Foundation Scholarships

Cecchini, Andrea Memorial Art

Applicants must be enrolled at UW-Eau Claire, and be a junior art major at the time of application. Award will be received during the senior year. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required along with demonstrated financial need. Preference is given to non-traditional students.

Students must complete and submit a scholarship application form which is available in the Art Department Office.

The Scholarship Committee will select the recipient.

Annual Juried Art Show. A “Scholarship Award Form” will be forwarded to the Financial Aid Office.

Andrea Angelo Giovanni Cecchini, born in Bolzano, Italy, lived for a time in Sardinia, endured WWII in Florence, Italy, and then immigrated to the USA in 1952. He found solace from the problems of being a new émigré (few friends, a new language, and family responsibilities) in painting. During his adult life, sculpture, watercolor and his passion, life-drawing, kept him disciplined in hand and eye. He died in 2008 in Eau Claire. The recipient should write a thank you note to Penelope Cecchini, and forward it to the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, S-214.