Studios & Facilities

Painters and other 2-D media artists receive a private studio of approximately 300 square feet in one of four painting and mixed-media studio buildings.  All studios are open 24 hours a day. Studios are equipped with rolling painting tables/carts, easels, stools, ample wall space, and both natural and artificial lighting, and are assigned according to information provided by accepted Residents about the scale and media of their work. Painting materials are available at the Studio Store, a private art supply store on campus.
See the Studios pages in the Photo Tour section for exterior/interior studio views.

Writers are provided with private studios, each with a view of the Gihon River, in VSC’s new Maverick Writing Studios building. Writer's studios provide a desk, rolling ergonomic desk chair, wing chair, and a desk and standing lamp. Studios have wireless and hardwired internet access, and are networked to VSC-supplied shared printers for those writers who don’t bring their own. Writers may also use the Mason House conference room, a group meeting space and library with a growing collection of poetry, fiction and nonfiction.

Sculptors and other 3-D media artists receive a private studio in either the Schultz or Firehouse Studios, as well as access to an outdoor work yard. The facilities allow work in stone, steel, wood, clay, plaster and fabric, and afford opportunities for non-permanent site-specific pieces in the immediate environment. A staff sculptor is available for technical support; sculptors can also have materials ordered with advance notice. A complete sculpture shop with studio and hand tools for woodwork and welding is housed in Schultz Studios and kilns are available in Firehouse.

Printmakers work in a shared print shop in the Barbara White Studios and receive a private studio space. Printmakers should have prior mono-printing experience and plan to work independently. Some materials can be ordered in advance through the Studio Store.

Photographers are offered a private black and white darkroom and studio space. Photography residents with their own equipment may also choose to work in digital media.