Miami Arts Week: Knight Foundation’s ‘Catalyst’ forum to explore digital transformation in the arts

Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the New World Symphony on May 7, 2022. The New World Symphony received a $10 million grant from the Knight Foundation in its latest wave of arts grants. The Knight Foundation is “celebrating the intersection of art and technology” on Monday by bringing together experts and creative minds from both sectors to talk about such topics as artificial intelligence, artistic rights and the ethics of digital integration. The daylong “Catalyst” forum is slated for Monday at the Frank Gehry–designed New World Center, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. as Miami Arts Week gets underway. The forum is by invitation only. “With this gathering, we aim to create a space that fosters conversations among arts leaders, addressing the profound societal changes brought about by technology today that are shaping the very fabric of our communities for the future," said Victoria Rogers, the Knight Foundation’s vice president of arts. “We want to offer up the tools and opportunity to catalyze their efforts to push creative boundaries within and outside Knight cities.” Victoria Rogers, Knight Foundation Vice President of Arts Rogers, in an interview with WLRN, said the Knight Foundation wants participants to speak about all the issues […]

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