Kresge Awards Eighteen Unrestricted $25,000 Artist Fellowships

(7-6-10) On June 30, the Kresge Foundation announced $450,000 in fellowships to Detroit-area literary and performing artists. The fellowships were awarded through the Kresge Artist Fellowships program. From the foundation's press release:

This is the second year of the program, and these fellowships are unprecedented awards devoted exclusively to Metropolitan Detroit artists in the tri-county area (Wayne, Oakland and Macomb) and represent the foundation’s unwavering support for artists living and working in its hometown. Detroit’s College for Creative Studies administers the fellowships, and the fellows are also offered customized professional development opportunities by ArtServe Michigan.

In 2011, a biannual festival will celebrate the work of the 2009 and 2010 Kresge Artist Fellows and Kresge Eminent Artists. The public event will be a community-wide celebration of Detroit's literary, performing, and visual artists.