News & Views New report examines role of arts and culture in fostering social cohesion, community well-being April 15, 2021 Social cohesion is a basic requirement of healthy communities, especially now since the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted trauma and exposed social, racial, and health inequities across the country. A new report published today, WE-Making: How Arts & Culture Unite People to Work Toward Community Well-Being, shows that place-based arts and…
News & Views ArtPlace Summit 2016 crackles with innovative presentations, ideas April 21, 2016 The Kresge Foundation was well represented at the ArtPlace America Summit recently, where Creative Placemaking themes rippled through a series of speakers, panel discussions and interactive activities. More than 300 attendees gathered for the summit, held April 4-6 in Phoenix, Ariz., sharing innovative initiatives taking place across the country to…
News & Views Kresge CEO explores role in arts and culture in Detroit in Federal Reserve journal January 13, 2015 Along with publishing an issue dedicated to creative placemaking, the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank is hosting a discussions with leaders in the field on Jan. 14, which will be livestreamed.
News & Views New ArtPlace America report explores building community wealth through arts, culture and equitable development January 13, 2021 In December 2020, ArtPlace America partnered with Common Future to release a new report in the economic development research sector titled “Building Community Wealth: The Role of Arts and Culture in Equitable Economic Development.” The paper serves as a field scan of Creative Placemaking that summarizes key trends in economic…
News & Views Kresge and Surdna foundations support community lenders’ integration of arts and culture in local revitalization efforts January 8, 2015 Projects being funded include affordable housing, incubator spaces for artists and creative entrepreneurs.
News & Views Summer at Kresge 2022: Meet Arts & Culture Program Intern Mel Liu July 21, 2022 Arts & Culture intern to focus on Creative Placemaking and policy support for arts and culture This year marks the seventh year of The Kresge Foundation’s summer internship program, during which a cohort of interns work for the foundation for approximately 10 weeks. During their time at the foundation, interns…
News & Views Successes, challenges of innovative Kresge-backed community policing model illuminated in feature story April 10, 2019 An in-depth exploration of an innovative community policy strategy supported by Kresge – and the challenges of building trust between communities and law enforcement that it has illuminated – is featured in a recent feature story in Next City. The Alameda (California) County Sheriff’s Office’s Community Capitals Policing framework incorporates…
News & Views Q&A: Seattle Housing Authority’s Jen Song shares how arts and culture drive community building among public housing residents December 8, 2020 In late November, The Kresge Foundation unveiled $30 million in grant commitments to advance racial justice. This investment marked a pivotal institutional milestone, underscoring Kresge’s belief that to expand opportunity in America’s cities, the Foundation must invest directly& and strategically in community-based efforts that address systemic racism and inequality. This…
News & Views Art, culture and community-engaged design help invigorate neighborhoods in Cleveland, Washington D.C. July 10, 2017 The integration of arts, culture and community-engaged design into community development has injected new life into post-industrial neighborhoods in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, D.C. – and those successes are chronicled in depth in a pair of case studies and companion videos released by The Kresge Foundation and Point Forward. The studies…