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

KRISTIN BEAVER
 

KRISTIN BEAVER

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Shara Nova
 

Shara Nova

2012, MUSIC
SHIVA AHMADI
 

SHIVA AHMADI

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Chace “Mic Write” Morris
 

Chace “Mic Write” Morris

2013, LITERARY ARTS
Drew Philp
 

Drew Philp

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Walerian Domanski
 

Walerian Domanski

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Jennifer Harge
 

Jennifer Harge

2017, DANCE, PERFORMANCE ART, VISUAL ARTS
Andrew Mehall
 

Andrew Mehall

2017, INTERDISCIPLINARY, LITERARY ARTS
Carl Wilson
 

Carl Wilson

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Rachel Harkai
 

Rachel Harkai

2010, LITERARY ARTS
Mark Newport
 

Mark Newport

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Satori Shakoor
 

Satori Shakoor

2017, STORYTELLING
Tommye Blount
 

Tommye Blount

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Design 99
 

Design 99

2011, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Lolita Hernandez
 

Lolita Hernandez

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Haleem Rasul
 

Haleem Rasul

2010, DANCE
Ken Meisel
 

Ken Meisel

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Penny Godboldo
 

Penny Godboldo

2018, DANCE
AHYA SIMONE
 

AHYA SIMONE

2018, MUSIC
SIOUX TRUJILLO
 

SIOUX TRUJILLO

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Rashaun Rucker
 

Rashaun Rucker

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Peter Markus
 

Peter Markus

2012, LITERARY ARTS
GORDON NEWTON
 

GORDON NEWTON

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Coco Bruner
 

Coco Bruner

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Nandi Comer
 

Nandi Comer

2019, LITERARY ARTS
Britney Stoney
 

Britney Stoney

2014, MUSIC
Terry Peake
 

Terry Peake

2012, MUSIC
Cynthia Greig
 

Cynthia Greig

2015, VISUAL ARTS
CUPPETELLI AND MENDOZA
 

CUPPETELLI AND MENDOZA

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Marsha Music
 

Marsha Music

2012, LITERARY ARTS
A. Spencer Barefield
 

A. Spencer Barefield

2010, MUSIC
TYREE GUYTON
 

TYREE GUYTON

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Desiree Cooper
 

Desiree Cooper

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Bryant Tillman
 

Bryant Tillman

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Heidi Kaloustian
 

Heidi Kaloustian

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Mariam Ezzat
 

Mariam Ezzat

2019, VISUAL ARTS
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