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VCCA offers 2–8 week fellowships in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Private studio, bedroom, and three meals a day. No application fee and no residency fee — supported entirely by donations and grants. VCCA reviews on three fixed deadlines a year: January 15, May 15, and September 15.
Includes the original Rate My Artist Residency community poll: 4.4 from 17 votes (archival, 2013–2016).
The studios were sunny and clean (although, not so clean that you had to worry about accidentally leaving a mark). The food was pretty ok - it's always nice to go to a residency where they cook for you, so you don't have to waste precious time on food prep/shopping. There was a continuous stream of people (about 1/2 of those present) who had been to this residency before (many several times), which was interesting. The living quarters are aging, but clean. I was able to complete a lot of work while I was there (May 2014). Neat feature: there's an outdoor pool that is open seasonally. There was a lot of concern about ticks (the insects) - just a heads up. — Anonymous, 2015. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
I found VCCA a peaceful, lovely place to get a lot of work done. It's not grand, but it's nice and well-run, with serious, high-quality colleagues. The grounds are well-groomed, mostly graceful open space. The food is basic and somewhat heavy (not health food). The bedrooms all have lovely views but no sonic privacy (all rooms have open spaces above their doors, due to the design of the heating / air conditioning system, which can't be individually controlled; I found the AC freezing cold). FYI, the two photos currently on this page next to the ratings box (the room with two red beds, and the writer working at a bay window) definitely aren't photos of VCCA. The first appears to be from VCCA's sister res in France, and the second looks to be from another international res VCCA has an exchange with. — Anonymous, 2016. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
The photos on this page are not of VCCA and are frankly nicer than VCCA - would be good to correct this — Anonymous, 2018. Imported from the original ratemyartistresidency.com archive.
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