Fellows at the VCCA work in their own private studio, located in a renovated Normandy style barn built in the 1930s. Ten studios are dedicated for writers, nine for visual artists. The three studios for composers are equipped with pianos and one also has a Roland Electronic Keyboard. All studios are air-conditioned and heated. There is no smoking in the barn.
The visual artists' studios are 500 to 700 square feet in size, with skylights, large northeast windows, and sinks, all on the ground floor. One studio is equipped with a Dickerson combination press. A sculptors' studio has 220-volt power and a loading dock. A darkroom with two enlargers for printing 35mm and 4x5 negatives is available for photographers.
Facilities: Elizabeth Coles Langhorne Residence for Fellows
Names for founder Elizabeth Langhorne, the VCCA Fellows Residence houses bedrooms, dining facilities, kitchens, a library, laundry facilities, and recreation rooms. Each bedroom is private with a private sink and semi-private bath. Sliding glass doors open onto vistas of rolling pastures and the Blue Ridge mountains.
The living room has a large fireplace and grand piano. An adjoining room has a television with satellite reception. The library, with its hardy collection of books and journals, is also equipped with a high-speed wireless connection and a computer for checking email and a variety of audio equipment. The residence is a five-minute walk from the studio barn. There is no smoking in the Fellows' Residence.
Six of the bedrooms in the Fellows' Residence are on the ground floor, and accessible to those in wheel chairs. Almost the entire studio complex is on one level and is five- to ten-minute wheelchair ride along a private lane with minimal grade.
If you are a wheelchair rider, be sure to mention this in your application so that we may accommodate you as well as possible.
The VCCA does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, creed, or physical ability.
Pictured Above: VCCA barns roof line. Photo by Bernard Handzel
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