News & Views Kresge Foundation, McGee, DiChiera, Woodson receive inaugural Detroit ACE Honors awards October 27, 2021 The Kresge Foundation and three Kresge Eminent Artist award winners have been honored by the city of Detroit for lifetime contributions to the city’s vibrant arts and culture community. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday the 15 inaugural recipients of the Detroit ACE Honors that “salute lifetime achievement and celebrate…
News & Views Harpist, educator Patricia Terry-Ross’ life and work celebrated in new Kresge-published book August 29, 2017 Fight for the arts and foster programs to bring arts to youth, Kresge’s 2017 Eminent Artist Patricia Terry-Ross implored a crowd of nearly 200 well-wishers Monday night at Detroit’s Gem Theatre as she was presented with a Kresge-produced monograph of her life and career. A child prodigy musician, Terry-Ross has…
News & Views Kresge-backed energy saving program expands to 20 cities nationwide November 10, 2016 The City Energy Project, a Kresge-funded effort to reduce energy use and curb climate pollution, doubled in scope in November when mayors of 10 U.S. cities announced they are joining the program. The newcomers join 10 other cities that previously committed to reducing energy use in large buildings through innovative…
Resource Lifetimes of Achievement April 10, 2018 What a pleasure it is to have all of you join in this celebration. The Kresge Eminent Artist is one of the things that we at Kresge feel very strongly about, and we’re just delighted that you would share in this celebratory recognition this evening. This is actually more about…
Resource A Grand Salute to David DiChiera May 23, 2017 A letter from Kresge President and CEO Rip Rapson in honor of retiring Michigan Opera Theatre founder David DiChiera, as part of a tribute program held May 19 at the Detroit Opera House.
Resource Philanthropy’s role in urban revitalization November 6, 2008 The future of philanthropy rides on our willingness to overcome obstacles to strategic action and aspire to a bolder role in our communities. (Address to the CEOs for Cities national meeting, in Chicago.)
News & Views Kresge, Erb and Hudson-Webber Foundations commit more than $12M to 78 arts organizations February 13, 2023 Seventy-eight arts and cultural organizations in the Detroit metropolitan area will share a more than $12 million investment in their general operations over the next three years. This multi-year funding initiative, known as Detroit Arts Support (DAS), is a collaboration between The Kresge Foundation, Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb…
News & Views Jackson: At New Economy Initiative, Pam Lewis’ leadership made a big impact in 6 years February 9, 2022 You can’t look back at Pam Lewis’ six years at the helm of the New Economy Initiative without being impressed. And with her recent departure for other endeavors, this is a moment to underscore the reasons why. Since its founding in 2007, NEI’s mission has been to build an entrepreneurial…
News & Views Leni Sinclair – photographer of counterculture, rock, jazz icons – named 2016 Kresge Eminent Artist January 26, 2016 Sinclair has documented the counterculture in metro Detroit, capturing defining photographs of figures from jazz greats like John Coltrane to rock icons like Iggy Pop. “Her photos capture the enormously deep and often raw emotional energies of the time,” says Kresge President and CEO Rip Rapson.