VCCA Residency and Fellowship Opportunities for Winter 2023
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Amherst, VA 24521
Deadline
Posted
Writers, visual artists, and composers are invited to apply for Winter 2023 residencies at Mt. San Angelo in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Residencies will be scheduled between January 2 and April 30, 2023.
In residence, all VCCA Fellows are provided with a private individual studio, a private bedroom and en-suite bathroom, and three meals a day meals in a community of cross-disciplinary artists. During residencies lasting up to two months, VCCA Fellows are free to work at their own pace in quiet, spacious, light-filled studios, just a short walk from their residence overlooking the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
Significant financial assistance is available year-round.
The following fully-funded fellowship opportunities are included in the application for Winter 2023 residencies.
🔶 50th Anniversary Fellowships for Artists of Color: Writers, visual artists, and composers who self-identify as people of color and have not previously had a residency at VCCA are eligible for a fully-funded residency of up to two weeks at Mt. San Angelo.
🔶 Barbara Crooker Caregiving Fellowship: Writers, visual artists, and composers who are caregivers to an ill or disabled spouse, child, or other family member are eligible for a fully-funded residency of up to two weeks at Mt. San Angelo.
🔶 Harry D. Forsyth Fellowship for the Visual Arts: Sweet Briar College alumnae demonstrating exceptional ability and commitment in the visual arts are eligible for a fully-funded two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo with $100 travel stipend.
🔶 Jacques and Natasha Gelman Fellowship: African American and Latinx visual artists are eligible for a fully-funded two-week or one-month residency at Mt. San Angelo.
🔶 Goldfarb Family Fellowship: Writers of creative nonfiction are eligible for a fully-funded two-week residency at Mt. San Angelo.
🔶 Montana Fellowship: Writers, visual artists, and composers living in Montana are eligible for a fully-funded one-month residency at Mt. San Angelo.
🔶 Richard S. and Julia Louise Reynolds Poetry Fellowship: Poets are eligible for a fully-funded three-week residency at Mt. San Angelo.