| Virginia Center for the Creative Arts | |
|---|---|
 Studio Barn at VCCA | |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′36″N 79°04′38″W / 37.543233°N 79.077113°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1971 |
The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA) is a residential artist community in Amherst, Virginia, USA. Since 1971, VCCA has offered residencies of varying lengths with flexible scheduling for international artists, writers, and composers at its working retreat in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. VCCA is among the nation's largest artist residency programs,[1] and since 2004, has also offered workshops and retreats at its studio center in Southwest France, Le Moulin à Nef.
VCCA fellowships aim to intensify creativity by freeing more than 400 artists a year, up to 25 at a time, from the disruptions of everyday life. Fellows have a private bedroom and studio, with three meals a day. Fellowships have been awarded to more than 6,000 writers, composers, and visual artists nationwide and from 63 different countries. Honors accorded to VCCA Fellows have included MacArthur "Genius Grants", National Book Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Academy in Rome, and the Guggenheim and Pollock-Krasner Foundations.[2][3]
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