Knight Foundation donations made to Friends of the Bass Museum

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Country United States
Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_S._and_James_L._Knight_Foundation
Facebook username knightfdn
Websitehttps://knightfoundation.org/
Donations URLhttps://knightfoundation.org/grants
Twitter usernameknightfdn
Page on philosophy informing donationshttps://knightfoundation.org/about
Grant application process pagehttps://knightfoundation.org/apply/
Data entry method on Donations List WebsiteSQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/knight-foundation

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Donor–donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 7 80,000 100,714 35,000 35,000 50,000 75,000 75,000 80,000 100,000 100,000 125,000 240,000 240,000
Arts 6 75,000 100,833 35,000 35,000 50,000 50,000 75,000 75,000 80,000 125,000 125,000 240,000 240,000
Communities, Arts 1 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

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Cause area Number of donations Total 2018
Arts (filter this donor) 6 50,000.00 50,000.00
Communities, Arts (filter this donor) 1 0.00 0.00
Total 7 50,000.00 50,000.00

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Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (7 donations)

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Graph of donations and their timeframes
Amount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 7)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
50,000.0062018-07-03Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/8137-- Grant period: 07/13/2018 - 07/15/2019; part of the challenge: Knight Prototype Fund: Arts and Technology; goal: Using 360 degree photography technology to capture and share the exhibit experience in an engaging, virtual way for remote audiences.Project lead: T.J. Black; Miami Beach; @TheBassMoA.
75,000.005--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/5843-- Grant period: 11/01/2013 - 10/31/2016; part of the challenge: Knight Arts Challenge 2019; goal: To make provocative artworks accessible to the public by expanding the museum’s outdoor public exhibitions to include concerts, performances and other programming To make provocative artworks accessible to the public, the Bass Museum of Art will extend its annual outdoor exhibition in Collins Park and include additional programming. The show entitled “Public” transforms the park during Art Basel Miami Beach with sculptures and performances by international artists. Challenge funding will extend the exhibitions through April and complement them with outdoor concerts and the launch of picnic “Bass-kets” for a longer-term impact on visitors and residents. The Friends of the Bass Museum inspire and educate by exploring the connections between our historical collections and contemporary art.
125,000.002--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/6175-- Grant period: 10/01/2013 - 09/30/2014; goal: To support the exhibition of Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui at the Bass Museum from April - August 2014.
35,000.007--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/6077-- Grant period: 08/01/2013 - 07/31/2015; goal: To engage a coordinator who will manage collaborative projects between Miami’s seven public art museums and leverage their individual collections into a collective cultural resource.
80,000.004--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/5196-- Grant period: 10/01/2011 - 09/30/2014; part of the challenge: Knight Arts Challenge 2019; goal: To develop a curated selection of temporary, outdoor artist projects within the City Center/Arts District, a 40-block area that is home to many of South Florida's most prominent cultural facilities and institutions The TC: Temporary Contemporary project will surprise and engage the public by populating the city center area of Miami Beach with temporary public art projects that include sculpture, murals, sound installation and video. The Bass Museum will select more than a dozen artists over two years to create public art that will be installed throughout the project period. The effort aims to strengthen the city’s arts district by bringing public spaces alive through the wonder of art.
100,000.003--Communities, Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/4864-- Grant period: 12/01/2010 - 11/30/2014; part of the challenge: Knight Arts Challenge 2019; goal: To offer hands-on training to emerging curators or recent curatorial studies and/or art history master of arts graduates through a curatorial fellowship program To foster dialogue within the Miami arts community, the Bass Museum of Art will create three one-year curatorial fellowships in contemporary art. This project will offer hands-on training to emerging curators or recent master of arts graduates. Among other activities, the fellows will conduct studio visits and gather materials to help the museum develop a complete archive on Miami artists. They will also help create an outdoor art program for Collins Park. In addition, the fellows will develop programming and contemporary artists' projects for display in the Bass' small-project room, called The Cabinet, and facilitate an educational lecture series for museum members.
240,000.001--Artshttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/4562-- Grant period: 12/01/2009 - 10/31/2013; part of the challenge: Knight Arts Challenge 2019; goal: To promote imaginative thinking among school children through a curriculum-based art program [email protected] aims to promote imaginative thinking among early elementary school children through a curriculum-based art program. Developed by the Bass Museum of Art in conjunction with Stanford University’s acclaimed d.school (Institute of Design), IDEA fuses art with Design Thinking, a creative process focused on building ideas by withholding judgments (i.e., there is no right or wrong). This method of problem-solving eliminates fear of failure and encourages brainstorming and prototyping. Miami-Dade teachers, who will be trained at the museum, will employ the curriculum at school and then invite students to the Bass’ Free Family Sundays where there will be coordinated activities.