Apply for Kresge Artist Fellowships in the US

The fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit, a Kresge-funded office of the College for Creative Studies.

Categories

• The Fellowships and Gilda Awards will be divided between the two categories—Live Arts and Film & Music—based on the relative number of applications received in each category. Disciplines for each category include:
  • Live Arts
    • Choreography, Comedy, Dance, Performance Art, Playwriting, Storytelling, Theatre Directing, and Interdisciplinary Work.
  • Film & Music
    • Animation, Film Directing, Music Composition, Music Performance, Screenwriting, Sound Art, and Interdisciplinary Work.

Program Information

• A total of 35 awards—25 Fellowships and 10 Gilda Awards—will go to artists of all career stages. Kresge Artist Fellowships are $40,000 no strings attached awards which include professional development offerings and a short film highlighting the artist’s work.
• Artists applying for a fellowship can also choose to be considered for one of the 10 available Gilda Awards, which are $5,000 unrestricted prizes for emerging artists living and working in the tri-county area.

Eligibility Criteria

• To apply, you must:
  • Be 18 years or older, and
  • Be a current legal resident of Macomb, Oakland, or Wayne county, and
  • Have resided in Macomb, Oakland, or Wayne county for at least the two years prior to the application deadline (January 18, 2022–January 18, 2024), and
  • Intend to remain a resident of the tri-county area throughout the fellowship period (July 2024–July 2025).

Selection Criteria

• 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 metro Detroit

Ineligible

• Students working toward any degree at the time of application, or individuals planning to begin a degree-granting program during the fellowship year (July 2024–July 2025), with the exception of ABD (all but dissertation) status Ph.D. candidates,
• Kresge Eminent Artist Award recipients, or
• Current Kresge Artist Fellowship panelists, staff members of Kresge Arts in Detroit and The Kresge Foundation, or immediate family members of any of these individuals.

For more information, visit College for Creative Studies.