The Eckelberry Fellowship
The Don and Virginia Eckelberry Endowment
The Don and Virginia Eckelberry Endowment for nature artists was established in 2000 to honor two distinguished artists who have devoted their careers to celebrating the diversity of the natural world through art. Their contributions have been made both by example, through the superb quality of their own creations, and by their life-long commitement to helping others pursuing careers in this important and challenging field. Proceeds from the endowment are used to grant fellowships to artists whose work might be enhanced by an opportunity to have access to museum collections and to engage in field studies.
The Eckelberry fellowships are open to painters, sculptors and graphic artists, regardles of age, sex or nationality.
For more information about the endowment and about Don Eckelberry, see the Ewell Sale Stewart Library's pages on the Eckelberry Endowment; these pages also include a similar application for the Eckelberry Fellowship.
Applications should consist of the following:
- A letter of intent (no more than two pages) in which the applicant should briefly outline his or her career and explain the reasons for seeking the fellowship. If a specific project is to be involved, it should be described and/or supported through supplementary information. Most important, the letter should explain how the fellowship would adbance the applicant's artistic aspirations and goals.
- A current curriculum vitae.
- Two letters of remommendations from professionals familiar with your work.
- 35mm slides or a CD with untouched digital images of a representative sampling of your work (no more than 20 pieces) and a self-addresed, stamped envelope for their return (if desired).
Applications for the 2009 fellowship must be received no later than September 1, 2008.
Please send all materials (together in one package) to:
Eckelberry Endowment
c/o Ewell Sale Stewart Library
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1101
The 2008 awardee(s) will be announced by October 15, 2008.