There are several local groups that received acknowledgment (and cash prizes) for great work around the city, including occasional BDYM partner Detroit Soup.
Knight Arts Challenge Detroit: Full list of winners
All descriptions and information provided by Knight Foundation. The awards are listed with the idea first, presented in bold.
Sci-Fi Workshops Help Detroiters Imagine City’s Future
Recipient: Adrienne Maree Brown
Award: $20,000
To uplift Detroiters’ ideas and narratives about the city’s future through a series of sci-fi writing workshops that create works for ’zines
Musical “House Guests” Collaborate on Album
Recipient: ADULT.
Award: $40,000
To build on the city’s musical legacy by having this band invite international and national musicians as “house guests” to live together and collaborate on an album
Teacher’s Retreat Promotes Digital Arts in the Classroom
Recipient: Allied Media Projects
Award: $50,000
To fuel new ideas for the classroom by providing digital media teachers with a three-day artists’ retreat and a year-round network of support
Festival Marks Exhibition at Arab American National Museum
Recipient: Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Project
Award: $20,000
To mark the exhibition of a collection of artist books and letterpress broadsides commemorating the 2007 bombing of the famed street of Baghdad booksellers through a book arts festival
Ice Cream Truck Sows Love for Historic March
Recipient: Alonso del Arte
Award: $20,000
To introduce classical music to new audiences by driving an ice cream truck through the city playing Anton Bruckner’s March in E-flat major and other works
Documentary Celebrates Armenian-American Music in Detroit
Recipient: Ara Topouzian
Award: $12,000
To preserve the heritage of Armenian-American Detroiters by producing a documentary that highlights their history through traditional folk music
Arts Hub to Inspire and Connect Community
Recipient: Arts League of Michigan
Award: $100,000
To inspire and support the local creative community by enhancing the Carr Center as an Artists Hub that offers workspaces and connects artists and the community
Project Replaces Brightmoor Blight With Public Art
Recipient: Brightmoor Alliance
Award: $50,000
To revitalize open spaces in the Brightmoor community by commissioning local artists to replace blight with public art
Multicultural Mariachis to Perform Songs From Across the Americas
Recipient: Center of Music & Performing Arts Southwest (COMPAS)
Award: $35,000
To preserve and expand the reach of traditional Mexican music by creating a mariachi youth ensemble that would celebrate the popular format while incorporating the music of other Latin American countries
Video Project Illuminates City Streets With Images of Its Elders
Recipient: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Award: $120,000
To illuminate some of Detroit’s dark neighborhood streets through an outdoor video art installation showcasing the faces and wisdom of the city’s elders
Multimedia Installation Connects Art and Social Justice
Recipient: Complex Movements
Award: $100,000
To explore the relationship between art, science and social justice movements through a multimedia performance installation inspired by community-led efforts in Detroit
Festival Highlights Diversity of Rock
Recipient: Cosmic Slop Festival
Award: $12,000
To celebrate rock music’s multicultural roots through a festival that showcases rock musicians of color
Series Brings the Classics to a Wider Community
Recipient: CutTime Productions
Award: $30,000
To share a love of the classics by having traditional performers play at neighborhood bars, cafes and eateries
Music Series Reimagines Historic Buildings
Recipient: Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
Award: $15,000
To expand the audience for chamber music through a program where the city’s architecturally and historically significant locations are transformed into musical performance spaces
Converted Truck Provides Stage for Increased Microfunding of Creative Projects
Recipient: Detroit SOUP
Award: $12,000
To engage more Detroiters in giving to creative projects by converting a bread truck into a portable space where people can meet to microfund ideas
New Repair Shop Seeks Bikes as Works of Art
Recipient: East Side Riders
Award: $10,000
To foster a community of urban bike design by helping the East Side Riders — artists who build bikes as a means of expression — open a shop and expand
Youth Art Program Comes to Grandmont Rosedale
Recipient: Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation
Award: $15,000
To promote creative expression in local youth through a free art program for teens
Documentary Celebrates Detroit’s Jit Craze
Recipient: Hardcore Detroit
Award: $12,000
