VCCA

A CREATIVE SPACE FOR WRITERS, ARTISTS AND COMPOSERS FROM ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD

Roofline of VCCA studios in a renovated 1930s dairy barn Photo by Bernard Handzel, photographer, New York, New York

CONTENTS

President’s Report 4 Executive Director’s Report 6 40th Anniversary Celebrations 8 VCCA-France + International 10 Sweet Briar College + VCCA 12 Fellow Stories 13 Composers-in-Residence 14 Artists-in-Residence 16 Writers-in-Residence 20 Cy Twombly and VCCA 24 Suny Monk Fund for Fellows 26 Contributors 28 Government + Foundation Support 38 Financial Information 39 Board of Directors 40 Advisory Council + Fellows Council 41 Senior Staff 43

OPPOSITE PAGE: VCCA Filmmakers Showcase at Mt. San Angelo. The showcase featured a collage of clips from 12 of our filmmaker Fellows. Shown is a frame from “The Weather Inside Us” by Karl Nussbaum Bird by Bryant Holsenbeck, Durham, North Carolina Photo by Karl Nussbaum, filmmaker, New York, New York Photo by Maysey Craddock, artist, Memphis, Tennessee President’s Report FISCAL YEAR 2011

Fiscal year 2011 was dynamic and was manifest in the visual transformation that took place under transformative for VCCA. The her direction. As international exchanges grew and Fellow challenging economic climate capacity increased, the facilities expanded and improved, and highlighted our strengths: a committed the grounds flourished. Under her leadership, VCCA acquired network of friends, a dedicated Moulin à Nef in Auvillar, France, the jewel in our international board and staff, and a solid 40-year crown. Now in its ninth year, Moulin à Nef continues to grow foundation of serving outstanding as a connection between cultures and communities. Even as national and international artists, she retires to pursue her own art, we know that Suny’s ardent writers and composers. support for VCCA will not end. We are deeply grateful to our tireless Suny and her successor, Gregory Allgire Smith, spent several 40th Anniversary Celebration Chair months together providing a stable and seamless transition for Page Bond and her remarkable VCCA, not just for today but for tomorrow as well. committees for heading three We’d like to recognize retiring Board President Christine successful fundraising benefits in Brennan, who was a strong beacon for two challenging years Richmond, New York and Charlottesville. We are thankful that as we navigated a difficult economy. With deep appreciation Senator Mark R. Warner and Lisa D. Collis graciously served as for their transformational and caring service, we thank retiring honorary chairs for our 40th Anniversary Celebrations. And board members Sarah Smither and Ted Craddock. we’d like to thank our honorees, the amazing VCCA Advisory Council, many of whom attended these events to share their Throughout the year, Sweet Briar College continued to provide talent with our guests. We are happy to report that these three opportunities for joint educational and artistic programs with celebratory benefits netted over $200,000 to support present our Fellows. Aside from welcoming Fellows as guest speakers in and future work, and increased our donor base by 21%. classes, 2011 was the inaugural year of Sweet Briar’s Blue Ridge Summer Institute for Young Artists – BLUR – directed by VCCA Also in 2011, we enlarged the board for wider geographic Fellow Dave Griffith. The weeklong event included a tour of representation and more philanthropic opportunities, VCCA studios with several Fellows, including composer Paul introduced our new logo and branding campaign, and opened Reisler. a window to the world by launching a comprehensive new website that enables us to stay in touch with all our There is not enough room to brag about all our Fellows’ constituents in a more intimate way, while introducing VCCA to accomplishments in the past fiscal year, but we can’t resist an even broader global community. indulging in some highlights: VCCA Fellow and Advisory Council member Cy Twombly was the first American asked to create At the same time, in keeping with the spirit of VCCA, we a permanent installation in the Louvre, the ceiling of the provided creative space to 402 writers, artists and composers in prestigious Salle des Bronzes. Kelly Cherry was named Poet 2011, more than ever before. Laureate of Virginia. The Guggenheim celebrated Pulitzer Prize- But our most important news began in March of 2011 when winning David Del Tredici, a VCCA Fellow and Advisory Council Executive Director Suny Monk announced her retirement. For member, as one of America’s foremost living composers. And fourteen years, Suny has been a passionate advocate for VCCA. Martin Boykan and Advisory Council member Rita Dove were Her focus on—and understanding of—the artists’ experience elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

