🏆 Katy Dresner | 2024 Kresge Artist Fellow
Katy Dresner is an award-winning filmmaker and interdisciplinary artist based in Detroit, MI. Since 2014, Dresner has brought their non-linear, experimental storytelling style to a range of narrative and documentary short films, deftly navigating the roles of editor, director, art director, and production designer. Dresner’s film work has screened at numerous festivals and has been broadcast nationwide on PBS. Their new media and video installation art has been exhibited worldwide. Dresner is a 2019 School for Poetic Computation Detroit alum and a 2018 Sundance New Frontiers Detroit Fellow.
🎬 A film by Desmond Love (@EveryFormat ) showcasing @kdrez . Series produced by @7cylindersstudio and Kresge Arts in Detroit.
This feels incredibly beyond over-due for sharing, but I don’t post very often these days and it took me a long time to find the right words to express how grateful and honored I am to have been recognized a 2024 Kresge Arts in Detroit Fellow. This fellowship has been and continues to be a truly life changing and affirming whirlwind.
Being an artist and pursuing a career as a filmmaker is a blessing and a privilege that I don’t take lightly. But I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t hard. Over the years I’ve struggled with crushing self-doubt, questioning whether I was good enough and if I worked hard enough to walk this path. Quieting the overly self-critical parts of myself is no small feat, but the overwhelming kindness, positivity, and support I’ve received as a fellow has been a huge leap towards that goal. The work that KAID does and the opportunities and resources they provide to Detroit creatives like myself are exceptional and second to none.
Tonight is the premiere of the Spotlight Detroit Film series, which features a short film about my creative practice alongside a collection of films showcasing the artwork and talents of my fellow Kresge Arts in Detroit cohort. I’m so grateful to be in community with this inspiring group of individuals. And I’m filled with an abundance of joy and love for their artistry and brilliance. Tune in tonight to experience a glimpse of it for yourself and for the rare chance to see me in front of the camera <3
Special shoutout to the G.O.A.T.s @extradecent for bringing my film to life and @marshall.applewhite for creating the original score! Thank you @kresgeartsdetroit !!
Spotlight Detroit World Premiere: Watch live on Detroit PBS (channel 56.1)
or online: detroitpbs.org/live-tv/
Super stoked to be showing the most recent iteration of dataShroud this month with @fiberclubdetroit . dataShroud is a psychedelic and meditative multichannel video + textile installation examining the accumulation of personal data as it relates to one’s sense of self within and beyond the digital world.
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*Environment + Microclimates* is an immersive art experience showcasing environmental- and
fiber-based art. Explore art that engages the senses in this dynamic and vibrating collaboration between botanical artist Lisa Waud, curator/artist Sarah Rose Sharp, and Fiber Club*, a collective of fiber artists based in the Detroit area, supported by the Detroit Design District.
Opening Friday, September 6, 5-7PM (ticketed preview) 7-9PM (public opening) at the Boyer Campbell Building, 6540 St. Antoine, Detroit. Through September 29.
On view: September 7-29; Friday 6-8p, Sat 11-5p, Sun 12-4p
@fiberclubdetroit@lisawaudbotanicalartist@mobilehomesteader@detroit_design_district@designcoredet
Learn. Practice. Connect.
The Beyond the Line Workshop was a great day of learning and doing. Our participants were able to learn and implement from our amazing workshop instructors who are experts in art direction, makeup, and lighting. Watching all of the learnings come together was a highlight amongst our participants as they got to see their work in action. We can’t wait to see how they implement their learnings in their upcoming projects.
Special thank you to our instructors Katy Dresner, Jay Orellana, Thad Alcoseba Sabolboro, and orchestrator Paige Wood! We also thank our host for the beautiful space, Cadieux Stage!
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join me friends and together we’ll further the a̶̹̗̙̻̜͈͍͈͗n̸̨͈̗̦̹̑̓̿̃i̵͉̞̹̙͓͔̪͗̄̿m̵̹͙̩͒̄ẹ̵̣̞͑̀͐͆͑̀͛͋̃ ̵̧̨̞͑̇̂̕͝ȧ̶̡̛̭̬͈̘̟̤͉͎͊̾̓̚̕͜ġ̷̛̩͖̎́̎e̶̹̪̤̮̽̉͛͆̑̽͋̇̕ͅn̷̺͈͉͉͒̊̔̽̌̅̚̕͝ḍ̶̡̛̘̖̼̥̫̠̯̾̿͐͂̀͋͒͌͘ä̷̜̤̺̲́͊͂̈́̌͋̿̇̕͝
