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

Kahn Santori Davison
 

Kahn Santori Davison

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Nandi Comer
 

Nandi Comer

2019, LITERARY ARTS
Kisma Jordan
 

Kisma Jordan

2014, MUSIC
Bill McGraw
 

Bill McGraw

2019, LITERARY ARTS
CORINE VERMEULEN
 

CORINE VERMEULEN

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Drew Philp
 

Drew Philp

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Hubert Massey
 

Hubert Massey

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Design 99
 

Design 99

2011, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Rola Nashef
 

Rola Nashef

2014, FILM
Tylonn J. Sawyer
 

Tylonn J. Sawyer

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Peter Markus
 

Peter Markus

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Madelyn Porter
 

Madelyn Porter

2019, LITERARY ARTS
A. Spencer Barefield
 

A. Spencer Barefield

2010, MUSIC
Kate Daughdrill
 

Kate Daughdrill

2013, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Heather McGill
 

Heather McGill

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Tracy Halloran Pearson
 

Tracy Halloran Pearson

2014, DANCE
Terry Blackhawk
 

Terry Blackhawk

2013, LITERARY ARTS
Nicole Macdonald
 

Nicole Macdonald

2017, VISUAL ARTS
MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH
 

MICHAEL EDWARD SMITH

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Marsha Music
 

Marsha Music

2012, LITERARY ARTS
SIOUX TRUJILLO
 

SIOUX TRUJILLO

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Anita Bates
 

Anita Bates

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Waajeed
 

Waajeed

2014, MUSIC
Taylor Renee Aldridge
 

Taylor Renee Aldridge

2017, LITERARY ARTS
HARTMUT AUSTEN
 

HARTMUT AUSTEN

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Carole Harris
 

Carole Harris

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Jeanne Bieri
 

Jeanne Bieri

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Bruce Giffin
 

Bruce Giffin

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Robert B, Jones, Sr.
 

Robert B, Jones, Sr.

2018, MUSIC
Rachel Harkai
 

Rachel Harkai

2010, LITERARY ARTS
BEN CORONA
 

BEN CORONA

2018, FILM
Lillien Waller
 

Lillien Waller

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Chris Schanck
 

Chris Schanck

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Sarah Rose Sharp
 

Sarah Rose Sharp

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Daniel Land
 

Daniel Land

2014, FILM
Dwight “Skip” Stackhouse
 

Dwight “Skip” Stackhouse

2018, STORYTELLING
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