Wendy & Edgar Marty are advocates for the arts in West Michigan. They believe that art enriches life and hope to expand opportunities for students to integrate the humanities into their own lives. This endowment is established by Edgar Marty, in memory of his wife, Wendy, to recognize their collective efforts in supporting artists and the greater community’s embrace of visual and material culture.

Purpose: To offer financial assistance and mentorship for an undergraduate student(s) to work on an art research or publication project with the Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Art Museum and a faculty member through the GVSU Center for Undergraduate Scholar Engagement. The research and publication project will consider long-term project sustainability, impact, and community coordination factors. The funds may be used to support the faculty member’s involvement as well. The student and faculty member will consider the impact the artist has had on the community and the broader impacts on their respective fields. Possible GVSU Art Museum projects may include accomplishing new work or continuing work within a pre-existing project, such as:

• Catalogue raisonné development – critical foundation work for future projects in the humanities.
• GVSU art collection catalog research and publication projects
• Exhibition curation

Give to the Wendy & Edgar Marty Catalogue Raisonné Endowed Fellowship

Qualifications: Recipients for this fellowship shall be students in good standing at GVSU who have expressed an interest in working on an art research project or publication with the GVSU Art Museum and a faculty member through the Center for Undergraduate Scholar Engagement. Recipients will have declared a major or minor in art history, anthropology, classics, history, studio art, or related fields at GVSU.

Fellowship Funding: This fellowship will operate as a project endowment fund. An endowed fund at GVSU has been established with initial funding provided by Edgar Marty. This endowment has reached the threshold for activation according to the university’s spending cycle. A portion of the endowment earnings will be used for awards each year beginning in September 2026. The value of the award will be determined according to the University’s endowment spending policy and in accordance with all applicable Federal and State rules and regulations. Remaining income or growth of the fund in excess of the spending amount will be reinvested in the endowment principle to meet future fellowship needs. Additional gifts to this fellowship are encouraged.

Application Procedure: Candidates for this fellowship will contact and submit an application to the Center for Undergraduate Scholar Engagement.

Selection: Recipients of this fellowship will be chosen by a committee comprised of representatives from the Center for Undergraduate Scholar Engagement, the GVSU Art Museum, a faculty member with expertise in Art History, and an additional faculty member from the humanities.

Potential Projects for Applicant's Consideration:

• Cyril Lixenberg Catalogue Raisonné
• Stephen Duren Catalogue Raisonné
• Reynold Weidenaar Catalogue Raisonné
• Mike McDonnell Catalogue Raisonné
• SiTE:LAB Catalogue Raisonné