Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia 150-word application deadline is TODAY
Updated: Knight tells Technically Philly that an estimated 1,800 ideas were submitted. In January, those who submitted the best ideas will be asked to supply fuller applications.
Tonight at midnight is the extended deadline to submit fewer than 150 words to impact the future of Philadelphia arts.
The Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia is a new, three-year, $9 million initiative of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation that will be matched by other funders to impact the arts Philadelphia.
“Philadelphia is one of the eight cities where the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation focuses its arts funding, and it is only the second city in which we are introducing the Knight Arts Challenge,” said Stuart Kennedy, a program associate with Knight helping to coordinate the challenge. “The Knight Foundation is bringing the Knight Arts Challenge to Philadelphia because of the tremendous momentum of the Philly arts scene. ”
