Haleem Rasul
2010 Kresge Artist Fellow
New Music Detroit
2014 Kresge Artist Fellow
Dunya Mikhail
2013 Kresge Artist Fellow
Tzarinas of the Plane
2015 Kresge Artist Fellow
Shiva Ahmadi
2009 Kresge Artist Fellow
Sherina Rodriguez Sharpe
2014 Kresge Artist Fellow
Chris Schank
2015 Kresge Artist Fellow
Austen Brantley
2017 Gilda Award Recipient
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online application now open for literary and visual artists!

Metro Detroit artists working in Literary Arts and Visual Arts are invited to apply for a 2019 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are $25,000 unrestricted awards with professional practice opportunities. Two $5,000 Gilda Awards for emerging artists will also be awarded. Review the application guide and get started on your application today!

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HELPING DETROIT FLOURISH BY INVESTING IN ARTISTS

Sherina Rodriguez Sharpe
 

Sherina Rodriguez Sharpe

2014, LITERARY ARTS, THEATRE
Tracy Halloran Pearson
 

Tracy Halloran Pearson

2014, DANCE
Lance Rodriguez
 

Lance Rodriguez

2018, DANCE
Nicole Macdonald
 

Nicole Macdonald

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Mike Burdick
 

Mike Burdick

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Tiff Massey
 

Tiff Massey

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Olayami Dabls
 

Olayami Dabls

2011, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Peter Markus
 

Peter Markus

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Charlie O’Geen
 

Charlie O’Geen

2013, VISUAL ARTS
MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH
 

MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH

2009, VISUAL ARTS
John Dunivant
 

John Dunivant

2011, VISUAL ARTS
George Tysh
 

George Tysh

2015, LITERARY ARTS
A. Spencer Barefield
 

A. Spencer Barefield

2010, MUSIC
Mark Newport
 

Mark Newport

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Ken Meisel
 

Ken Meisel

2012, LITERARY ARTS
SUSAN GOETHEL CAMPBELL
 

SUSAN GOETHEL CAMPBELL

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Lolita Hernandez
 

Lolita Hernandez

2012, LITERARY ARTS
SENGHOR REID
 

SENGHOR REID

2009, VISUAL ARTS
ROD KLINGELHOFER
 

ROD KLINGELHOFER

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Ronald Ford, Jr.
 

Ronald Ford, Jr.

2018, DANCE
Andrew Mehall
 

Andrew Mehall

2017, INTERDISCIPLINARY, LITERARY ARTS
Carrie Morris
 

Carrie Morris

2018, INTERDISCIPLINARY, THEATRE
Richard Lewis
 

Richard Lewis

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Desiree Cooper
 

Desiree Cooper

2015, LITERARY ARTS
LOUIS AGUILAR
 

LOUIS AGUILAR

2010, LITERARY ARTS
RUSS ORLANDO
 

RUSS ORLANDO

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Rola Nashef
 

Rola Nashef

2014, FILM
Sydney G. James
 

Sydney G. James

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Kate Daughdrill
 

Kate Daughdrill

2013, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Rick Robinson
 

Rick Robinson

2010, MUSIC
Carl Wilson
 

Carl Wilson

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Tommye Blount
 

Tommye Blount

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Billy Mark
 

Billy Mark

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Passalacqua
 

Passalacqua

2012, MUSIC
CUPPETELLI AND MENDOZA
 

CUPPETELLI AND MENDOZA

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Laurie Eisenhower
 

Laurie Eisenhower

2012, DANCE
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