LCC Foundation Zimmerman and Earhart (Schade) Awards

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 eight $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 and was also an extraordinary artist and lifelong student. Bruce and Kristin Mackley established the scholarship in recognition of the role Lance played in Bruce’s life and in the lives of countless other students.

This scholarship of $1,000 is awarded to art students at LCC.

Submission Information:

• Open to currently enrolled LCC students.
• 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.
• Works may be submitted as jpeg files, or have a web or cloud site where works can be viewed. No physical submission is required.
• The Zimmerman award only requires one physical submission.
• Media: 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, 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.

Entry Rules

• All applicants must complete an online application by 11:59 pm, Sunday, April 19, 2026.
• One piece of physical art must be submitted to the LCC Foundation Office on Tuesday, April 21, between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. LCC Foundation Office is located in Washington Court Place, 2nd Floor.
• Schade Earhart scholarships require submission of one physical piece and a portfolio containing at least 5 pieces. Portfolios must be submitted electronically. Works may be submitted as jpeg files, or have a web or cloud site where works can be viewed.
• The Zimmerman award only requires one physical submission.
• Work not selected must be picked up in the LCC Foundation Office on Thursday, April 23 or Friday, April 24, between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

Art Preparation Information

• Maximum size: 8’x8’ or 64 square feet
• Paintings and sculptures 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.
• Works submitted electronically may be submitted as jpeg files, or have a web or cloud site where works can be viewed