To preserve the legacy of the 1970s dance craze the Detroit Jit through a documentary featuring the original Jitterbugs and an instructional video on how the dance is performed
Art Library to Create a Community of Collectors
Recipient: Hatch: A Hamtramck Art Collective
Award: $20,000
To foster a community of art collectors through an art library where they can borrow a Detroiter’s work to display for two months
Dance Series Explores Cultural Understanding Through Art
Recipient: Heritage Works
Award: $50,000
To explore cultural understanding through the arts by having nationally known choreographers engage communities in creating new works that explore cultural identities and expression
Student Writers Gain Career Skills Via Online Literary Journal
Project: Literary Arts Project
Recipient: $50,000
To help teens develop their artistic and entrepreneurial skills by producing and marketing
an online literary journal
Competition to Showcase Best of Detroit Jazz Scene
Recipient: Jazz Network Foundation
Award: $20,000
To strengthen jazz in Detroit by creating a competition for musicians whose winners will form a performance band
Concerts Go Intimate in Home-Based Series
Recipient: Jeff Karoub
Award: $8,000
To create a profoundly engaging musical experience through a series of small concerts rotating through Detroit homes
Community Radio Stations Celebrate the Sounds of Detroit
Recipient: Jon Brumit
Award: $30,000
To create a series of drive-through audio collages of the city by installing hyper-local radio stations continuously broadcasting on the same frequency
’Zine Series Explores Detroit’s People and Places
Recipient: Leander Johnson
Award: $6,000
To engage Detroiters in the city’s history by creating a series of ’zines that explore the city’s people and places
Community Conversations Planned Around Documentary on Detroit Activist
Recipient: LeeLeeFilms
Award: $5,000
To engage the community in a discussion on the creative process through screenings of a documentary on Chinese-American philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs
Photos of Detroit Musicians to Be Made Public
Recipient: Leni Sinclair
Award: $10,000
To preserve the history of Detroit musicians by archiving a photography collection that dates to the 1960s
Community Performance Series Comes to Mexicantown Mercado
Recipient: Living Arts
Award: $12,000
To weave the arts into neighborhoods by creating a performance series with local youth and adult artists out of a studio theater at the Mexicantown Mercado
Monthly Series Preserves Traditional Folk Blues and Gospel Music
Recipient: LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books
Award: $30,000
To present and document traditional music in Detroit by preserving and making available the traditionally produced recordings of the store’s Folk Blues Night performances
Project Imagines Detroit Through African-American Cultural Legacy
Recipient: Maison LaFleur
Award: $12,000
To use the contemporary arts movement Afrofuturism as a vehicle for social change through a series of educational workshops and installations
Project Turns Wood From Abandoned Homes Into Guitars
Recipient: Mark Wallace
Award: $8,000
To turn abandoned homes into a source of creativity by using reclaimed lumber to create guitars
After School Program Centers on Classical Arab Music
Recipient: Michigan Arab Orchestra
Award: $100,000
To help bridge cultural gaps in Detroit through a free afterschool program centered on the performance of classical Arab music
Orchestras Collaborate on Middle Eastern Fusion Event
Recipient: Michigan Philharmonic
Award: $50,000
To bring together Detroit’s diverse cultures and communities by producing
a fusion event featuring the Michigan Philharmonic and the Michigan Arab
Orchestra
Film Festival Expands
Recipient: Michigan Theater
Award: $50,000
To inspire Detroit through film by expanding the Cinetopia Film Festival to become a signature event for the city
Expanding a Festival of Art and Light
Recipient: Midtown Detroit
Award: $50,000
To bring Detroiters together by expanding the light-based outdoor art festival DLECTRICITY to include a permanent installation on Woodward Avenue, among other things
Project brings community in on design challenge
Recipient: MODCaR
Award: $25,000
To use the power of design to produce vibrant civic spaces by bringing together architects and creatives with community advocates
Artists Take Residence — in a School
Recipient: Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit
Award: $200,000
To inspire the city’s youngest minds through a new program that integrates the arts into every element of an elementary school’s curriculum
Summer Series Brings Brass Band to Detroiters
Recipient: Motor City Brass Band
Award: $5,000
To help build community through the arts by creating a series of events that use brass band music and the movies to celebrate the people of Detroit
