"VCCA was a dream I didn’t know I was supposed to have." — Carol Barber 📷: Studio VA7 at VCCA, 2026 #VCCAFellows #MtSanAngelo #artistcommunity #artistresidency

Looks like it's going to be a gorgeous Saturday for Spring Volunteer Day at VCCA this weekend! Come out to #MtSanAngelo at 10 a.m. on April 4, for some light yard work on the grounds of our artist residency program. Lunch will be provided; sign up by Tuesday, March 31: vcca.com/volunteer-day

Volunteer Day at VCCA Twice a year, VCCA hosts neighbors, friends, and supporters for a Saturday morning of light yard work and gardening to help keep the grounds of Mt. San Angelo, home to our world-renowned artist reside...

Join us at VCCA for Volunteer Day the first weekend of April to enjoy a little fresh air and some springtime magic. Lunch will be provided for volunteers who sign up by Tuesday, March 31: www.vcca.com/volunteer-day

Wachtmeister Award | VCCA The Wachtmeister Award is presented every two years in rotation to a prominent writer, visual artist, or composer whose significant achievement in the arts is widely recognized.

Now accepting applications! Established #interdisciplinary #visualartists pushing the boundaries of traditional and nontraditional materials/approaches are invited to apply for a first-time VCCA residency of up to 30 days with $1000 honorarium and $750 travel stipend. www.vcca.com/wachtmeister-award

Happy February! Residency applications are now open for VCCA's Spring 2027 scheduling period at Mt. San Angelo in Virginia. The deadline to apply is May 15, 2026. vcca.com/residencies-...

#artistcommunity #vccafellows #mtsanangelo #writers #visualartists #composers

32 Residencies to Fuel Your 2026 Writerly Dreams Getting away to focus on your writing even for as little as a week could push you out of your comfort zone and unlock new ideas.

Check out this thoughtfully curated list of residency opportunities for writers of all stripes, courtesy of @insidehighered.com: www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu... #writingresidency #artistcommunity

The VCCA Fellows Council is bringing you another interactive Zoom session to answer your questions about applying to artist residency programs. 🧡 A good way to kick off 2026! www.eventbrite.com/e/january-20...

“My time at VCCA was such a gift. I appreciated the energizing balance of solitude and community . . . quiet, focused days in the studio followed by evenings of conversation, shared meals, and connection. I was able to paint more freely than I ever have before.” — Hope Morgan #VCCAFellows

#VCCAFellow here: this place is beautiful year-round. The deadline for Fall 2026 residencies is January 15. Apply:

www.vcca.com/apply/reside...

Commit to Greater Opportunity This GivingTuesday This day of global giving celebrates the power of human connection. It's the perfect time to show your love for VCCA and our ever-expanding community of artists.

Another #GivingTuesday is right around the corner! This December 2, please consider supporting VCCA and our ever-expanding community of #VCCAFellows with a gift to the Greater Opportunity Fund. 🧡 www.vcca.com/giving-tuesd...

Thanks so much to the Daura Museum of Art for partnering with us to host a wonderful VCCA Connects event last night! We appreciate everyone who came out to experience the artistic work of our featured #VCCAFellows — Wo Chan, Roxanne Everett, Ana Gamboa, and Yeji Kim. 📷: Paige Critcher

‘VCCA Connects’ event to be held at Daura Museum of Art The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts will hold an event at the University of Lynchburg’s Daura Museum of Art on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 7-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The VCC...

Tonight at the Daura Museum of Art in Lynchburg! We're excited to bring another VCCA Connects event to the community. Free and open to all. www.lynchburg.edu/vcca-connect...

Meet the #VCCAFellows who will be sharing their work as part of our VCCA Connects event at the Daura Museum of Art at the University of Lynchburg! We hope to see you Wednesday, November 19, from 7 to 8 p.m.! This event is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be served. vcca.com/connects

Back to the real world after a productive 3 weeks at a beautiful residency @the-vcca.bsky.social Hope to be back soon!

VOTE! Then MOOOOOO. @the-vcca.bsky.social

Wonderful reading Thursday night @the-vcca.bsky.social with author Heather Thompson-Brenner. Read the title essay from the book I’m working on that was just published in the Bellevue Literary Review #49 Issue. @triohousepress.org

Save the Date ✨ April 25, 2026 ✨Spring Soirée

VCCA’s biggest annual fundraising event will take place Saturday, April 25, 2026! Save the date, and make a plan to join us at Mt. San Angelo for a festive evening in the VCCA Hay Barn this spring. vcca.com/gala

Happy Halloween! @the-vcca.bsky.social

🧡🖤 Courtesy of the #MtSanAngelo Kitchen Witches 🧡🖤

Drove into @the-vcca.bsky.social to begin a 3 week residency and was greeting by another Fellow here. 😂So good to be back!

Christopher Gonzalez Named 2025 Recipient of VCCA’s Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship This annual fellowship supports the residency of an LGBTQ+ writer working in any genre at VCCA’s artist retreat in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

VCCA is pleased to announce that fiction writer ✨ Christopher Gonzalez ✨ has been named the 2025 recipient of VCCA’s Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship! vcca.com/christopher-gonzalez 🧡 @livesinpages.bsky.social #VCCAFellows #MtSanAngelo #writingresidency

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Christopher Gonzalez Named 2025 Recipient of VCCA’s Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship This annual fellowship supports the residency of an LGBTQ+ writer working in any genre at VCCA’s artist retreat in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

Excited and humbled to be heading to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts next week for a two-week residency, made super possible by the generous support of the Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship!!!

We're looking forward to welcoming visitors to #MtSanAngelo for Fall Open Studios this weekend! Stop by VCCA between 4 and 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 26, to step inside the studios of eight #VCCAFellows: www.vcca.com/news-events/...

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Home from a magical and inspiring two week residency at VCCA. I met so many wonderful artists and came away with a full heart, new friends, and new poems.Thank you
@the-vcca.bsky.social !

#vccafellow
#mtsanangelo
#grateful

Volunteer Day at VCCA Sign up to join VCCA for light yard work and free lunch at Mt. San Angelo.

Fall Volunteer Day is this Saturday, October 25, 2025!
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Come out from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to enjoy coffee on the patio and some light autumnal yard work in our gardens. Lunch will be provided for folks who sign up today: vcca.typeform.com/volunteer-day

This weekend at VCCA! 🍂🎨✨

Saturday, October 25: Fall Volunteer Day
💚 vcca.com/volunteer

Sunday, October 26: Fall Open Studios
🧡 vcca.com/open-studios

It's Osage orange season at Mt. San Angelo!

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#vcca #mtsanangelo #osageorange #vccafellows

The Seagulls On abandoning works in progress. And seagulls. And other stuff.

A newsletter dispatch from @the-vcca.bsky.social. Thoughts on abandoning works in progress. And on seagulls and residencies and other stuff.

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