Kresge Arts In Detroit Offers $25,000 Fellowships To Artists

DETROIT (AP) - Artists working in film, music, dance, theater and performance art can apply for $25,000 fellowships through Kresge Arts in Detroit.

Eighteen fellowships are available to artists living and working in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Two $5,000 emerging artist awards also will be awarded in live arts and a second category, film and music.

The application deadline is Jan. 18, 2018.

Selections will be announced in June. Recipients are selected by independent panels of local and national artists and arts professionals. New panels are convened each year for the review process.

Kresge Arts in Detroit is funded by the Kresge Foundation and administered by the College for Creative Studies. It has contributed $4 million to the local creative economy through the Kresge Eminent Artist awards and through Kresge Artist Fellowships.

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