Art Awards

Submit your work for consideration in the LCC Foundation's 2024 Art Awards. Your excellent work will be eligible for the Eric Zimmerman Visual Arts Fund prizes or the Lance (Schade) Earhart and Victoria Earhart Scholarship. You could win either a $1,000 scholarship or one of up to six $500 purchase awards, and have your artistic vision assessed by community professionals.

Entry Rules - 2024

Online applications will be open from March 1, 2024 through Sunday, April 28, 2024.
All applicants must be complete an online application by 11:59 pm, Sunday, April 28, 2024.
One piece of physical art must be submitted to the LCC Foundation Office on Tuesday, April 30 , between 10:00am to 4:00pm.
- LCC Foundation Office is located in Washington Court Place, Suite 201.
Work not selected must be picked up in the LCC Foundation Office on Thursday, May 2 or Friday, May 3, between 10:00am to 3:00pm.

Submission Information - 2024

Open to students enrolled in courses at LCC for the Spring 2024 semester.
One entry per student.
- Schade Earhart scholarships require submission of one physical piece and a portfolio containing at least 5 pieces. Portfolios must be submitted electronically.
- Zimmerman award requires one physical submission.
Mediums: printmaking, drawings, computer graphics, painting, textiles, mixed media, photography, and sculpture.
Content of the artwork shall avoid the liabilities of: libel, obscenity, invasion of privacy, and incitement of disorder, violence, and the normal operation of the College.
Selection committee reserves the right not to select any entries. All decisions of the selection committee are final.
All artwork selected for purchase becomes the property of Lansing Community College.
Committee reserves the right to mat and frame artwork upon purchase.
All entries must be the original work of the student.

Art Preparation Information

Maximum size: 8'x8' or 64 square feet
Paintings and sculpture may be submitted as is. All other 2D flat work must be mounted on a solid backing board (Matboard, Bristol board) with an acetate-wrapped cover.
No wet paintings will be accepted.
All paintings and large constructions must be equipped with braided picture wire and screw eyes.
Textured work cannot have projections greater than 3 inches.

All entries must be clean and neat - no tears, smudges, ragged edges, etc.

Scholarships and Awards Available

Eric Zimmerman Visual Art Fund

In honor of Eric Hardy Zimmerman, the Eric Zimmerman Visual Arts Fund enables the purchase of student artwork to be displayed in public and commons areas on the campus of Lansing Community College. Eric Zimmerman graduated from East Lansing High School in 1967 and received his BFA and MFA from the University of Michigan.

This is a purchase award with up to six $500 awards available. Purchased art will be displayed on LCC's campus.

Lance (Schade) Earhart and Victoria Earhart Scholarship

This scholarship honors the memory of visionary educator Lance Schade Earhart, who taught for 25 years in the Lansing Public Schools, who was also an extraordinary artist and lifelong student. Bruce and Kristin Mackley established the scholarship in recognition of the role Lance played in both the life of Bruce and also countless other students.

This scholarship is awarded to art students at LCC for $1,000, to be split evenly between the Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 semesters.