Katherine Arnup’s Compassionate Guide
Katherine Arnup, a retired professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada has published I Don’t Have Time for This! A Compassionate Guide for Caring for Your Parents and Yourself. The…
Paul Reisler’s Outdoor Concert in Auvillar, France
…medieval village of Auvillar. While in residence at Moulin à Nef, Paul Reisler completed his musical, Bouncin, for which he wrote both the music and score. For more about Paul…
Dan Albergotti Wins Pushcart Prize
Dan Albergotti’s poem “What They’re Doing,” which appeared in the summer 2007 issue of the Cincinnati Review, has been selected for a 2008 Pushcart Prize and will be reprinted in…
Fanny Jacquier’s Meditations on Memory
While at VCCA, visual artist Fanny Jacquier used several different approaches to explore the theme of memory. One large piece was composed a number of sheets of paper (45 by…
Poets New to VCCA! Deadline To Apply Is Sept. 30!
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VCCA, How Does Your Garden Grow?
With Leigh Allen behind the tiller, that’s how! The VCCA’s unofficial Resident Husband (married to Communications Director Amy Allen), Leigh has been hard at work in his garden planting lettuce…
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Three Fellows Win Guggenheim
Among this year’s Guggenheim Fellowship recipients are three VCCA Fellows. Congratulations to filmmaker Rodney Evans, poet Forrest Gander and composer Laura Elise Schwendinger. The Guggenheim Foundation announced that in its…
Renate Haimerl Brosch’s Apt Observations
…complete with oversized cupholder—another oddity peculiar to this country she noticed: people never seem to be without a cup of coffee in their hand. For her open studio, Renate completed…
“An Insider’s Guide to Artist Colonies & Residencies” with VCCA Fellows and Staff
…on VCCA and other artists’ communities from our staff and Fellows. (Advance registration is required.) Piedmont Council for the Arts and WriterHouse are teaming up to present An Insider’s Guide…