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

Jean Alicia Elster
 

Jean Alicia Elster

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Andrew Mehall
 

Andrew Mehall

2017, INTERDISCIPLINARY, LITERARY ARTS
Jeanne Bieri
 

Jeanne Bieri

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Dwight “Skip” Stackhouse
 

Dwight “Skip” Stackhouse

2018, STORYTELLING
Diane Cheklich
 

Diane Cheklich

2014, FILM
Tylonn J. Sawyer
 

Tylonn J. Sawyer

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Kris Johnson
 

Kris Johnson

2012, MUSIC
Kahn Santori Davison
 

Kahn Santori Davison

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Catie Newell
 

Catie Newell

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Morgan Breon
 

Morgan Breon

2018, THEATRE
SIOUX TRUJILLO
 

SIOUX TRUJILLO

2009, VISUAL ARTS
David Binder
 

David Binder

2018, MUSIC
Passalacqua
 

Passalacqua

2012, MUSIC
Sydney G. James
 

Sydney G. James

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Carolyn Walker
 

Carolyn Walker

2013, LITERARY ARTS
George Tysh
 

George Tysh

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Jon Brumit
 

Jon Brumit

2013, INTERDISCIPLINARY, VISUAL ARTS
Kikko Paradela
 

Kikko Paradela

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Mary Jo Firth Gillet
 

Mary Jo Firth Gillet

2012, LITERARY ARTS
Cynthia Greig
 

Cynthia Greig

2015, VISUAL ARTS
Taylor Renee Aldridge
 

Taylor Renee Aldridge

2017, LITERARY ARTS
Juan Martinez
 

Juan Martinez

2017, VISUAL ARTS
Bryce Harding
 

Bryce Harding

2012, MUSIC
LYNNE AVADENKA
 

LYNNE AVADENKA

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Daniel Land
 

Daniel Land

2014, FILM
Satori Shakoor
 

Satori Shakoor

2017, STORYTELLING
Steve Hughes
 

Steve Hughes

2010, LITERARY ARTS
Peregrine Workshop
 

Peregrine Workshop

2013, LITERARY ARTS
ROD KLINGELHOFER
 

ROD KLINGELHOFER

2009, VISUAL ARTS
Cybelle Codish
 

Cybelle Codish

2019, VISUAL ARTS
Dunya Mikhail
 

Dunya Mikhail

2013, LITERARY ARTS
Tracy Halloran Pearson
 

Tracy Halloran Pearson

2014, DANCE
Sarah Rose Sharp
 

Sarah Rose Sharp

2015, LITERARY ARTS
Marie T. Hermann
 

Marie T. Hermann

2013, VISUAL ARTS
Tyanna Buie
 

Tyanna Buie

2019, VISUAL ARTS
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