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

Thornetta Davis
 

Thornetta Davis

2018, MUSIC
Tracy Halloran Pearson
 

Tracy Halloran Pearson

2014, DANCE
Olayami Dabls
 

Olayami Dabls

2011, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Jean Alicia Elster
 

Jean Alicia Elster

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Carole Harris
 

Carole Harris

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Jason E. Carter
 

Jason E. Carter

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Heather McGill
 

Heather McGill

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Kathy Pfeiffer
 

Kathy Pfeiffer

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Richard Lewis
 

Richard Lewis

2011, VISUAL ARTS
Allie Gross
 

Allie Gross

2017, LITERARY ARTS
BEN CORONA
 

BEN CORONA

2018, FILM
Alise Alousi
 

Alise Alousi

2019, LITERARY ARTS
Nancy M. Mitchnick
 

Nancy M. Mitchnick

2015, VISUAL ARTS
CORINE VERMEULEN
 

CORINE VERMEULEN

2009, VISUAL ARTS
ED FRAGA
 

ED FRAGA

2009, VISUAL ARTS
GILDA SNOWDEN
 

GILDA SNOWDEN

2009, VISUAL ARTS
HARTMUT AUSTEN
 

HARTMUT AUSTEN

2009, VISUAL ARTS
LYNNE AVADENKA
 

LYNNE AVADENKA

2009, VISUAL ARTS
ALEX WAY
 

ALEX WAY

2018, MUSIC
New Music Detroit
 

New Music Detroit

2014, MUSIC
Terry Peake
 

Terry Peake

2012, MUSIC
SHIVA AHMADI
 

SHIVA AHMADI

2009, VISUAL ARTS
TONI CUNNINGHAM
 

TONI CUNNINGHAM

2018, FILM
Tom Stoye
 

Tom Stoye

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Bryant Tillman
 

Bryant Tillman

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Rola Nashef
 

Rola Nashef

2014, FILM
Kim Hunter
 

Kim Hunter

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Invincible
 

Invincible

2010, MUSIC
Tyanna Buie
 

Tyanna Buie

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Design 99
 

Design 99

2011, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Carolyn Walker
 

Carolyn Walker

2013, LITERARY ARTS
Passalacqua
 

Passalacqua

2012, MUSIC
Jack Cheng
 

Jack Cheng

2019, LITERARY ARTS
Diane Cheklich
 

Diane Cheklich

2014, FILM
TYREE GUYTON
 

TYREE GUYTON

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Rashaun Rucker
 

Rashaun Rucker

2019, VISUAL ARTS
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