The Core Program at the Modern Ancient Brown Foundation (MABF) consists of Visiting Fellowships and Artist Residencies in Studio Art and Critical Studies.  The Foundation seeks to support scholars, thinkers, and writers who identify as members of historically marginalized groups, specifically Black, Indigenous, and people of color. MABF will select two to four fellows and two to four residents (in all disciplines) for the 2025-2026 cycle.  Both core programs support makers and scholars from within and outside the Academy whose practices involve research and creation in all aspects of the arts; specifically in performance, art writing, critical studies, curating, film, music, and creative writing. 

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As part of its developing Core Program, the Modern Ancient Brown Foundation is accepting applications for its Residency in Studio Art and Critical Studies, from recent B.A and M.F.A graduates. The Residency is intended to support studio practitioners and artists seeking to develop their work in dialogue with Critical Studies.  Two to four artists will be chosen for a three to five-month residency. In Fall 2025 and in Spring 2026, up to two residents at a time will be selected to share a 1,000 sq ft studio space. Each resident will also receive a monthly materials stipend and, for those not based in Detroit, a housing stipend comparable to the median rent in the city. The intent is to encourage those selected to take the time and space to explore their chosen media, participate in 1-2 critique sessions, and engage with the broader arts Detroit community.

Residents will have ample opportunities, facilitated as appropriate by the Foundation, to interact with the broader Metro-Detroit community of artists, writers, and scholars. The minimal commitment asked of each Resident will involve consistent use of the studio space, participation in crits and mentoring, participation in one dinner conversation at the Foundation, permission to publish some of the work undertaken at the Foundation in the forthcoming Foundation’s forthcoming annual publication; and finally, we ask that the Foundation be acknowledged upon publication or exhibition of work supported by the Foundation. The Foundation highly encourages artists in Detroit, Michigan, and artists based in the Great Lakes Region.