4 And as we paid tribute to this landmark work by twelve of our filmmaker Fellows. Ranging from year for VCCA, we were both delighted and dreamy to documentarian, it’s made a big splash at events, including several of our 40th anniversary celebrations. humbled by the heartfelt 40th anniversary • And in an economy that is particularly hard on artists, we tributes from our Fellows: are extremely grateful to the scores of VCCA artists who • Music From Mt. San Angelo: A Celebration of the Virginia generously donated their work to our fundraising efforts. Center for the Creative Arts. Led by the indomitable Gilda In these tributes from our Fellows, we see VCCA through their Lyons, this concert took place in New York as part of The eyes—inspiring us to work even harder to ensure that VCCA will Phoenix Concerts series. It was an extraordinary evening of be here for them for the next forty years. 17 original compositions, including eight world premieres, all by VCCA Fellows. Throughout this report, you will find stories from our Fellows • Entering the Real World: VCCA Poets on Mt. San Angelo. about connections they made through VCCA. Some were life- Editors Margaret B. Ingraham and Andrea Carter Brown, changing, some were career-changing and some will simply make both members of the VCCA Fellows Council, worked on you smile. But all of them show the enthusiasm these great the production of this marvelous anthology for a year. It talents share for their work as well as their abiding affection for contains over sixty previously published poems by national Mt. San Angelo, the magic mountain of Virginia. and international Fellows, all written about or inspired by We thank you for everything you do to make it possible for their VCCA residencies. our Fellows to stride onto the international stage with award- • VCCA Filmmakers Showcase. Curated by Karl Nussbaum, winning literature, music and art from the foothills of the Blue this compilation is a diverse and compelling glimpse of Ridge Mountains.

Tina A. Walls President, Board of Directors July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2013

New York composers and VCCA Fellows whose original works premiered at the Phoenix Concert, “Music From Mt. San Angelo: A Celebration of the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.” Left to right: Dennis Tobenski and Ben Yarmolinsky performing their compositions at the concert; Faye-Ellen Silverman and Gilda Lyons. Gilda Lyons conceived, created and coordinated the event.

5 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’s Report FISCAL YEAR 2011

When my husband Joe and I moved to The gracious pastoral grounds were restored and valuable Amherst in 1997, I was closing the door collegial exchanges with Sweet Briar College were fortified. on a 26-year tenure as an educator. I Most gratifying of all was to see our work pay off in the had watched toddlers transform into burgeoning awards and recognitions that our Fellows college graduates, and hugged those received from around the world. graduates as they returned with their Like the cover of this annual report—a own children for their first day of maquette design that became a prestigious school. I had partnered with hundreds ceiling in the Louvre—I watched VCCA of board members and faculty as we move from an organization with enormous wove the threads of a family-based rural potential to an organization with tremendous initiative into an educational center that accomplishments. Photo by Jerry Ruotolo became the core of the community. I Then, suddenly, VCCA turned forty. It was 2011 and there never expected to have another such was good reason to celebrate—we had become one of the rewarding career. largest artist communities in the United States, we were one How lucky I was to be so wrong. I was about to embark on of only three artist communities in the world with facilities a fourteen-year journey to transform an organization that on two continents, our new endowment fund had garnered would, in the end, transform me. over $2,000,000, we had a significant increase in our donor When I arrived as VCCA’s executive director in 1997, the base, and we were running a colony with one of the lowest dairy farm that had been converted into an artistic haven costs per residency day. Each milestone was particularly was ready to advance to the next level. Without the poignant for me because this fortieth year, my fourteenth year, was also my last as VCCA’s director. heart—Sheila and Craig Pleasants, Dorothy and Robert Johnson, Cora and Charles Tabb—the work would have been When I announced my retirement in March, my feelings impossible. Without the phenomenal minds of the Fellows, were mixed: anticipation about returning to my own art, and we would have lacked incentive. Without the wisdom trepidation about leaving this utterly unique and inspiring of the directors, there would have been little vision. By place. Would the person who succeeded me love VCCA as working together, we secured a newly polished reputation much as I do? that drew the best composers, writers and artists to Mt. From the moment Gregory Allgire Smith arrived in October, San Angelo, and we expanded VCCA’s early prominence we worked together beautifully. I congratulate our board of in internationalism with the acquisition of Moulin à Nef in directors for their insight in finding such a highly qualified Auvillar, France. 6 Mr. Smith Goes to VCCA executive director whose heart is clearly in the right place—right here at It took six intense months and a Mt. San Angelo. With Greg at the helm, I know that as I return to the real nationwide search to find a successor world, I will have the pleasure of seeing VCCA continue to advance to yet for Suny Monk. We’d like to thank board another level. member Alex Nyerges and his team for leading the process to find Gregory My years at VCCA have given me much to be thankful for: the privilege of Allgire Smith. Greg bested a field of more having been a steward to this magical place, treasured friendships, the daily than 100 highly qualified competitors, honor of welcoming to our doorstep an invigorating flow of talent from and has thirty years’ experience in the all across the globe. But the most rewarding moments have always been in nonprofit arts sector, twenty of them the stories our Fellows tell about what happens here—the transformative as chief executive. His focus is to raise connections they make to their work, colleagues, and careers. In their arts organizations to a higher level of words, I see the mission of VCCA being accomplished every day. programmatic service, public recognition and financial stability, while continually Thank you, all of you, for these fourteen wonderful, rare, and inspiring broadening their network of advocates. years. Greg ran the Art Academy of Cincinnati, which grew and prospered significantly under his 15-year leadership. At the Suny Monk Telfair Museum in Savannah, Georgia, he Executive Director broadened community engagement and September 1997 - October 2011 launched the creation of a contemporary art museum to complement the historic Telfair Academy and Owens-Thomas House. Greg’s official start date was October 1, 2011.

