Kelly Chuning (Fiber 2024), Gilbert Fellow. Photo: PD Rearick
Giving
Giving
Support Scholarships for Cranbrook Academy of Art Students
There are many ways to support Cranbrook Academy of Art and contribute to an internationally-recognized graduate program of art, architecture, and design. Scroll down to find a way that works for you. Cranbrook Academy of Art is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and donations to the Academy of Art Fund are 100% tax-deductible.
The Academy of Art Fund gifts provide valuable (and 100% tax-free!) support of Academy operations.
Each year, Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Annual Fund helps provide students with financial aid, outstanding visiting artists and critics, new technology, and many other initiatives critical to the studio-based program. By giving to the Academy of Art Fund, you are investing in its greatest areas of need.
Whether you are an Academy grad, a friend of Cranbrook, or a supporter of art and design education, your gift benefits all of the Academy’s students and Artists-in-Residence in this internationally recognized graduate program. Your annual support helps the Academy meet needs not fully covered through tuition and other regular income sources.
Cranbrook Academy of Art has also partnered with FreeWill to make it simple to support the Academy your way. Using the FreeWill options below, you can learn more about the benefits of each gift type and be guided through each step of making your chosen gift in about 10 minutes.
Scholarships
Make a difference today by donating any amount to a scholarship at Cranbrook Academy of Art.
You can have a profound and long-lasting impact on an artist, architect, or designer and on our collective creative culture by supporting scholarships at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Scholarships offer donors meaningful connection with Academy students, and a chance to launch the careers of the next generation of innovative makers and thinkers. And scholarship support reduces the burdensome debt that can stifle an architect, artist or designer’s career.
Planned Giving
Estate Gifts are easier to designate than you think and provide an important source of support in addition to creating a meaningful legacy for you and your heirs. Even a percentage of your estate can have a lasting impact on the Art Academy. For certain donors, planned gifts can also offer specific tax benefits. Consider including CAA in your estate plans through a bequest in your will or living trust, or designate CAA as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance policy.
If you are interested in giving from a non-cash asset, such as appreciated securities, a gift from your IRA, or a grant from your donor-advised fund, please contact Autumn Parrott at aparrott@cranbrook.edu or 248.645.3289.
Learn how to support Cranbrook for years to come with a gift that costs nothing now. Visit Planned Giving for information on leaving your legacy at Cranbrook.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship at Cranbrook Academy of Art allows corporations to associate with the creative makers and thinkers who are contributing to the revitalization of the Detroit metropolitan area and southeast Michigan. It also gives companies access to important civic and community leaders who support the Academy and the visual arts.
Sponsorship at this internationally-recognized graduate program of art, architecture and design offers special opportunities and unique access to the architecturally significant buildings and grounds of Cranbrook for corporate events.
Sponsorship at the Academy is an investment in the revitalized creative culture in Michigan and association with Cranbrook’s proven history of excellence in art, architecture and design education which is a critical resource for southeast Michigan in its continued recovery and growth.
To explore sponsorship opportunities at Cranbrook Academy of Art, call our office at 248-645-3333.
The Annual STUDIO Gala + After Party support Academy Scholarships and Museum Programming
Mark your calendars for this one-of-a-kind celebration of creativity! Engage today’s emerging artists, architects, and designers in a grand celebration. Your evening includes a gallery stroll, a reception, a short program, a dinner catered by Forte Belanger, and an exciting auction!
Proceeds from STUDIO support scholarships benefiting Cranbrook Academy of Art students and programming at Cranbrook Art Museum.
