John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

University’s sponsored research funding advances groundbreaking innovation, scholarship

University’s sponsored research funding advances groundbreaking innovation, scholarship

Dec 16, 2014
Theaster Gates Gets $3.5M Grant to Push Arts as a Tool for Revitalization

Theaster Gates Gets $3.5M Grant to Push Arts as a Tool for Revitalization

Arts and Public Life Dir. Theaster Gates will use grant to support the Place Project, a new neighborhood arts incubator to support his work in revitalizing neighborhoods on South Side

May 8, 2014

DNAinfo Chicago

Knight Foundation invests $3.5 million to help UChicago expand a model for community revitalization

Knight Foundation invests $3.5 million to help UChicago expand a model for community revitalization

May 8, 2014

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