancing our many institutions.”
Here’s the list of the 2018 Knight New Work Miami Beach winners:
Miami City Ballet: $3 million
To further strengthen the institution’s cultural relevance in Miami by supporting a new
administrative and leadership infrastructure that emphasizes experimentation, diversity,
equity and inclusion.
New World Symphony: $2.5 million
To foster renewed interest in classical music by commissioning new works; using
technology to engage audiences; and helping orchestras better reflect their communities
by promoting diversity and inclusion.
O Cinema: $1.5 million
To create South Florida’s first independent film center by supporting the cinema’s
purchase and the renovation of a permanent home.
Bass Museum - Knight Foundation Art Commission 2019: $1.25 million
To support the commission and exhibition of new works of contemporary art, allowing
artists to experiment and expand their practice to reach diverse audiences online and
on-site.
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O, Miami at The Betsy: $1.25 million
To create a new home for poetry in the Americas by supporting a partnership between
O, Miami Poetry Festival and The Writer’s Room at The Betsy-South Beach.
Miami New Drama: $750,000
To elevate and sustain the production of original, critically-acclaimed theater in Miami by
further strengthening the organization’s work through support for casting, staffing,
technological upgrades, and a deeper focus on long-term financial sustainability.
ArtCenter/South Florida - Cinematic Arts Residency: $500,000
To elevate Miami’s filmmaking ecosystem through an arts residency that functions as an
incubator for Miami filmmakers creating micro-budget narrative feature films.
For a complete list of awardees, please click here.
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