Kate D. Levin | Source | Principal, Arts Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies
Kate D. Levin
Kate D. Levin oversees the Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts program, supporting a range of organizations and activities in the United States and around the world in management training, public art, and digital technology. From 2002-2013, Levin served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs where she increased support for cultural organization, and expanded creative sector participation in economic development, tourism, human service, and education initiatives. During her tenure, in which capital funding receipts tripled, Levin oversaw the city’s permanent public art commissioning program and helped develop numerous temporary exhibitions. Levin also served in the administration of New York City Mayor Ed Koch.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies (https://www.bloomberg.org/)
Principal, Arts Program
started Jan 2014 -
The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dcla/index.page)
Commissioner
Jan 2002 – Dec 2013
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The Head of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Arts Program on Harnessing the "Power of the Creative Sector"
Whether embracing public art or measuring impact, Bloomberg Philanthropies has been at the forefront of some of arts philanthropy's hottest trends. We check in with Kate D. Levin , who oversees its arts program.
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Bloomberg Aid Boosts Tech Upgrade for Gardner
Kate D. Levin, Principal with Bloomberg Associates, who oversees Bloomberg Philanthropies Arts Programs, talks about support for digital innovation and recovery in the arts through its Digital Accelerator Program--including support for innovation at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Interview for BNN News. Aired August 24, 2021.
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Civic Tech and Fine Arts Team-Up to Tackle Climate Change
Fueled by a $1 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Anchorage, Alaska, is building a lab inside an art museum for artists, designers, engineers and the community to team-up to tackle climate change.
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“When city leaders think about the public realm, they often do think about art, but often in the form of a monument or an amenity like a fountain. It’s art as a static object. But art can be more: an invitation to civic engagement.”
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“There are an increasing number of artists now that kind of work at the intersection of technological issues, very much including environmental and other issues that might be considered social policy. It’s about awareness and it’s also about a sense of empowerment. Climate change is not an abstraction, it’s something that’s happening. How do you wrap what could seem like an abstract message and give it a sense of immediacy?”
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“Technology is such a key part of how culture functions and reaches audiences…Being able to spur on organizations that are acting on their creative mission, and using technology to reach out, we think will make such a difference not only to those audiences, but to the communities and the cities that those institutions help anchor.”
