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Scholarship Recipient

William A. Perry Scholarship Fund

A gift to the Perry Scholarship fund is an investment in the education of the Festival’s youth volunteers. William A . Perry, one of the Festival’s founders, and his wife Betty were instrumental in the formation of the “Duck Sitter” youth volunteer program. Donations made directly to the scholarship fund provide support for annual awards made to student volunteers attending college and other institutions of higher learning. Funding for the scholarships also comes from the Waterfowl Festival’s Auction at the annual Premiere Night party, now known as the William A. Perry Scholarship Auction.

Annual awards from this fund are made from the scholarship funds to students attending college and other institutions of higher learning, with the exception of post-graduate school. Students are eligible for consideration for scholarship awards by having volunteered significant time and service for the Waterfowl Festival.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

In order to be eligible for a scholarship an applicant must satisfy the following criteria:

  1. Be a student in his or her senior year of high school that has been accepted for further studies by an accredited college, military academy or trade school, or be a high school graduate that is currently enrolled as an undergraduate at a college, military or trade school and is a student in good standing.
  2. The student must have volunteered his or her services for the Waterfowl Festival within the previous two (2) years, and must have performed/completed ten (10) hours of service during one Festival. Services may include those for which community service credit was received. However, volunteer efforts during the Festival period for organizations other than the Waterfowl Festival (such as food vendors) do not qualify a student for scholarship consideration.
  3. Grades will be taken into consideration in scholarship awards. Students must maintain at least a B average (3.0 GPA) to be considered in the pool of scholarship funds available.
  4. The maximum number of years that one may receive a scholarship is five (5) years.
  5. The student must submit a completed application with all supporting materials to the Waterfowl Festival office by the deadline stated below.

IMPORTANT: Applications received that do not contain supporting materials as outlined will not be considered.

A Completed Essay
Official final transcript from the school
Any other documentation that you may feel is warranted for approval of this scholarship review.

Renewals: Prior applicants and recipients of scholarships may re-apply annually as long as they are enrolled and in good standing as an undergraduate at an accredited college or institution of higher education and have not received funds for more than five (5) years (see requirement above). Renewal applications will be evaluated based upon the extent of initial and continuing service to the Waterfowl Festival. Those applicants applying after completing their sophomore year of college must have volunteered to work at one or more of the last two (2) Waterfowl Festivals in order to remain eligible.

All completed applications and supporting materials will be evaluated by the Scholarship Committee. Due to limited resources, not all qualified applicants will receive a scholarship. Applications will be evaluated based upon the extent of volunteer service to the Waterfowl Festival.

Scholarship recipients will be notified by mail in July.
Note: Students must have volunteered for Waterfowl Festival for two years to be eligible.

Applications for 2021 Scholarships will be available this Spring.

Photography Exhibit

Art at the Church

Photography Exhibit

Capturing the beauty and expansiveness of the wildlife of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and beyond is the goal these top-notch photographers. This is the place to find that print, postcard or original photo for everyone on your Christmas list. This is an exhibit you do not want to miss!

2021 Artists

Some of the nation’s foremost nature photographers join us to exhibit a wide array of striking images, every one of which has a story to tell. These artists vividly demonstrate the wonderful depth and creativity that makes digital photography a contemporary art form. Many pieces are affordable and often may be purchased framed or unframed. Photographers also sometimes offer specialty items featuring their images.

Charles E Bear, Jr. — Charles Bear Photography, Jacksonville, FL
Erika L. Forsythe — ELF Moments of Zen, Fruitland, MD
Sam Hughes — Cordova, MD
Cal Jackson — Easton, MD
Tony Masso — Strong Castle Studio, Easton, MD
Michael Orhelein — Bethany Fine Arts, Bethany Beach, DE
Heather L. Orkis — Heather Orkis Photography, Townsend, DE
Kenneth Rose — Neanderthal Photography, Easton, MD

Location: Christ Church 111 South Harrison Street
Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (this gallery opens an hour later on Sunday to accommodate Church service.)

Handicapped access on Harrison side entrance
No pets except service animals.

Masks required.

Art at the Museum

2021 Artists

Carvers

William S. Belote — The Great Marsh Waterfowl Carvings, Lewes, DE
Mike Bonner — New Orleans, LA
Jack Cox — Elizabeth City, NC
Thomas Horn — Emmaus, PA
Ted Morlock — Parsonsburg, MD
David Robbins — DC Decoys, Vienna, MD
D. Bennett Scott — Wildfowl Carvings, Berlin, MD

Painters

Lori Dunn — Herpworks, Norwood, ON Canada
Wilhelm Goebel — Salisbury, MD
David Kiehm — Oneonta, NY
Sean Murtha — Norwalk, CT
Kelly Singleton — Longmont, CO
Mary Veiga — Baltimore, MD

Sculptors

Jeff Birchill — North Augusta, SC
Mark Dziewior — 7 Mile Creek Studio, Fort Atkinson, WI
Jen Wagner — Jen Wagner Mosaics, St. Michaels, MD

Location: 106 South Street
Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Handicapped access on South Street
Restrooms in the building
No pets except service animals

Reed Dancer - Jim Green

Art at the Pavilion

Tents Across from Armory – Featured Artist Bart Walter

The Pavilion tents across the street from the Armory is where you will find the Featured Artist as well as numerous other painters, sculptors and carvers.