Hip-Hop Mardi Gras Parade Builds Skills, Creativity
Recipient: Mt Elliott Makerspace
Award: $50,000
To celebrate Detroit’s vibrancy by creating a Hyper Interactive Hip-Hop Mardi Gras Parade that combines the unique traditions of the city’s Caribbean Mardi Gras Festival, local hip-hop artists and the DIY innovators at the Mt Elliott Makerspace
Teens to Learn Leadership Skills and Produce Events at MOCAD
Recipient: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)
Award: $120,000
To give teens a stake in the arts by creating a teen council at MOCAD that will produce programs, events and materials for their peers and adults
Offers Workshops in Gallery Skills
Recipient: N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
Award: $80,000
To strengthen the city’s galleries by creating a training program where workers learn skills in installing, shipping and archiving art
Residency Elevates Detroit’s Reputation in Canada
Recipient: North American Residency
Award: $30,000
To showcase Detroit to the city’s neighbors by creating a residency for Canadian visual artists in the city
Students Learn Music Production in New Studio
Recipient: Notes for Notes
Award: $40,000
To promote free and creative expression through an after-school music program where Detroit’s youth can explore, create and record music
African Drumming Workshops Teach Instrument’s Significance in Today’s World
Recipient: Omowale Entertainment
Award: $15,000
To bring Detroit residents together through a series of West African drumming and dancing workshops that teach the form’s historical and cultural significance
Year-round Theater Program Helps Students Discover Talents
Recipient: Plowshares Theatre Company
Award: $75,000
To help high school students discover their artistic talents through theater workshops in partnership with Michigan State University
Whimsical Swings Lift Moods, Inspire Community
Recipient: Public Art Workz
Award: $15,000
To provide an artful space by placing handcrafted, whimsical porch swings — equipped with LED lights and cellphone charging stations — at bus stops and in parks around the city
Literary Readings Paired With Art, Food and DJs
Recipient: Public Pool
Award: $15,000
To cultivate interest in the written word by expanding a neighborhood art space’s literary series to include authors from outside the city
Performances Explore Detroit Through Puppetry
Recipient: PuppetART Theater
Award: $12,000
To challenge modern perceptions of puppetry by bringing together four Detroit organizations for puppet theater productions
Festival Engages Public Around Hamtramck/Detroit Border
Recipient: The Hinterlands
Award: $35,000
To help unite Hamtramck and Detroit by creating a 48-hour festival along the municipalities’ border
Curated Storytelling Event Brings Personal Narratives to the Public
Recipient: The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers
Award: $30,000
To bring Detroiters together through storytelling by strengthening and growing a monthly event where Detroiters share a true, personal story
Poetry Series Demystifies the Art Form
Recipient: The Woodward Line Poetry Series
Award: $30,000
To expand the local audience for poetry by broadening a poetry series to include more prominent national writers and a session where guest authors discuss Detroiters’ unpublished works
Immersive Art Show Is Part Masquerade Ball, Part Surreal Circus
Recipient: Theatre Bizarre
Award: $100,000
To inspire performers and audiences alike through a large-scale, immersive art installation that brings together local artists, including acrobats and circus sideshow artists
New Museum Highlights City’s Music Legacy
Recipient: Trinosophes
Award: $15,000
To shine a spotlight on Detroit’s contributions to the world’s musical culture by transforming a Gratiot Avenue storefront into a small music museum.
Literary Walk Connects Detroiters With Authors
Recipient: M. L. Liebler for The Midtown Detroit Literary Walk
Award: $15,000
To engage the city in literature by expanding a literary walk in Midtown where national and local writers read at a series of stops a short walking distance from each other
Young Detroiters Design Bike and Skate Art
Recipient: Young Nation
Award: $12,000
To spread art into neighborhoods by commissioning local artists to create a series of skateboard and bicycle designs that will be sold out of a local shop
Giving African Artists a Bigger Voice in Detroit
Recipient: Zimbabwe Cultural Centre in Detroit
Award: $15,000
To unite artists in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Detroit by transforming two living spaces into cultural consulates
Recipient: Adrienne Maree Brown
Award: $20,000
To uplift Detroiters’ ideas and narratives about the city’s future through a series of sci-fi writing workshops that create works for ’zines
Musical “House Guests” Collaborate on Album
Recipient: ADULT.
