Resource Kresge weekly newsletter: 2016-2019 December 19, 2019 Issues of the weekly newsletter News From The Kresge Foundation, containing information about funding initiatives, events, research and our work to expand opportunity in America's cities. See the most recent 2020 newsletters
Resource In honor of Leni Sinclair, Kresge Eminent Artist for 2016 March 31, 2016 (Adapted from remarks delivered at a reception honoring Leni Sinclair’s selection as the 2016 Kresge Eminent Artist, held March 22, 2016 at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.) My thanks to all of you for being here this evening. In our Eminent Artists we honor exceptional lifelong achievements and contributions…
Resource Working beyond the fence line: The changing roles of philanthropy June 6, 2007 As the effects of globalism, immigration, economic restructuring, terrorism and climate change ricochet with unprecedented complexity throughout our society, the need for new organizational linkages becomes increasingly acute. The challenges are simply too complex for one sector to take on by itself. (Remarks at the Nonprofit Awards Luncheon of the…
Resource A toast to Kresge Eminent Artist Bill Rauhauser March 27, 2014 Shooting Detroit’s lunch counters and auto shows, parks and grocery stores – decisive moment by decisive moment, Bill Rauhauser captured his times, and our city, for eternity. (Remarks at an event at the Detroit Institute of Arts honoring The Kresge Foundation’s 2014 Eminent Artist.) Delivered on March 24 at a…
Resource What’s next: Philanthropy in an age of government retrenchment June 29, 2011 Despite The Kresge Foundation’s efforts to provide emergency relief to community-based organizations caught in the grip of economic crisis, the realization that much of the rest of the philanthropic ecosystem is better suited to rise to that immediate challenge has led us to assess how we might identify philanthropic acupuncture…
Resource Creative placemaking: Rethinking the role of arts and culture in strengthening communities July 18, 2013 The Kresge Foundation’s particular conception of creative placemaking is fueled by our belief that a powerful synergy emerges when you marry it to a focus on urban opportunity – that arts and cultural activities belong front and center in efforts to revitalize and re-imagine some of America’s most disinvested places.…
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…
Person Regina R. Smith Regina R. Smith is managing director of The Kresge Foundation’s Arts & Culture Program, where she leads a team and works across sectors to position culture and creativity as drivers of more just communities. Her tenure at Kresge began in 2008 as a program officer. Before joining Kresge, Regina held…
Person John A. Barker John A. Barker is vice president and chief investment officer. As a member of the executive team, he is a partner in the development and implementation of the foundation’s strategy. John is also responsible for the investment of the foundation’s endowment and for the management of the Investment Office and…