7 40th anniversary celebrations 1971 - 2011

VCCA at VMFA in Richmond, Virginia 8 January 2011

Photos by Charlottesville Photography Group

VCCA at Apella in New York City 7 April 2011

Left: Advisory council members Alice McDermott, Teresita Fernández, David Del Tredici, Executive Director Suny Monk and VCCA Advisory Council member Naomi Wolf Center: David Del Tredici’s jacket and playing the piano. Right: J. Walter Hawkes (composer, New York) on trombone with the J. Walter Hawkes Trio Photos by Jerry Ruotolo

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VCCA at Casa Maria in Charlottesville 7 May 2011

40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SPONSORS

Photos by Charlottesville Photography Group

Pam and Bill Royall On January 8, 2011, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, VCCA kicked off the first fundraising event honoring our advisory council and our 40th anniversary year, with Senator Mark R. Warner and Lisa D. Collis serving as honorary chairs. The VMFA event was quickly followed by benefits in New York and Charlottesville. Nearly 600 guests attended raising over $200,000 that will help provide time and space to writers, composers and visual artists for the next 40 years. We’d like to thank all the corporations and individuals who helped support these benefits as well as our 40th Anniversary Celebration Directors, Amy Bridge and Susan News. Special thanks to our 40th Anniversary Celebration Chair, Page Bond, for working so hard to assure the success of three major events in four months. Martee and Charles Johnson We are grateful to Alex Nyerges, VCCA Board member and director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, for securing VMFA’s stunning new Cochrane Atrium for our Richmond event; VCCA Board member Corinne Buckalew for finding Apella, thus ensuring our elegant New York debut; and VCCA Board member Cynthia Tremblay for providing the exquisitely beautiful Casa Maria for our The Thomas F. and Kate Miller Charlottesville celebration. Jeffress Memorial Trust Thanks to each and every one of our friends, Fellows and supporters, Suzanne Tanner Chitwood it was a memorable and inspiring year! Mr. and Mrs. Landon Hilliard