Award: $40,000
To build on the city’s musical legacy by having this band invite international and national musicians as “house guests” to live together and collaborate on an album
Teacher’s Retreat Promotes Digital Arts in the Classroom
Recipient: Allied Media Projects
Award: $50,000
To fuel new ideas for the classroom by providing digital media teachers with a three-day artists’ retreat and a year-round network of support
Festival Marks Exhibition at Arab American National Museum
Recipient: Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Project
Award: $20,000
To mark the exhibition of a collection of artist books and letterpress broadsides commemorating the 2007 bombing of the famed street of Baghdad booksellers through a book arts festival
Ice Cream Truck Sows Love for Historic March
Recipient: Alonso del Arte
Award: $20,000
To introduce classical music to new audiences by driving an ice cream truck through the city playing Anton Bruckner’s March in E-flat major and other works
Documentary Celebrates Armenian-American Music in Detroit
Recipient: Ara Topouzian
Award: $12,000
To preserve the heritage of Armenian-American Detroiters by producing a documentary that highlights their history through traditional folk music
Arts Hub to Inspire and Connect Community
Recipient: Arts League of Michigan
Award: $100,000
To inspire and support the local creative community by enhancing the Carr Center as an Artists Hub that offers workspaces and connects artists and the community
Project Replaces Brightmoor Blight With Public Art
Recipient: Brightmoor Alliance
Award: $50,000
To revitalize open spaces in the Brightmoor community by commissioning local artists to replace blight with public art
Multicultural Mariachis to Perform Songs From Across the Americas
Recipient: Center of Music & Performing Arts Southwest (COMPAS)
Award: $35,000
To preserve and expand the reach of traditional Mexican music by creating a mariachi youth ensemble that would celebrate the popular format while incorporating the music of other Latin American countries
Video Project Illuminates City Streets With Images of Its Elders
Recipient: Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Award: $120,000
To illuminate some of Detroit’s dark neighborhood streets through an outdoor video art installation showcasing the faces and wisdom of the city’s elders
Multimedia Installation Connects Art and Social Justice
Recipient: Complex Movements
Award: $100,000
To explore the relationship between art, science and social justice movements through a multimedia performance installation inspired by community-led efforts in Detroit
Festival Highlights Diversity of Rock
Recipient: Cosmic Slop Festival
Award: $12,000
To celebrate rock music’s multicultural roots through a festival that showcases rock musicians of color
Series Brings the Classics to a Wider Community
Recipient: CutTime Productions
Award: $30,000
To share a love of the classics by having traditional performers play at neighborhood bars, cafes and eateries
Music Series Reimagines Historic Buildings
Recipient: Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
Award: $15,000
To expand the audience for chamber music through a program where the city’s architecturally and historically significant locations are transformed into musical performance spaces
Converted Truck Provides Stage for Increased Microfunding of Creative Projects
Recipient: Detroit SOUP
Award: $12,000
To engage more Detroiters in giving to creative projects by converting a bread truck into a portable space where people can meet to microfund ideas
New Repair Shop Seeks Bikes as Works of Art
Recipient: East Side Riders
Award: $10,000
To foster a community of urban bike design by helping the East Side Riders — artists who build bikes as a means of expression — open a shop and expand
Youth Art Program Comes to Grandmont Rosedale
Recipient: Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation
Award: $15,000
To promote creative expression in local youth through a free art program for teens
Documentary Celebrates Detroit’s Jit Craze
Recipient: Hardcore Detroit
Award: $12,000
To preserve the legacy of the 1970s dance craze the Detroit Jit through a documentary featuring the original Jitterbugs and an instructional video on how the dance is performed
Art Library to Create a Community of Collectors
Recipient: Hatch: A Hamtramck Art Collective
Award: $20,000
To foster a community of art collectors through an art library where they can borrow a Detroiter’s work to display for two months
Dance Series Explores Cultural Understanding Through Art
Recipient: Heritage Works
Award: $50,000
