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 AWARDS ANNOUNCED IN LITERARY AND VISUAL ARTS

18 Detroit artists are receiving $25,000 Kresge Artist Fellowships and two emerging artists are receiving  $5,000 Gilda Awards.

Since 2009, Detroit artists have received over $5.5M in no strings attached awards, including 198 Kresge Artist Fellowships of $25,000 each, 12 Gilda Awards of $5,000 each, and 11 Kresge Eminent Artist Awards of $50,000 each.

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HELPING DETROIT FLOURISH BY INVESTING IN ARTISTS

Chris Pottinger
 

Chris Pottinger

2012, MUSIC
Sydney G. James
 

Sydney G. James

2017, VISUAL ARTS
AHYA SIMONE
 

AHYA SIMONE

2018, MUSIC
Kathy Pfeiffer
 

Kathy Pfeiffer

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Thornetta Davis
 

Thornetta Davis

2018, MUSIC
Taylor Renee Aldridge
 

Taylor Renee Aldridge

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Ronald Ford, Jr.
 

Ronald Ford, Jr.

2018, DANCE
KRISTIN BEAVER
 

KRISTIN BEAVER

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Chris Schanck
 

Chris Schanck

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Rashaun Rucker
 

Rashaun Rucker

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Bryant Tillman
 

Bryant Tillman

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Tyanna Buie
 

Tyanna Buie

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Lolita Hernandez
 

Lolita Hernandez

2012, LITERARY ARTS
New Music Detroit
 

New Music Detroit

2014, MUSIC
Penny Godboldo
 

Penny Godboldo

2018, DANCE
Jason E. Carter
 

Jason E. Carter

2013, VISUAL ARTS
TYREE GUYTON
 

TYREE GUYTON

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Dream Hampton
 

Dream Hampton

2014, FILM
Satori Shakoor
 

Satori Shakoor

2017, STORYTELLING
Drew Philp
 

Drew Philp

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Kris Johnson
 

Kris Johnson

2012, MUSIC
Allie Gross
 

Allie Gross

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Juan Martinez
 

Juan Martinez

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Haleem Rasul
 

Haleem Rasul

2010, DANCE
Rachel Harkai
 

Rachel Harkai

2010, LITERARY ARTS
MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH
 

MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Walerian Domanski
 

Walerian Domanski

2015, LITERARY ARTS
ROD KLINGELHOFER
 

ROD KLINGELHOFER

2009, VISUAL ARTS
SENGHOR REID
 

SENGHOR REID

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Nandi Comer
 

Nandi Comer

2019, LITERARY ARTS
Kisma Jordan
 

Kisma Jordan

2014, MUSIC
Emilio Rodriguez
 

Emilio Rodriguez

2018, LITERARY ARTS, THEATRE
Morgan Breon
 

Morgan Breon

2018, THEATRE
Jonathan Rajewski
 

Jonathan Rajewski

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Daniel Land
 

Daniel Land

2014, FILM
Bryce Harding
 

Bryce Harding

2012, MUSIC
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