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

Jeffrey S. Chapman
 

Jeffrey S. Chapman

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Kisma Jordan
 

Kisma Jordan

2014, MUSIC
Sarah Rose Sharp
 

Sarah Rose Sharp

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Mike Burdick
 

Mike Burdick

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Catie Newell
 

Catie Newell

2017, VISUAL ARTS
The Hinterlands
 

The Hinterlands

2018, INTERDISCIPLINARY, THEATRE
A Host of People
 

A Host of People

2018, THEATRE
ROD KLINGELHOFER
 

ROD KLINGELHOFER

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Morgan Breon
 

Morgan Breon

2018, THEATRE
Kate Daughdrill
 

Kate Daughdrill

2013, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
LYNNE AVADENKA
 

LYNNE AVADENKA

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Tommye Blount
 

Tommye Blount

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Olayami Dabls
 

Olayami Dabls

2011, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
LOUIS AGUILAR
 

LOUIS AGUILAR

2010, LITERARY ARTS
Charlie O’Geen
 

Charlie O’Geen

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Marie T. Hermann
 

Marie T. Hermann

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Andrew Mehall
 

Andrew Mehall

2017, INTERDISCIPLINARY, LITERARY ARTS
Bruce Giffin
 

Bruce Giffin

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Jasmine Rivera
 

Jasmine Rivera

2014, FILM
Walerian Domanski
 

Walerian Domanski

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Terry Blackhawk
 

Terry Blackhawk

2013, LITERARY ARTS
Matthew Angelo Harrison
 

Matthew Angelo Harrison

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Terry Peake
 

Terry Peake

2012, MUSIC
Rachel Harkai
 

Rachel Harkai

2010, LITERARY ARTS
Robert Sestok
 

Robert Sestok

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Carrie Morris
 

Carrie Morris

2018, INTERDISCIPLINARY, THEATRE
SIOUX TRUJILLO
 

SIOUX TRUJILLO

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Richard Lewis
 

Richard Lewis

2011, VISUAL ARTS
M. Saffell Gardner
 

M. Saffell Gardner

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Kris Johnson
 

Kris Johnson

2012, MUSIC
Nicole Macdonald
 

Nicole Macdonald

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Laith Karmo
 

Laith Karmo

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Invincible
 

Invincible

2010, MUSIC
GILDA SNOWDEN
 

GILDA SNOWDEN

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Bryant Tillman
 

Bryant Tillman

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Michelle May
 

Michelle May

2018, MUSIC
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