News & Views Kresge names nine experts to FreshLo advisory committee July 14, 2016 The Kresge Foundation has named nine national experts from fields such as sustainable food development, creative placemaking and community development to the advisory committee for the Fresh, Local & Equitable: Food as a Creative Platform for Neighborhood Revitalization initiative. The program, known as FreshLo, is a joint effort of Kresge’s…
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News & Views Metro Detroit Live Arts, Film and Music artists to share $460,000 June 22, 2016 Seventeen metropolitan Detroit artists and one collaborative have been selected to receive 2016 Kresge Artist Fellowships. In addition, two emerging artists will receive Gilda Awards. Funded by The Kresge Foundation, Kresge Artist Fellowships and Gilda Awards are administered by the Kresge Arts in Detroit office of the College for Creative…
News & Views Kresge and Surdna foundations support community lenders’ integration of arts and culture in local revitalization efforts January 8, 2015 Projects being funded include affordable housing, incubator spaces for artists and creative entrepreneurs.
News & Views 2013 Kresge Artist Fellowships awarded to literary and visual artists in greater Detroit June 26, 2013 Foundation President Rip Rapson says creativity helps energize the community. Kresge Artist Fellowships have been awarded to 17 metropolitan Detroit-based literary and visual artists and one team of artists. Each of the fellowships includes an unrestricted prize of $25,000, rewarding creative vision and commitment to excellence within a wide range…
News & Views Metro Detroit literary and visual artists invited to apply for fellowships, emerging artist awards November 1, 2016 Metropolitan Detroit artists are invited to apply for a 2017 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit at the College for Creative Studies. Now in its ninth year, the program will award 18 Kresge Artist Fellowships – nine in Literary…
News & Views Inaugural ‘Gilda Awards’ honor the legacy of artist Gilda Snowden July 8, 2015 Literary artist Maia Asshaq and visual artist Sacramento Knoxx are being recognized for demonstrating exceptional potential and for gaining momentum at an early stage of their careers. The unrestricted cash awards are in honor of the late painter Gilda Snowden, a professor at the College for Creative Studies who was…
News & Views Kresge Artist Fellowship applications open Nov. 30 October 31, 2018 Metropolitan Detroit artists are invited to apply for a 2019 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit at the College for Creative Studies. These are the key dates: Thursday, Nov. 1: Application guide available Friday, Nov. 30: Online Application opens…
News & Views 30 artists named 2023 Kresge Artist Fellows and Gilda Award winners, awarded $550,000 June 29, 2023 15th award cycle highlights metro Detroit’s literary and visual artists Thirty metro Detroit artists will share an unrestricted $550,000 in the 2023 Kresge Artist Fellowships and Gilda Snowden Emerging Artist Awards. The no strings attached awards were announced Thursday by the Kresge Arts in Detroit office located at the College…
News & Views Metro Detroiters in film, music and live arts invited to apply for Kresge fellowships, emerging artist awards October 31, 2017 Metropolitan Detroit artists are invited to apply for a 2018 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit at the College for Creative Studies. The application guide is available today in advance of the online application portal being open from December…