Kresge Artist Fellowships (Live Arts)
Kresge Arts in Detroit / College for Creative Studies
$50,000 unrestricted (10 fellowships) + $5,000 Gilda Awards (10) + commissioned short film
Program details
- Organization
- Kresge Arts in Detroit / College for Creative Studies
- Category
- Multi-Discipline
- Disciplines
- Multi-Discipline
- Format
- Cash fellowship
- Career stage
- Any
- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Duration
- 1 year
- Stipend / award
- $50,000 unrestricted (10 fellowships) + $5,000 Gilda Awards (10) + commissioned short film
- Typical deadline
- January (2026 deadline Jan 15, 2026)
Overview
Kresge Artist Fellowships, administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit at the College for Creative Studies, give $50,000 no-strings-attached awards plus artist support and a commissioned short film to artists living in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb counties. In 2026 the program offers ten $50,000 fellowships and ten $5,000 Gilda Awards split between two categories: Live Arts (including theatre directing, playwriting, performance art, comedy, storytelling and interdisciplinary work) and Film & Music; Literary and Visual Arts rotate in alternate years. Selection weighs artistic track record, potential for growth and impact on metro Detroit communities.
Eligibility
Artists residing in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb County, MI; track record of artistic achievement.
Notes
Live Arts and Film & Music categories alternate with Literary/Visual Arts in other years.
Contact
- admin@kresgeartsindetroit.org (General org)
- Contact page
- https://kresgeartsindetroit.org/contact/
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