News & Views Poet and playwright Bill Harris is named 2011 Kresge Eminent Artist January 27, 2011 Detroit’s distinguished author, literary critic, and college educator receives $50,000 prize from The Kresge Foundation. TROY, Mich. – Renowned literary artist and educator Bill Harris – whose poetry, prose, and playwriting have won him acclaim from Detroit to New York City – has been named the 2011 Kresge Eminent Artist…
News & Views Public-private collaboration puts arts at center of community revitalization September 16, 2011 Foundations work with National Endowment for the Arts to make $11.5 million investment in dozens of cities nationwide. DETROIT – Eleven private philanthropies have joined with the National Endowment for the Arts and a number of federal agencies to establish ArtPlace, a nationwide initiative to drive community revitalization with a…
News & Views Kresge Foundation Meets Economic Downturn Head On, Awarding a Record $63.6 Million in Grants in Fourth Quarter 2008 February 10, 2009 Grants advance foundation’s strategic objectives in 30 states, particularly in the areas of community development, health and the environment. TROY, MICHIGAN – The state of the economy did not deter the trustees of The Kresge Foundation from awarding $63.6 million in grants at its fourth-quarter board meeting in December, making…
News & Views Kresge Arts in Detroit announces 2020 artist fellowships and Gilda Award winners July 2, 2020 Total awards and fellowships increase from 20 to 30, this year and next, in light of pandemic and economic downturn Thirty Detroit-area artists will share $550,000 in Kresge Artist Fellowships and Gilda Emerging Artist Awards announced today by Kresge Arts in Detroit. This is an increase of $90,000 and 10…
News & Views Marie Woo, an innovator in ceramics, is named Kresge Eminent Artist January 28, 2020 Ceramicist and educator Marie Woo has been named the 2020 Kresge Eminent Artist, an annual metro Detroit award recognizing lifetime achievement in art, which includes a $50,000 prize. Woo, 91, is known as “the potter’s potter,” both a technical master and a playful innovator, always exploring and expanding traditional forms.…
News & Views Photographer Bill Rauhauser selected as 2014 Kresge Eminent Artist January 9, 2014 Iconic Detroit photographer and educator Bill Rauhauser has been named the 2014 Kresge Eminent Artist. Rauhauser has devoted more than 60 years to “being there” – being present and engaged on the city’s streets, inside the studio and inside the classroom. He joins five other artists who have since 2008…
Resource Connecting Detroit’s assets through strategic placemaking April 11, 2013 Good morning. I would like to extend a warm welcome to the guests who have arrived in Detroit for this inaugural Project for Public Spaces Leadership Council meeting. I’m told that we have representation from 25 states and 10 countries. Leave it to the Project for Public Spaces to assemble…
News & Views Kresge shares innovative approaches to create opportunity at grantmakers gathering November 1, 2016 A suite of innovative approaches for using social investments, arts, food and culture as tools to create opportunity for low-income communities was shared by The Kresge Foundation during the recent Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) annual conference. Kresge-led sessions included exploration of the foundation’s record-shattering Fresh, Local & Equitable initiative…
News & Views A fresh approach to civic asset investment August 25, 2020 Report finds Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative shaped by emphasis on outcomes and a portfolio approach to public-space assets Since 2015, the Reimagining the Civic Commons (RCC) national initiative has sought to revitalize and connect civic assets with people of all backgrounds, create more resilient communities and reverse trends of economic and…
News & Views Grants catalyze innovative food-oriented development projects in 23 communities September 18, 2017 2017 FreshLo Awardees Innovative approaches to economic development, cultural expression and health are at work in 23 U.S. communities with The Kresge Foundation’s investment of $4.6 million in grants to develop pioneering food-oriented initiatives in low-income communities. Nonprofit organizations and coalitions from across the nation were awarded $200,000, two-year grants to…