Resource Charles McGee: 2008 Kresge Eminent Artist January 1, 2010 By The Kresge Foundation, a monograph on the life, art and community contributions of the visual artist and 2008 recipient of the Kresge Eminent Artist Award. (2010). The Kresge Foundation.
Resource 2009 Kresge Annual Report January 1, 2010 By The Kresge Foundation, annual report on the foundation and its grantmaking.
Resource ‘A different view of Detroit’ November 6, 2009 Focusing too intensively or too long on Detroit’s grittier challenges obscures a very different perspective – one that projects forward the assets and opportunities available for the city to capitalize on. (Closing plenary at the Independent Sector/ Council of Michigan Foundation annual conference.) Good afternoon, everyone. It has been an…
News & Views Profile of an artist: Marcus Belgrave, master jazz trumpet player October 8, 2009 A peripatetic performer, recording artist, jazz ambassador, and teacher, Belgrave has captivated audiences and inspired young musicians worldwide. “Music was all around me. I heard music and grew up in it. I was designed to be a musician. I can see no other way.” With these words, master jazz trumpeter…
News & Views Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave named 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist October 8, 2009 Detroit’s premier jazz musician and educator receives $50,000 prize from The Kresge Foundation. TROY, Mich. – Master jazz trumpet player Marcus Belgrave – who has enthralled audiences world-wide with his musical virtuosity and mentored scores of aspiring young musicians – has been named the 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist by The…
Resource Kresge acts to alleviate pressures of economic downturn July 16, 2009 My last post in February about the foundation’s response to the economic downturn described our plan to review requests from our capital-challenge grantees to help them complete their capital campaigns. We have since extended additional assistance in a number of forms – from providing more time to complete the campaign…
News & Views Kresge Foundation awards $450,000 in fellowships to Detroit area visual artists June 30, 2009 18 artists receive $25,000 each. TROY, Mich. – The Kresge Foundation today awards the inaugural Kresge Artist Fellowships, each with an unrestricted stipend of $25,000, to 18 metropolitan Detroit visual artists. The Fellowships are the first of its kind to be devoted exclusively to artists in the tri-county area (Wayne,…
Resource 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist Marcus Belgrave June 4, 2009 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist Marcus Belgrave talks about his lifelong love of the trumpet and the burgeoning music scene he found when he moved to Detroit in the early 1960s. The Eminent Artist recognizes an exceptional artist for professional achievements and contributions to the cultural community. The award also encourages…
News & Views In Speech to the Nation’s YMCAs, Rip Rapson Outlines Kresge’s Grantmaking Response Given the Economic Crisis April 29, 2009 Kresge’s president says all foundations face a difficult choice between responding to immediate charitable needs and pursuing long-term philanthropic goals. TROY, MICHIGAN – As the economic crisis batters the nonprofit sector, The Kresge Foundation and other philanthropic organizations face a difficult choice between responding to here-and-now charitable needs and pursuing…
Resource Philanthropy in times of economic turmoil: One foundation’s response April 9, 2009 In the face of profound structural shifts brought by the economic crisis, philanthropy must respond, most crucially, with multiple serious-minded, creative efforts to recalibrate and reboot different dimensions of the nonprofit environment. (Address to YMCA officials, in Dallas.) DALLAS – Thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure…