Kresge Artist Fellowships (Due Jan. 16)
Kresge Artist Fellowships
Deadline: January 16, 2025
Kresge Artist Fellowships are $50,000 no-strings-attached awards (up from $40,000) for emerging and established artists at any stage of their careers. Fellowships recognize creative vision and commitment to excellence within a wide range of artistic disciplines—including artists who have been academically trained, self-taught artists, and artists whose art forms have been passed down through cultural heritage.
Kresge Artist Fellowships recognize artists who have:
A demonstrated track record of artistic achievement and high quality work (this is the main determinant in the selection of a fellow), and
The potential to grow and advance in their artistic career, and
The potential to reflect, enhance, or impact communities within metropolitan Detroit.
Who Can apply
Anyone 18 years or older and a current legal resident of Macomb, Oakland, or Wayne County for the two years prior to the award deadline is eligible to apply. Fellows must remain a resident in the tri-county area throughout the year-long fellowship period.
Students working toward an academic degree at the time of application—or who are planning to begin a degree-granting program—are ineligible. Ph.D. candidates who are ABD (all but dissertation) may apply.
Staff members of Kresge Arts in Detroit or The Kresge Foundation and their immediate families are ineligible, as are previous Kresge Eminent Artist Award recipients.
Eligibility confirmation: If your application advances to the final round of consideration for an award, Kresge Arts in Detroit will require you to submit materials that document your legal residency in the tri-county area for the last two years.
In addition to the $50,000 unrestricted prize, each fellow is offered career support, including the opportunity to participate in the Kresge Arts in Detroit film series, legal and accounting referrals, and ongoing promotion of their work.