Knight Foundation Puts $19.25 Million Into Detroit Arts
Arts groups in Detroit will share nearly $20 million donated by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, including $9 million to be awarded through a communitywide contest to boost the city's best arts ideas, the foundation announced Tuesday.
The foundation plans to provide $19.25 million through the Knight Arts Challenge, which aims to engage and enrich Detroit. That funding includes $10.25 million to be shared by seven area institutions including the Detroit Institute of Arts, which is getting $2.25 million so it can experiment with ways of highlighting its collection in the broader community.
The foundation will use a communitywide contest in March to track down and fund artists, organizations and businesses with the best ideas for arts projects in Detroit or that benefit the city. It is committing $9 million over three years for those projects.