Knight Arts Challenge to Host Live Web Chat and Town Hall Meeting 10/31

Interested applicants to the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia will have three opportunities to learn more about the contest and to ask questions before the Oct. 31 application deadline.

The challenge, a project of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to fund the best ideas for the Philadelphia arts, will offer $9 million in funding over three years. The contest is open to anyone, including arts organizations, businesses, artists and individuals. Applicants can submit as many ideas as they would like at KnightArts.org.

Knight Foundation will host two events - a live web chat and a town hall meeting - giving the community an opportunity to engage with Knight Foundation staff and ask questions before submitting their ideas. The foundation will also participate in the upcoming Ignite Philly 6.

Events Schedule:

Live Web Chat
Fri, Oct. 22, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
at KnightArts.org

Participate in a live web chat, where Knight Foundation staff will be on hand to take questions. All you have to do is go to the website, type in your question when prompted, and you'll get real-time responses.

Ignite Philly 6
Tue, Oct. 26, 7:00 p.m.
at Johnny Brenda's
1201 N. Frankford Ave, Philadelphia [map]

Knight Foundation Program Associate Stuart Kennedy will participate in the 6th Ignite Philly, part of a worldwide network that entertains and educates people in short 5 minute bursts. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and speakers begin at 7:00 p.m. For tickets and information, visit ignitephilly.org. (All proceeds go to a previous Ignite speaker with a worthy cause.)

Town Hall Meeting
Wed, Oct. 27, 6:00 p.m.
at the Great Hall, Moore College of Art & Design
20th Street & The Parkway, Philadelphia [map]

Knight Foundation Vice President/Arts Dennis Scholl will lead a Town Hall meeting - including a Q & A session - just days before the application deadline. Registration for this event is not required, but those planning to attend can RSVP here.

About the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia
Building on the momentum of the arts in Philadelphia, the Knight Arts Challenge seeks out innovative projects to inspire and enrich Philadelphia's communities.

To encourage a wide range of applicants and ideas, the challenge has just three rules: The idea must be about art, must take place in or benefit Philadelphia, and winners must find funds (within a year) to match Knight Foundation's grant.

For more on Knight Foundation's arts initiative and to submit ideas, visit KnightArts.org. Philadelphians can also learn more and share ideas with the community on the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia Facebook page here.

About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation advances journalism in the digital age and invests in the vitality of communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. Knight Foundation focuses on projects that promote informed and engaged communities and lead to transformational change. For more, visit www.knightfoundation.org.

 

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