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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2019 Kresge Artist Fellowship application now closed!

Thank you to all metro Detroit artists who applied for a 2019 Kresge Artist Fellowship in Literary and Visual Arts! Fellowships are $25,000 unrestricted awards with professional practice opportunities. Two $5,000 Gilda Awards for emerging artists will also be awarded. 2019 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award recipients will be announced in June.

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HELPING DETROIT FLOURISH BY INVESTING IN ARTISTS

RUSS ORLANDO
 

RUSS ORLANDO

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Walerian Domanski
 

Walerian Domanski

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Michelle May
 

Michelle May

2018, MUSIC
SENGHOR REID
 

SENGHOR REID

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Jeffrey S. Chapman
 

Jeffrey S. Chapman

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Sarah Rose Sharp
 

Sarah Rose Sharp

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Sherina Rodriguez Sharpe
 

Sherina Rodriguez Sharpe

2014, LITERARY ARTS, THEATRE
MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH
 

MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Waajeed
 

Waajeed

2014, MUSIC
TONI CUNNINGHAM
 

TONI CUNNINGHAM

2018, FILM
Jon Brumit
 

Jon Brumit

2013, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
ED FRAGA
 

ED FRAGA

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Scott Hocking
 

Scott Hocking

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Hubert Massey
 

Hubert Massey

2011, VISUAL ARTS
The Hinterlands
 

The Hinterlands

2018, INTERDISCIPLINARY, THEATRE
Diane Cheklich
 

Diane Cheklich

2014, FILM
Ken Meisel
 

Ken Meisel

2012, LITERARY ARTS
David Binder
 

David Binder

2018, MUSIC
Tommye Blount
 

Tommye Blount

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Bruce Giffin
 

Bruce Giffin

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Juan Martinez
 

Juan Martinez

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Kris Johnson
 

Kris Johnson

2012, MUSIC
ABIGAIL ANNE NEWBOLD
 

ABIGAIL ANNE NEWBOLD

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Kim Hunter
 

Kim Hunter

2012, LITERARY ARTS
GILDA SNOWDEN
 

GILDA SNOWDEN

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Terry Peake
 

Terry Peake

2012, MUSIC
Jennifer Harge
 

Jennifer Harge

2017, DANCE, PERFORMANCE ART, VISUAL ARTS
Taylor Renee Aldridge
 

Taylor Renee Aldridge

2017, LITERARY ARTS
SUSAN GOETHEL CAMPBELL
 

SUSAN GOETHEL CAMPBELL

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Kisma Jordan
 

Kisma Jordan

2014, MUSIC
ALEX WAY
 

ALEX WAY

2018, MUSIC
A. Spencer Barefield
 

A. Spencer Barefield

2010, MUSIC
Penny Godboldo
 

Penny Godboldo

2018, DANCE
Jean Alicia Elster
 

Jean Alicia Elster

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Rick Robinson
 

Rick Robinson

2010, MUSIC
SHIVA AHMADI
 

SHIVA AHMADI

2009, VISUAL ARTS
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