ANNOUNCING THE  
2013 KRESGE ARTIST FELLOWS!   
 
Literary Arts Fellows

Terry Blackhawk, poetry   
adrienne maree, fiction 
Arthur LaBrew, creative non-fiction 
Cary Loren, arts criticism/interdisciplinary  
Dunya Mikhail, poetry  
Chace "Mic Write" Morris, spoken word  
Peregrine Workshop, interdisciplinary  
Carolyn Walker, creative non-fiction  
Michael Zadoorian, fiction   
 
 
Visual Arts Fellows
 
Jon Brumit, interdisciplinary
Coco Bruner, drawing  
Jason E. Carter, painting 
Kate Daughdrill, interdisciplinary   
Oren Goldenberg, video art  
Marie T. Hermann, ceramics  
Charles O'Geen, installation  
Bryant Tillman, painting
Carl Wilson
, printmaking  

Photographer: Marvin Shaouni

At Kresge Arts in Detroit, we believe that communities thrive with the ideas, energy and drive of their artists.  As we announce the slate of Kresge Artist Fellows for 2013, I'm reminded of the mission of our program: to heighten the profile of artists in our community; to strengthen their careers; to celebrate the richness of our community; and to enrich the quality of life for metro Detroiters by helping artists enhance the spectrum of cultural experiences.  The artists selected as Fellows in the literary and visual arts this year represent the multiple dichotomies that embody Detroit's cultural narrative: traditionalists and innovators; studio practitioners and community animators; emerging and established; familiar and under-recognized; makers and thinkers.  The breadth of talent is eclectic and indicative of the artistic activity that's enlivening our city and capturing the attention of the national art world.    

 

We congratulate the 2013 Fellows and are pleased to recognize their creative vision and voice.  We also salute the more than 700 individuals who applied for the literary and visual arts Fellowships this year; this impressive number of artists tells us that Detroit is alive with artistic production.  

 

We are indebted to those who served on our literary and visual arts panels; both groups, comprised of local and national artists and arts professionals, brought fresh perspectives, expertise and an integrity required of such important work.   

 

Literary Arts Panelists
  • Wanda Coleman, poet and author
  • Bill Harris, playwright, poet, critic and novelist
  • Claudia La Rocco, performance critic for The New York Times and editor-at-large for The Brooklyn Rail
  • Ken Mikolowski, poet, editor, publisher and lecturer in English at University of Michigan
  • Robert Polito, director of writing programs at The New School and incoming president of The Poetry Foundation   

 Visual Arts Panelists

  • Eric Fischl, painter and sculptor
  • Rebecca Hart, associate curator of contemporary art, Detroit Institute of Arts
  • Nancy Mitchnick, painter and educator
  • Shinique Smith, visual artist
  • Hamza Walker, associate curator for the Renaissance Society, University of Chicago

Now in its fifth year, the Kresge Arts in Detroit program has distributed $2.5 million into the local creative economy - directly to individual artists.  We believe that this investment in our artists helps empower culturally-minded thinking and positions our city as a major center for arts and culture around the country.  We're happy to be here and to serve you - our partners in creating a better Detroit.

Michelle Perron
Director

Kresge Arts in Detroit

  
Visit our website for more information about the 2013 Kresge Artist Fellows, www.kresgeartsindetroit.org.

 

 

Kresge Arts in Detroit, funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by the College for Creative Studies, provides significant financial support for Kresge Artist Fellowships annually, each consisting of a $25,000 award and professional practice opportunities by ArtServe Michigan for metropolitan Detroit artists in the dance/music, film/theatre, literary arts and visual arts.