Thank you
Alumni Donors
Shiva Ahmadi (Painting ’05)
Mary Alexander (Painting ’89)
Nora Armstrong (Sculpture ’82)
David Bahr (Painting ’63)
Haley Bates (Metalsmithing ’02)
Gerald Bellas (Fiber ’74)
Andrew Blauvelt (Design ’88)
Kristine Bolhuis (Metalsmithing ’03)
Mary Lou Brous (Design ’90)
Michael Carabetta (Design ’78)
Gabriella Carboni (Painting ’17)
Kyoung Ae Cho (Fiber ’91)
Tse Yun Chu (Design ’54)
Jennifer Clark (Design ’77)
Sarah Conner (Print Media ’97)
Geraldine Craig (Fiber ’89) and Nelson Smith (Painting 1980)
William Crosier (Fiber 1968)
Audrey Daniels (Fiber ’73)
Christina Day (Fiber ’06)
Harris Deller (Ceramics ’73)
Susan Doerr-Overmyer (Fiber ’91)
Cayewah Easley (Fiber ’95)
Kimberly Elam (Design 1977)
Thomas Elliott (Sculpture ’78)
Celine Farrell (Painting ’59)
Thomas Fawkes (Painting ’65)
Ursula Felmet (Photography ’74)
Barbara Ferguson Factor (Fiber ’67)
Kelly Frank (Photography ’09)
David Frej (Design ’88)
Stephen Frykholm (Design ’69)
Beth Gerstein (Metals ’84)
Jonathan Ginat (Design ’63)
Deborah Goldman (Sculpture ’75)
Layne Goldsmith (Fiber ’79)
Philip Grausman (Sculpture ’59)
Lois Hadfield (Fibers ’76)
Mary Hallett (Metals ’66)
Dan Harel (Design ’85)
Larry Holmes (Painting ’73)
Seung Hong (3D Design ’02)
Jeanette Housner (Metalsmithing 1964)
Mary Lee Hu (Metalsmithing ’65)
James Hubbell (Sculpture ’56)
James Hvidsten (Architecture ’89)
Sukhwant Jhaj (Architecture ’94)
Beth Katleman (Ceramics ’95)
Michael Kolakowski (Design ’74)
Ai-Wen Josephine Kratz (Painting ’70)
Gary Kulak (Sculpture ’75)
Carol Lasch (Design ’89)
Richard Laudon (Sculpture ’87)
Ruth Laug (Metalsmithing ’67)
Craig Lee (Painting ’85)
Karen Lee (3D Design ’20)
Marie Woo Levine (Ceramics ’56) and Harvey Levine (Ceramics ’56)
Katie MacDonald (Metalsmithing ’07)
Maria Matthews (Photography ’88) and Michael S. Scott (Design ’88)
Maureen McCabe (Design ’71)
John McIntire (Sculpture ’61)
Naida McSherry (Fiber ’62)
Gerald Mickle (Metalsmithing ’73)
Thomas Mills (Painting ’80)
Richard Miltner (Metals ’84)
Dale Minter (Photography ’84)
Stanley Mock (Sculpture ’66)
Sharon Moore (Ceramics ’79)
Christopher Motta (Photography ’07)
Abigail Murray (Ceramics ’05)
Arnold Nadler (Sculpture ’94)
Shigeru Natsume (Print Media ’97) and Kaori Takami (Fiber ’98)
Sinisa Nedelkoski (Print Media ’04)
Allegra Pitera (Painting ’00)
William Reid (Sculpture ’79)
Rosalind Rivers (Metalsmithing ’81)
Steven Rost (Photography ’82) and Andrea Eis (Photography ’82)
Charles Rozier (Design ’78)
Paul Rueger (Metalsmithing ’67)
Gary Sadowski (Metalsmithing ’83)
Liisa Salonen (Design ’96)
Jeffrey Samson (Design ’69)
Linda Samuels (Print Media ’69)
Arturo Alonzo Sandoval (Fiber ’71)
Scott Santoro (Design ’88)
Kenneth Schmidt (Metalsmithing ’77)
Judith Schwarzer (Design ’66)
Warren Seelig (Fiber ’74)
Douglas Semivan (Print Media ’73)
Richard Sferra (Photography ’78)
John Shen (Architecture ’66)
Matthew Shlian (Print Media ’06)
Douglas Skidmore (Architecture ’12)
Masako Sone (Fiber ’62)
Thomas Soper (Architecture ’74)
Joshua Stephens (2D Design ’03)
Susanne Stephenson (Ceramics ’60)
Charlotte Stevens (Painting ’46)
Jessica Straus (Ceramics ’79)
Jennifer Swanson (Ceramics ’84)
Koichiro Tanaka (Architecture ’85)
Aron Temkin (Architecture ’97)
Lucille Tenazas (Design ’81)
Richard Thornton (Design ’57)
Tarissa Tiberti (Sculpture ’03)
Michael Torlen (Painting ’62)
Kathleen Tremel (Ceramics ’95)
Masamichi Udagawa (Design ’91)
Tao Urban (Painting ’98)
Biron Valier (Painting ’67)
James Viste (Metals ’97)
Jennifer Walker (Fiber ’15)
James Wallace (Design ’73)
Linda Weiss (Metalsmithing ’77)
Aaron Wilcox (Ceramics ’98)
Harris Wiltsher (Print Media ’93)
Richard Wolf (Print Media ’66)
John Wood (Painting ’74)
Kathryn Zazenski (Sculpture ’14)
Sandra Zilker (Metalsmithing ’74)
Barbara Zucker (Sculpture ’61)