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Creative Residency Program (Art + Technology Fellowship Prize) is sponsored by Michigan Central Art, Newlab Detroit, Henry Ford Health (supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation).
This residency program, now in its fourth year, supports artists, designers, and other creative practitioners developing work at the intersection of art, technology, and society, with themes such as data, accessibility, and sustainability.
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Michigan Central Art x Newlab Creative Residency | Michigan Central Michigan Central Art x Newlab Creative Residency Advancing Creative Research, Innovation, and Practice The Michigan Central x Newlab Residency is a pioneering program designed to bridge the gap between artistic inquiry, technological advancement, and entrepreneurial innovation. Developed in partnership with Newlab and funded by the John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation, this residency situates creators at the nexus of Detroit’s revitalized innovation district, fostering research, exploration, and impact across disciplines.
Applications Open: 2027 Michigan Central x Newlab Creative Residency Applications are now open for the 2027 Michigan Central Art x Newlab Creative Residency , supporting artists, creatives, and designers working at the intersection of art, technology, health, and society. Fellows will receive a $30,000 unrestricted award and participate in a 12-week residency in Detroit through one of two fellowship tracks: Art & Tech or Art & Health .
Fellows will have access to Newlab’s 18,000 square foot fabrication facilities, project-aligned research opportunities, mentorship, and cross-sector networks. We welcome ambitious, research-based projects exploring emerging technology, accessibility, sustainability, wellness, health equity, public space, and community.
The residency is led by Michigan Central Art and Newlab, with Henry Ford Health partnering on the Art & Health fellowship track. Applications are accepted through October 30, 2026, at 11:59 p. m.
EST. There is no cost to apply. The Creative Residency provides artists, researchers, and creative practitioners resources and time to explore open questions, develop meaningful projects, and build sustainable practices.
Artists work as active contributors in real-world innovation, civic, and health settings. This work fosters research and experimentation at the intersection of art, technology, and society. The program provides multi-week fellowship residencies that offer fabrication tools, curatorial guidance, and technical collaboration for artists at critical moments in their practice.
Divided into two complementary components, the residency program supports research excellence and community-driven creative entrepreneurship.
For 2026, Art & Technology and Art & Health Fellows will each receive: A $30,000 unrestricted prize to advance their project Onsite access to Michigan Central and Newlab’s facilities, including prototyping labs, digital tools, and a collaborative network One-on-one mentorship and peer engagement opportunities Funded with generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
The 2026 Creative Residency Mentors include Devon Akmon, Nicolás Kisic-Aguirre, Nisha Sajnani, Erika Phillips, Amelia Winger-Bearskin, and Taeyoon Choi. Art + Health Fellow Sabrina Nelson is a Detroit-based interdisciplinary artist, educator, and “artivist” whose work spans painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, performance, and more.
She has exhibited internationally, taught for decades at the College for Creative Studies and the Detroit Institute of Arts, and is the recipient of numerous honors including the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for Art and Activism. Art + Health Fellow Chloe Pascal Crawford is a multidisciplinary artist whose work examines the devalued labor disabled people perform to be seen and exist in public space.
She has exhibited at Museum MMK für Moderne Kunst, Artists Space, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, and currently teaches at Michigan State University. Art + Tech Fellow Osman Khan is a Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist and professor at the University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design whose installations and site-specific interventions explore identity, homeland, and diasporic community.
His work has been shown internationally, and he is a Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of honors including an Ars Electronica Prix Award of Distinction and an Art Matters grant. Art + Tech Fellow Cyrah Dardas is an eco-romantic artist living in Waawiyaatanong/Detroit whose practice is informed by her roles as a mother, educator, care worker, gardener, and member of artist cooperatives.
Working across textiles, natural pigments, sculpture, and social practice, she explores grief, repair, collective healing, and more reciprocal relationships between people, place, and ecological systems. Art + Tech Fellow Maro Kariya is an audiovisual artist, scientist, and teacher whose work uses multimedia to explore environmental change and systems in need of transformation.
Through sound, field recordings, scientific data, and synthetic composition, they create immersive installations and performances that translate chemical and ecological identities into sonic form. Exercise your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act here. Michigan Central is a brand owned by Ford Motor Company.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Artists, designers, and other creative practitioners developing work at the intersection of art, technology, and society. Fellows will be embedded across Michigan Central, Newlab Detroit, and Henry Ford Health. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $30,000 (unrestricted award). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Creative Residency Program (Art + Technology Fellowship Prize) is funded by Michigan Central Art, Newlab Detroit, Henry Ford Health (supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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