2021 Artists

2021 Featured Artist Bart Walter

Carvers

Tom Baldwin — Akron, OH
Randy Conner — Candor Hill Woodcarvings, Candor, NY
Richard Finch — Richard Finch Artist, Valley Mills, TX
Al Jordan — Birds in Wood, Rochester, NY

Painters

Jill Basham — Trappe, MD
Matthew Hillier — Tunis Mills, MD
Vladimir Piven — Arnold, MD
Julia Rogers — Easton, MD
Nancy Tankersley — Easton, MD

Sculptors

Fred Boyer — Fred Boyer Studio, Anaconda, MT
Don Rambadt — Tanager Sculpture Works, Milwaukee, WI
Paul Rhymer — Rhymer Studio, Point of Rocks, MD
Larry Ringgold — Turtlepoint Driftwood LLC, Chesapeake Beach, MD
Kim Shaklee — Nature In Bronze, Brighton, CO
David H. Turner & William H. Turner — Turner Sculpture, Onley, VA

Location: Tents Across from 40 S. Harrison Street  Adjacent to Tasting Pavilion
Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

See Bart Walter’s “Wind and Waves” in person and meet the artist!

Wind and Waves

Paintings on the Armory Wall

Art at the Armory

Waterfowl Festival Headquarters

World-class painters, sculptors and carvers can be found at the site of the Waterfowl Festival Headquarters. Wander through the gallery and take in the majestic feeling of this historic structure. Masks required.

2021 Artists

Carvers

Tom Ahern — Tom Ahern Bird Sculpture, Bethlehem, PA
Ivie A. Elliott, Jr. — Elizabeth City, NC
Rich Smoker — R.W. Smoker Wildfowl Carving, Marion, MD
Ross Smoker — R.K. Smoker Waterfowl Carving, Selinsgrove, PA
Herb Watson — Pocomoke, MD
Rick Watson — Atlantic, VA

Painters

Sue deLearie Adair — Schenectady, NY
Al Barker — Bordentown, NJ
Linda Besse — Mead, WA
Ray C. Brown, Jr. — Lake Forest, CA
Al Dornisch — Ridgway, PA
Ned Ewell — Cockeysville, MD
Carol Heiman-Greene — Orange, CA
Rebekah Knight — Deepwater, MO
Rob Leslie — Turnersville, NJ
Sara Linda Poly — Creative Hand, Easton, MD
Mary Pritchard — Chestertown, MD
Julia Purinton — Medusa Studio, Warrenton, VT
Jim Rataczak — Circle Pines, MN
Steve Rogers — Lewes, DE
Joe Seme — Wilmington, NC
C. Keith Whitelock — Salisbury, MD

Sculptors

Jim Green — Hermosa, SD
Roger Martin — Albemarle, NC
Scott Penegar — Penegar Studios LLC, Charleston, SC

Location: 40 S. Harrison Street
Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Handicapped access on South Street
Restrooms in the building
No pets except service animals

Art at the Avalon

Painters and sculptors will be exhibiting in Art at the Avalon. Exhibitors welcome the opportunity to share their artistic talent with guests, both experienced collectors and those simply touched by one of the artists’ images. There is nothing like the thrill of purchasing one’s first significant piece of art directly from the artist!

2021 Exhibitors

Painters

Sandy Alanko — Tilghman, MD
Richard Clifton — Milford, DE
Art LaMay — Portraits in Wildlife, Palm Coast, FL
Bruce Woodward — Sykesville, MD

Sculptors

Ronnie Wells — Wells Gallery, Salado, TX

Location: 40 E. Dover Street
Bus Route: Blue
Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Masks Required

Conservation Partners

Visit organizations throughout the Festival who share Waterfowl Chesapeake’s mission of conservation and support of waterfowl habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Waterfowl Chesapeake, the Festival’s affiliate organization, invites local conservation organizations to exhibit at the Festival — this year showcasing their work throughout the Festival. Many of the science, education, advocacy and service organizations in the region are here again along with some new ones. Come visit the interactive exhibits and meet the folks saving our Eastern Shore habitats. You will find exhibits at the Chesapeake Marketplace (Easton Middle School) and the Sportsman’s Pavilion (Elks Lodge).

