Deadline : February 26, 2010

The Kresge Foundation's Kresge Arts in Detroit initiative provides financial support for eighteen Kresge artist fellowships annually. Each fellowship consists of a $25,000 award and customized professional development opportunities for emerging and established metropolitan Detroit artists working in the visual, performing, and literary arts.

The purpose of the one-year fellowship is to enable the artist to devote time and resources to whatever is necessary to deepen his/her art form, to experiment, and to advance his or her artistic career. Fellowships in the performing and literary arts are awarded in even years (i.e., 2010, 2012, etc.). Fellowships in the visual arts are awarded in odd years.

Applications are now being accepted for fellowships in the performing and literary arts. Performing Arts includes choreography, music composition (in all genres — classical, country, electronic, folk, hip-hop, jazz, rap, rock, etc.), performance art, spoken word, sound art, and interdisciplinary work within the above disciplines. Literary arts include art criticism in all disciplines (including literary, performing, and visual arts), creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, playwriting, and interdisciplinary work within the above arts disciplines.

Applicants must be current legal residents of the metropolitan Detroit tri-county area (Wayne, Oakland, or Macomb Counties) in Michigan and have resided in the area for the past two years and at least 18 years old. Individuals enrolled in a degree-granting program are not eligible to apply.

Artists who collaborate with other artists and who have an ongoing demonstrated history of collaborative work are permitted to apply under a single collaborative application.

The fellowships are administered by the Detroit-based College for Creative Studies. Visit the college's Web site for complete program information.

For more details, visit http://kresge.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/

For more possibilities, visit Grants for Individuals : The Arts