News & Views 18 neighborhood groups share $1.5 million from Kresge for projects across Detroit May 25, 2018 The Kresge Foundation today announced $1.5 million in grants for 18 new projects and planning efforts to revitalize neighborhoods across Detroit. The grants are the first to be awarded in the $6 million, three-year relaunch of Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit. In the city’s Virginia Park neighborhood, vacant lots will become…
Resource How did Detroit and light-rail transit appear in the same sentence? A case study and some implications September 23, 2014 Detroit’s grand adventure in creating a light-rail system gives rise to a set of principles that speaks to the kind of transit our country will need to accommodate changing demographics, growing economic uncertainties and shifting forms of urbanization. (Address to the Rail~Volution annual conference, in Minneapolis.)
Resource Detroit’s Bold Urban Future: Connecting downtown and the neighborhoods June 25, 2015 Welcome. You come to Detroit at a fascinating time, as an iconic American city is being reimagined and recalibrated. This has profound implications for other cities seeking to establish their own pathways to confront the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. The Bankruptcy Who knew that Machiavelli had Detroit in…
Resource In honor of Ruth Adler Schnee, Kresge Eminent Artist for 2015 September 2, 2015 Delivered on Sept. 2 at a community celebration of 2015 Kresge Eminent Artist Ruth Adler Schnee. The celebration at the Carr Center in Detroit coincided with the release of the Kresge Eminent Artist monograph on Schnee’s life and work, and the opening of an exhibition of her work at the…
News & Views 11th Street Bridge Park set to break ground in late 2023, video nominated for an Emmy Award July 13, 2023 “For a long time, Anacostia was segregated. In its early years, it was even illegal for African Americans to own land in parts of this community. And even after those barriers were torn down, others emerged. But despite these challenges, Anacostia continues to push forward. What has preserved the blight…
News & Views Arts & Culture grantees connect, reflect, get inspired at Philly convening November 17, 2016 There has never been a more important time to “double down” on engaging residents in strategies that infuse arts, culture and design into communities across the country, speakers told a gathering of The Kresge Foundation grantees last week. More than 100 people representing 73 organizations funded through Kresge’s Arts &…
News & Views Improving access to services, empowering residents is goal of inaugural Arts, Culture and Transportation fellows July 9, 2019 Integrating resident-driven arts and cultural practices into cities’ transportation systems can help empower residents, improve access to services and ensure that the needs of traditionally under-resourced communities are met. That’s the philosophy behind Smart Growth America’s (SGA) first class of Arts, Culture and Transportation (ACT) fellows, funded by Kresge’s Arts…
News & Views Participants tap energy of FreshLo food-and-culture initiative during lively kickoff convening August 10, 2016 Community leaders, innovators and doers tapped collective energy from kindred spirits across the nation last week during the first convening of grantees from The Kresge Foundation’s groundbreaking Fresh, Local and Equitable (FreshLo) grant initiative. The three-day event in Cleveland brought together more than 80 people including representatives from 26 organizations awarded…
Resource Kresge Arts & Culture Program Brochure February 16, 2023 A summary of the Arts & Culture Program, its premise, approach, and focus areas: Increase Creative Capacity to shape healthier neighborhoods Catalyze Creative Change in cities Strengthen the Equitable Creative Placemaking field Updated January 2023.
News & Views Mixed Blood Theatre shares 30-year history of using art to advance health equity March 24, 2021 View a 30-year timeline of Mixed Blood Theatre’s customized plays and trainings focused on access to quality health care. An increasing number of artists and creatives are leading efforts that contribute to health equity and collective recovery in communities. They are working to raise community members’ and government officials’ understanding…