The Wheelwright Museum is pleased to offer fellowships that are designed to help promising artists at an early stage of their career.  The awards can range from $300 to $2,500.

The fellowships being offered for 2011 are:
           
• The Malcolm and Connie Goodman Fellowship
• The Wolfus Family Fellowship
• The Bill and Bonnie Lupien Fellowship
• The Phyllis and Stanford Lehmberg Fellowship for Native American Women
• The Easter Fellowship

           
We hope that you will consider applying for these fellowship opportunities. 
As you can see from the list of previous recipients, these fellowships have opened doors for many emerging artists.

 
Fellowship Guidelines

The candidate must be a registered member of a Native American tribe. The candidate must be at an early stage of his/her career and show potential for further development. The candidate must complete a written application and a proposal for how the funds would be spent.

The awards may be used for the following:

· Purchase of tools and/or new equipment, including a camera or computer
· Purchase of supplies and/or materials
· Build or improve a working studio
· Enroll in classes to learn new techniques
· Research study related to the artist’s work
· Travel expense to further education or conduct research
· Professional photography of the artist’s work
· Other expenses mutually agreed on by the artist and the fellowship committee

For further information, contact:

Robb Lucas
Fellowship Coordinator
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
PO Box 5153
Santa Fe, NM 87502

505-982-4636, ext. 110
800-607-4636, ext. 110
casetradingpost@wheelwright.org

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION

See Guidelines Below

Additional information, including fellowship requirements and an application may be downloaded.  Please note that one application will serve as an application for all the fellowship opportunities.

The completed form must be received by July 15, 2010.

The awards will be announced at a Museum event on Thursday, August 19, 2010.

If you have any questions about the application, please feel free to contact Robb Lucas, Fellowship Coordinator, at 505-982-4636, ext. 110 or email casetradingpost@wheelwright.org