Willoughby Scholars

The Scholarship

The Willoughby Society is a social enterprise with a collective mission to preserve and share famous mid-century photographer Bob Willoughby's body of work so we might inspire and delight new artists and art lovers. Bob’s passion for and dedication to art expanded beyond his own work, and was reflected in his relationships with artists, his inventiveness, and in his personal collection of work from across the world and time periods.

We believe in the future of human art, and therefore the education, skills, tools, and crafts that support the entire art industry from film, to photography, to physical arts in any medium. Bob’s art education empowered him to pursue a lifelong and culture shaping career—creating opportunities for new artists through the Willoughby Scholarship honors his legacy.