To explore cultural understanding through the arts by having nationally known choreographers engage communities in creating new works that explore cultural identities and expression
Student Writers Gain Career Skills Via Online Literary Journal
Project: Literary Arts Project
Recipient: $50,000
To help teens develop their artistic and entrepreneurial skills by producing and marketing
an online literary journalCompetition to Showcase Best of Detroit Jazz Scene
Recipient: Jazz Network Foundation
Award: $20,000
To strengthen jazz in Detroit by creating a competition for musicians whose winners will form a performance band
Concerts Go Intimate in Home-Based Series
Recipient: Jeff Karoub
Award: $8,000
To create a profoundly engaging musical experience through a series of small concerts rotating through Detroit homes
Community Radio Stations Celebrate the Sounds of Detroit
Recipient: Jon Brumit
Award: $30,000
To create a series of drive-through audio collages of the city by installing hyper-local radio stations continuously broadcasting on the same frequency
’Zine Series Explores Detroit’s People and Places
Recipient: Leander Johnson
Award: $6,000
To engage Detroiters in the city’s history by creating a series of ’zines that explore the city’s people and places
Community Conversations Planned Around Documentary on Detroit Activist
Recipient: LeeLeeFilms
Award: $5,000
To engage the community in a discussion on the creative process through screenings of a documentary on Chinese-American philosopher and activist Grace Lee Boggs
Photos of Detroit Musicians to Be Made Public
Recipient: Leni Sinclair
Award: $10,000
To preserve the history of Detroit musicians by archiving a photography collection that dates to the 1960s
Community Performance Series Comes to Mexicantown Mercado
Recipient: Living Arts
Award: $12,000
To weave the arts into neighborhoods by creating a performance series with local youth and adult artists out of a studio theater at the Mexicantown Mercado
Monthly Series Preserves Traditional Folk Blues and Gospel Music
Recipient: LO & BEHOLD! Records & Books
Award: $30,000
To present and document traditional music in Detroit by preserving and making available the traditionally produced recordings of the store’s Folk Blues Night performances
Project Imagines Detroit Through African-American Cultural Legacy
Recipient: Maison LaFleur
Award: $12,000
To use the contemporary arts movement Afrofuturism as a vehicle for social change through a series of educational workshops and installations
Project Turns Wood From Abandoned Homes Into Guitars
Recipient: Mark Wallace
Award: $8,000
To turn abandoned homes into a source of creativity by using reclaimed lumber to create guitars
After School Program Centers on Classical Arab Music
Recipient: Michigan Arab Orchestra
Award: $100,000
To help bridge cultural gaps in Detroit through a free afterschool program centered on the performance of classical Arab music
Orchestras Collaborate on Middle Eastern Fusion Event
Recipient: Michigan Philharmonic
Award: $50,000
To bring together Detroit’s diverse cultures and communities by producing
a fusion event featuring the Michigan Philharmonic and the Michigan Arab
Orchestra
Film Festival Expands
Recipient: Michigan Theater
Award: $50,000
To inspire Detroit through film by expanding the Cinetopia Film Festival to become a signature event for the city
Expanding a Festival of Art and Light
Recipient: Midtown Detroit
Award: $50,000
To bring Detroiters together by expanding the light-based outdoor art festival DLECTRICITY to include a permanent installation on Woodward Avenue, among other things
Project brings community in on design challenge
Recipient: MODCaR
Award: $25,000
To use the power of design to produce vibrant civic spaces by bringing together architects and creatives with community advocates
Artists Take Residence — in a School
Recipient: Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit
Award: $200,000
To inspire the city’s youngest minds through a new program that integrates the arts into every element of an elementary school’s curriculum
Summer Series Brings Brass Band to Detroiters
Recipient: Motor City Brass Band
Award: $5,000
To help build community through the arts by creating a series of events that use brass band music and the movies to celebrate the people of Detroit
Hip-Hop Mardi Gras Parade Builds Skills, Creativity
Recipient: Mt Elliott Makerspace
Award: $50,000
To celebrate Detroit’s vibrancy by creating a Hyper Interactive Hip-Hop Mardi Gras Parade that combines the unique traditions of the city’s Caribbean Mardi Gras Festival, local hip-hop artists and the DIY innovators at the Mt Elliott Makerspace
