Artist-in-Residence Program

In 1968, Roger spent two months at Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Fallingwater as its inaugural scholar-in-residence. Accompanied by his wife, Barbara, Roger completed his Field Guide to Mexican Birds while in residence. (Photo: Michael Fedison, courtesy of Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.)

Roger Tory Peterson was the very first “scholar-in-residence” at Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece, located in Mill Run, PA. During his residency, he completed the artwork for his Field Guide to Mexican Birds. With our Artist-in-Residence program, RTPI aspires to follow in Roger’s footsteps by nurturing the next generation of nature artists that create Art that Matters to the Planet.

RTPI residents spend a week at RTPI with facilitated access to the Peterson Collection, inclusive of Roger’s original field guide art, fine art, films, slides and personal papers. Each artist receives an honorarium of $1,000. Artists from out of town also receive housing, per diem, and reimbursement for travel. Following the residency, artists create a body of work inspired by their time spent at RTPI, which is featured in a solo exhibition the following year.

Due to overwhelming demand, we are not currently accepting any new artist-in-residence proposals.