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

CEDRIC TAI
 

CEDRIC TAI

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Thornetta Davis
 

Thornetta Davis

2018, MUSIC
SIOUX TRUJILLO
 

SIOUX TRUJILLO

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Jeanne Bieri
 

Jeanne Bieri

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Tyanna Buie
 

Tyanna Buie

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Passalacqua
 

Passalacqua

2012, MUSIC
Invincible
 

Invincible

2010, MUSIC
Tommye Blount
 

Tommye Blount

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Madelyn Porter
 

Madelyn Porter

2019, LITERARY ARTS
Kathy Pfeiffer
 

Kathy Pfeiffer

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Steve Hughes
 

Steve Hughes

2010, LITERARY ARTS
Chris Schanck
 

Chris Schanck

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Diane Cheklich
 

Diane Cheklich

2014, FILM
Peregrine Workshop
 

Peregrine Workshop

2013, LITERARY ARTS
Walerian Domanski
 

Walerian Domanski

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Drew Philp
 

Drew Philp

2017, LITERARY ARTS
ALEX WAY
 

ALEX WAY

2018, MUSIC
Cybelle Codish
 

Cybelle Codish

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Tom Stoye
 

Tom Stoye

2019, VISUAL ARTS
CORINE VERMEULEN
 

CORINE VERMEULEN

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Craig L. Wilkins
 

Craig L. Wilkins

2010, LITERARY ARTS
CHIDO JOHNSON
 

CHIDO JOHNSON

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Nancy M. Mitchnick
 

Nancy M. Mitchnick

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Catie Newell
 

Catie Newell

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Design 99
 

Design 99

2011, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Hubert Massey
 

Hubert Massey

2011, VISUAL ARTS
John Dunivant
 

John Dunivant

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Britney Stoney
 

Britney Stoney

2014, MUSIC
A Host of People
 

A Host of People

2018, THEATRE
Morgan Breon
 

Morgan Breon

2018, THEATRE
SENGHOR REID
 

SENGHOR REID

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Lillien Waller
 

Lillien Waller

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Kikko Paradela
 

Kikko Paradela

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Olayami Dabls
 

Olayami Dabls

2011, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Jon Brumit
 

Jon Brumit

2013, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Dunya Mikhail
 

Dunya Mikhail

2013, LITERARY ARTS
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