We believe the arts help build community by binding people to place and to each other. Done with excellence, the arts inspire and connect people. Our grantmaking strategy in the arts has four initiatives: (1) Creative Placemaking (2) Making Art General (3) Institutional Reform and (4) Spurring Innovation. Find out more at knightfoundation.org
2. Evolution of Arts Program
Limited
Legacy Arts Best Arts Ideas Making Art General
Arts Focus
Artistic Excellence
Mobile Apps
Capital Campaigns
Interactive Experience
Magic of Music Crowdsourcing
Out of the Concert Hall
Institutions
Fund Momentum
Museum Loan Network Web New Models
Matching Funds
Sustainability Digital Cloud
Facilities Audience Engagement
General Support Creative Placemaking
Universities Art for Social Change Big Ideas I am an Artist
Endowments Infrastructure Contests Diversity Curate Your Own Experience
Symphonies Risk Taking Innovation Dynamic Leadership
Arts Education
Scholarships Cross Pollination
Listen & Curating &
Strengthened Supported
Experiment Networking
3. Geographic Eligibility
Knight Arts Program funds projects that
benefit eight „resident‟ Knight Communities:
• Akron, Ohio • Miami, Fla.
• Charlotte, N.C. • Philadelphia,
• Detroit, Mich. Pa.
• Macon, Ga. • St. Paul, Minn.
• San Jose,
Calif.
4. 6%
More than
94% of Arts
grants are
RESIDENT
DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY
made in the 8
NATIONAL
$22 million
$18.8 million communities
NON-RESIDENT
94% DIRECTOR
COMMUNITY
$8.6 million
} 339 GRANTS
TOTALING
$96.8 MILLION
17. “Thus we seek to
bestir the people
into an awareness
of their own true
condition, provide
inspiration for their
thoughts and rouse
them to pursue
their own true
interests.”
– John S. Knight, 1969