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66 Detroit Area Arts And Cultural Organizations Share $5.1 Million In Foundation Grants

Sixty-six arts and cultural organizations in metro Detroit will share $5.1 million for their operations from The Kresge Foundation Detroit Program over the next three years. More than half of the organizations are based in the city of Detroit. The others are in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. A little more than half of the funding will support the activities of small- to medium-size organizations, with the balance going to larger institutions such as the Detroit Institute of Arts, The Henr...

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Hey Foundations: Money Would Have Been Great, But Real Feedback Would Be Just As Useful

A recent Detroit News guest editorial gave me pause. As someone who’s been involved in a lot of different projects here in Detroit, I figured I could add my voice to the conversation, especially since our project Bus Riders Need To Be Engaged Too “made it” to the finals as well. But instead of positioning this as us vs. them as so many of the winners are worthy projects, I want to offer a suggestion. Sure, the money would have been great to get, but since we didn’t get it, it would have been...