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Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA)
Artists applying for a residency at Mt. San Angelo (1–6 weeks) in Virginia, including studio space, private accommodations, and meals.
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Get matched →VCCA's artist residency program at Mt. San Angelo in Amherst, Virginia, hosts writers, visual artists, and composers in residencies of 1–6 weeks with flexible scheduling and no minimum length of stay. Applications are accepted three times a year (January 15, May 15, September 15) for three distinct scheduling periods. The residency includes a private bedroom with en-suite bath, private studio, three prepared meals daily, and access to a community of 22 other artists. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Mt. San Angelo offers hiking trails and a supportive environment for focused creative work.
Open to emerging, mid-career, and established artists at any stage of career based anywhere in the world. Applicants enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral programs are eligible, though projects involving pure academic scholarship are not accepted. VCCA encourages applications from artists representing the widest possible range of perspectives.
Residencies range from 1–6 weeks with flexible scheduling. All meals are provided. Studios are private; facilities are partially accessible (50% or more). Housing is private bedrooms in a shared facility on campus, with accessible rooms comprising at least 50% of available space. Optional community activities include readings, open studios, and social events; all engagement with other residents is voluntary.
VCCA welcomes applications in all literary, visual, and musical/sound arts, including but not limited to: book arts, choreography, digital media, documentary, drawing, environmental arts, fiction, film, illustration, installation, interdisciplinary, journalism, literary nonfiction, literature, mixed media, multimedia, music, new genres, opera, painting, paper arts, performance art, photography, playwriting, poetry, printmaking, public art, screenwriting, sculpture, social practice, sound art, storytelling, symphony, theater, visual arts, and writing.
Application fee is $30 USD. The actual cost of residency is $240 per artist/per day. VCCA's Annual Fund covers at least 56% of all residency costs. VCCA requests $105 per day (44% of cost) from accepted artists and welcomes full payment of $240 per day if able. Artists unable to pay $105 per day will be considered for financial assistance. If the application fee presents a hardship, contact Artists Services at
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VCCA distributes $150,000 of financial assistance annually and offers a rotating selection of fully-funded fellowships at each of the three annual deadlines. At each deadline, applicants are considered for a VCCA residency and for all fully-funded fellowships for which they are eligible; only one application and single application fee is required per deadline. Accepted artists demonstrating financial need who do not receive a fully-funded fellowship are supported through financial assistance. Certain fully-funded fellowships offer stipends/honoraria.
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