Teens to Learn Leadership Skills and Produce Events at MOCAD
Recipient: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)
Award: $120,000
To give teens a stake in the arts by creating a teen council at MOCAD that will produce programs, events and materials for their peers and adults
Offers Workshops in Gallery Skills
Recipient: N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art
Award: $80,000
To strengthen the city’s galleries by creating a training program where workers learn skills in installing, shipping and archiving art
Residency Elevates Detroit’s Reputation in Canada
Recipient: North American Residency
Award: $30,000
To showcase Detroit to the city’s neighbors by creating a residency for Canadian visual artists in the city
Students Learn Music Production in New Studio
Recipient: Notes for Notes
Award: $40,000
To promote free and creative expression through an after-school music program where Detroit’s youth can explore, create and record music
African Drumming Workshops Teach Instrument’s Significance in Today’s World
Recipient: Omowale Entertainment
Award: $15,000
To bring Detroit residents together through a series of West African drumming and dancing workshops that teach the form’s historical and cultural significance
Year-round Theater Program Helps Students Discover Talents
Recipient: Plowshares Theatre Company
Award: $75,000
To help high school students discover their artistic talents through theater workshops in partnership with Michigan State University
Whimsical Swings Lift Moods, Inspire Community
Recipient: Public Art Workz
Award: $15,000
To provide an artful space by placing handcrafted, whimsical porch swings — equipped with LED lights and cellphone charging stations — at bus stops and in parks around the city
Literary Readings Paired With Art, Food and DJs
Recipient: Public Pool
Award: $15,000
To cultivate interest in the written word by expanding a neighborhood art space’s literary series to include authors from outside the city
Performances Explore Detroit Through Puppetry
Recipient: PuppetART Theater
Award: $12,000
To challenge modern perceptions of puppetry by bringing together four Detroit organizations for puppet theater productions
Festival Engages Public Around Hamtramck/Detroit Border
Recipient: The Hinterlands
Award: $35,000
To help unite Hamtramck and Detroit by creating a 48-hour festival along the municipalities’ border
Curated Storytelling Event Brings Personal Narratives to the Public
Recipient: The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers
Award: $30,000
To bring Detroiters together through storytelling by strengthening and growing a monthly event where Detroiters share a true, personal story
Poetry Series Demystifies the Art Form
Recipient: The Woodward Line Poetry Series
Award: $30,000
To expand the local audience for poetry by broadening a poetry series to include more prominent national writers and a session where guest authors discuss Detroiters’ unpublished works
Immersive Art Show Is Part Masquerade Ball, Part Surreal Circus
Recipient: Theatre Bizarre
Award: $100,000
To inspire performers and audiences alike through a large-scale, immersive art installation that brings together local artists, including acrobats and circus sideshow artists
New Museum Highlights City’s Music Legacy
Recipient: Trinosophes
Award: $15,000
To shine a spotlight on Detroit’s contributions to the world’s musical culture by transforming a Gratiot Avenue storefront into a small music museum.
Literary Walk Connects Detroiters With Authors
Recipient: M. L. Liebler for The Midtown Detroit Literary Walk
Award: $15,000
To engage the city in literature by expanding a literary walk in Midtown where national and local writers read at a series of stops a short walking distance from each other
Young Detroiters Design Bike and Skate Art
Recipient: Young Nation
Award: $12,000
To spread art into neighborhoods by commissioning local artists to create a series of skateboard and bicycle designs that will be sold out of a local shop
Giving African Artists a Bigger Voice in Detroit
Recipient: Zimbabwe Cultural Centre in Detroit
Award: $15,000
To unite artists in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Detroit by transforming two living spaces into cultural consulates
■ Read the story: 56 artists, groups to share $2.1 million from Knight Arts Challenge Detroit
■ Related: Knight Arts Challenge winners include everything from the Bizarre to bikers
Reference Link: http://www.freep.com/article/20130907/ENT05/309080055/knight-foundation-arts-detroit-winners
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