Chesapeake Marketplace

Academy Art Museum — Easton, MD
Adkins Arboretum — Ridgley, MD
Bay Journal — Fredericksburg, VA
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum — St. Michaels, MD
Talbot County Master Gardeners — Easton, MD (one day only)

Sportman’s Pavilion

In the Exhibitor Tent:
Ducks Unlimited
ShoreRivers (Saturday Only)
Outside:
Outside BB Gun Exhibit with National Wild Turkey Federation
Archery Exhibit with Isaac Walton League & Elks — Easton, MD

Artifacts Exhibit

Easton High School Cafeteria

Fifty years ago, the first Waterfowl Festival was born to both celebrate the Eastern Shore’s unique heritage and raise awareness of the challenges to the region’s beautiful environment. In this exhibit, visitors learn about the evolution of waterfowling from an economic necessity to the sport of today. Some of these seldom seen treasures, on loan from private and museum collections, date back hundreds of years, and include decoys, guns, gunning boats, and countless related items. Many are priceless rarities, offered up by collectors.

Location:
723 Mecklenberg Ave.

Bus Route: Blue

Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2021 Exhibitors

  • Rod Benjamin, Church Creek, MD
  • Gary Campbell, Delmarva Decoy Collectors Assn., Salisbury, MD
  • Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD
  • Edward Dean, Church Creek, MD
  • William Freng, Berlin, MD
  • Robert N. Hockaday, St. Michaels, MD
  • Bob Jester, Eastern Shore Decoys, Ocean City, MD
  • Ron Lewicki, Midlothian, VA
  • Lawrence Myers, Oxford, MD
  • Ronnie and Kim Newcomb, Church Creek, MD
  • Henry Stansbury, Catonsville, MD
  • C. John Sullivan, Fallston, MD
  • Row Terry, Chincoteague, VA
  • Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, MD

Tasting Pavilion

Enjoy the best of Maryland wines, craft brews and unique foods!

Celebrating our excellent Maryland vintners, brewers and producers of other gourmet items, you are sure to have a tasty experience when you visit this popular venue. Offering wines and beers, cheeses and sweets, this is a palate-pleasing pavilion!

In addition to needing a Festival badge or ticket to enter, there is a $10 fee for the wristband and glass that allows anyone 21 and older to taste the wines and beers.

Beer and wine by the glass and bottles (to take home) are also available for purchase.

Location: Tent across from 40 S. Harrison Street

Bus Route: Blue

Exhibit Hours:
Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2021 Tasting Exhibitors

Tasting Pavilion Exhibitors
Clare’s Nutty Concoctions — Bishopville, MD
Cove Point Winery — Lusby, MD
Eastern Shore Brewing LLC — St. Michaels, MD
Jamaica’s Finest Cocktails & Mixes — White Plains, MD
Olivins — St. Michaels, MD
Olney Winery — Beltsville, MD
Our Greek Market, LLC — St. Michaels, MD
Pretzelphoria — Lancaster, PA
RAR Brewing — Cambridge, MD

Sportsman’s Pavilion

Elk’s Lodge – Sportsmen’s Tent, Molly’s Tent, Diving Dogs, Craft Brew Pub

Outdoor enthusiasts and sporting visitors can delight in the array of Sportsman’s Pavilion vendors, offering everything from big-game hunting adventure trips to the smallest fishing lure. Find outdoor apparel from hats to boots, calls to lure the geese, and taxidermy to stuff the ones bagged.

Location: Easton Elk’s Lodge, 502 Dutchman’s Lane

Bus Route: Blue

Exhibit Hours: Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2021 Sportsman’s Pavilion Exhibitors

Area 51 Layout Boats
Barbour – Equine Impressions
Banded/Avery Outdoors
Basketman, The
Bass Pro Shops
Bay Life Apparel
Beltway Merch
Benelli USA
Braeval
C & C Outfitters
Chene Gear
Choptank Transport
Dabbling Duck Co.
Dega Dog Treats and More
Dixie Decoys
Downed Wings Waterfowl
Duck Blind Coffee Co.
Duck Boat Company, The/Olsen Marine Inc.
East Coast Waterfowl
Ellis Outdoors, LLC & Bucks-Bears Stags, LLC
Estuary Duck Boats/Canvasbacks
Eukanuba/Royal Canine USA
Gallant Heart
Gray’s Sporting Journal
Grumpy Duck Co.
Gunner Kennels
Havoc Calls
Hayes Calls
High ‘N Dry LLC
Hurricane Marsh Outfitters
Jeff’s Outdoor Crafts
K2 Machining & Fabricating
Kent Catridge
Killum Calls
Leadhead Waterfowl
Leaffilter North, LLC
Maryland Watermen’s Association
Molly’s Place
Muller Chokes
National Wild Turkey Federation
Nauti Paws, LLC
Northstar Outfitters
Old Dog Woodcrafts
Rig’Em Right Waterfowl
Salisbury Toyota
Salty Dogs & Sweet Ps Swag
Schrader’s Outdoors
Sean Mann Outdoors
Sequoia Springs
Solder Solutions LLC
Southern Flyway Outfitters
T-Mobile
Tangier Sound Charters
Taxidermy Shop, The
Tekton Game Calls
Tide Hill
Tri-Gas & Oil
Tuckahoe Gunworks & Hydrographics LLC
Valor & Honor Outdoors/RM Custom Calls
Willow Construction
Yeti Coolers/Aqua Pools

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