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News, speeches, opinion pieces, and other information that help illustrate our work and explain our position on issues.

• McKnight hires Collaborative Crop Research program assistant

  ​June 2013 - McKnight has hired Kaying Vang as program assistant for its Collaborative Crop Research program.

• Theater Artist Wendy Lehr receives 2013 Distinguished Artist Award

  ​June 6, 2013 - The McKnight Foundation has named Minnesota actor, director, and teacher Wendy Lehr as the 2013 McKnight Distinguished Artist, in recognition of artistic excellence spanning nearly five decades.

• Pioneer Press: Wendy Lehr adds Distinguished Artist to list of honors

  ​June 6, 2013 - Wendy Lehr's list of honors keeps growing and the latest may be the biggest: the McKnight Foundation's Distinguished Artist award.

• Star Tribune: Veteran Twin Cities actor, director and teacher Wendy Lehr wins McKnight arts award

  ​June 6, 2013 - Rohan Preston, Star Tribune. Veteran Twin Cities actor Wendy Lehr wins McKnight arts award.

• MPR: Wendy Lehr named 2013 McKnight Distinguished Artist

  ​June 6, 2013 - Marianne Combs, MPR. McKnight has named Wendy Lehr the recipient of its top artistic honor.

• Twin Cities Daily Planet: Wendy Lehr, McKnight Distinguished Artist Award winner: From a Hi-lex hen to the toast of the town

  ​June 6, 2013 - Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet. On June 6 McKnight announced that the revered actress Wendy Lehr will receive the 2013 Distinguished Artist award.

• Northrop announces six Minnesota dance artists selected to receive 2013 fellowships

  ​May 28, 2013 - Northrop at the University of Minnesota announces artists selected to receive 2013 McKnight fellowships for dancers.

• News: 2013 McKnight Scholar Awardees

  ​May 17, 2013 — The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience announces the 2013 McKnight Scholar Award recipients.

• mnartists.org announces photographers selected for 2013 McKnight Artist fellowships

  ​May 17, 2013 - mnartists.org is pleased to announce the four artists selected to receive the 2013–2014 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers.

• McKnight and AIA MN announce 2013 Affordable Housing Design award winner

  ​May 16, 2013 - McKnight and AIA MN have announced that LHB, Inc., and Aeon have received the 2013 Affordable Housing Design award for their project the Renaissance Box.

• Visual Arts Fellowships at MCAD expand to include photography

  ​May 10, 2013 — McKnight Artist Fellowships for Visual Artists, administered by MCAD, will now include photography within its award portfolio.

• Kate Wolford: Without transit plans, Twin Cities can't compete

  ​May 6, 2013 - In this Star Tribune op ed, McKnight president Kate Wolford calls for transportation infrastructure investments.

• News: MN Philanthropy Partners seeks director of new workforce funders collaborative

  ​May 1, 2013 - MN Philanthropy Partners seeks director for the Workforce Innovation Network, a new McKnight-supported workforce funders collaborative.

• McKnight@60: Our Offices

  ​April 2013 - Celebrating McKnight's 60th anniversary, a look back on the usability and sustainability considerations that went into the design of McKnight's office space in the Mill Ruins building.

• Kate Wolford: Twin Cities Business interview

  ​April 2013 - In Twin Cities Business's “Giving 2013” publication, McKnight president Kate Wolford provides insights into funding collaborations that maximize impact.