9 VCCA-France + INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE FELLOWS

Since Moulin à Nef in Auvillar, France, joined the VCCA family eight years ago, it VCCA-FRANCE Moulin à nef has become our flagship international program. In 2011, seventeen painters, poets, Anne Kamilla Alexander Windham, Maine fiction writers, and composers had residencies, exploring the splendid landscape and Helen Benedict New York, New York the village’s ancient architecture to find connections between their contemporary Barbara Blatner New York, New York Douglas Boyce Alexandria, Virginia experience and Auvillar’s deep historical roots. Heather Bryant Sunnyside, New York Ellen Dreyer Maplewood, New Jersey For the third year, both Yale and James Madison University ran visual arts programs at Donna Kelly Eastman Surprise, Arizona Moulin à Nef. VCCA Fellows Robert Reed of Yale and Agnes Carbrey of JMU continue Colleen Hayward Seattle, Washington to attract talented individuals to their programs. Fellow Marilyn Kallet returned to Jeff Juhlin Salt Lake City, Utah Auvillar to lead her popular poetry workshop. And last summer, the Etchings Music Mary Minter Krotzer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Festival in partnership with VCCA once again filled the village with gorgeous music, Jeannette MacDougall Boerne, Texas the work of new international composers performed in the lovely La Chapelle de Deirdra McAfee Richmond, Virginia Sainte Catherine. Robin Messing Brooklyn, New York Stephen O’Connor New York, New York VCCA continues to send Fellows for residencies with our internation al partners while Amy Ragus Walpole, Massachusetts Rob Tarbell Crozet, Virginia welcoming artists in exchange. Scott Tobin Columbus, Ohio AUSTRIA kofomi / land Salzburg, SALZBURG Gregory Mertl New Milford, Connecticut salzburg künstlerhaus, salzburg Katherine Mann Washington, DC GERMANY Schloss Plüschow, plüschow Wendy Osher Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Melora Griffis New York, New York Oberfälzer Künstlerhaus, schwandorf Eric Moe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jason D. Watson Boone, North Carolina Barbara Weissberger Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Quintan Ana Wikswo Los Angeles, California Anjana Appachana Tempe, Arizona Huang Ruo New York, New York Patti Capaldi Brooklyn, New York Becky Slemmons Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania IRELAND Tyrone Guthrie Centre Jane Bernstein Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Susan D’Amato Syracuse, New York MALTA St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity John Humphries Cinncinati, Ohio Etchings Festival performance in La Chapelle de Sainte Catherine Brian Silberman Marietta, Pennsylvania

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SHOSHANNA AHART Visual Artist Eichstätt, Germany VCCA-France Directrice en Résidence Cheryl Fortier and her husband John Alexander In 1995, I was selected by VCCA to participate in the international exchange program with the Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus “I knew Auvillar was on the pilgrim’s route to Santiago in Schwandorf, (Bavaria) Germany. The opportunity to travel abroad as a working de Compostela, and before I left I began to think about artist thrilled me. I am a plein-air painter pilgrims and pilgrimage … I am grateful to VCCA for with a focus on historic architecture and the opportunity to explore Auvillar … the lush fields of landscape. I spoke no German and worried that sunflowers, the rolling hills, the medieval chapel, the I wouldn’t be recognized by whomever stone walls ... Life slowed for me. I peeled away layers met me at the Munich Airport. Andreas that inevitably pile on, and I thought to myself, this is my Karlstetter, a German artist working for the Küenstlerhaus, was standing outside baggage pilgrimage, this peeling away. New work poured forth.” claim holding a sign: “ VCCA—Shoshanna Ahart.” After eight years of a transatlantic VCCA Fellow and Board member Sandell Morse of her 2011 residency relationship, I moved to Eichstätt, Bavaria and we were married. Andreas is the head of the art department at a high school for the arts in town. I am a self employed artist and an adjunct at Catholic University Eichstätt, where I teach painting and color theory. Where would I be; what would my art and life be like without VCCA and the Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus residencies, I don’t know. I do know that I am eternally grateful to both these extraordinary institutions for the opportunity to explore my art and make a connection, which literally changed my life.

Shoshanna and Andreas

Photo of Shoshanna painting at VCCA by Debra Galant, writer, Glen Ridge, New Jersey Moulin à Nef in Auvillar, France To read more of Shoshanna’s story or to see her artwork go to vcca.com and click on the blue “Connections” button 11 sweet briar college + vcca

the creative arts faculty invite professional artists to teach master classes at the College in exchange for VCCA residencies. In 2011, VCCA Fellow Brigid Hughes, former editor at the Paris Review and publisher of the acclaimed literary journal, A Public Space, spoke at Sweet Briar’s undergraduate writing conference. The program also gives the SBC creative arts faculty an opportunity to have residencies of their own at VCCA. David Griffith’s connection with VCCA began in 2004 when he arrived from Pittsburgh as a first-time Fellow supported by the Heinz Endowments. Like many Fellows, he visited the Sweet Briar campus, its library, athletic facilities and coffee VCCA Wachtmeister Award winner and Fellow Kia Corthron (playwright, New York, New York) reading at Sweet Briar College shop. When a position as Assistant Professor of Creative Writing opened at the College in 2007, Griffith submitted The connections between VCCA and Sweet Briar College his successful application. This past spring David returned to go back to 1975 when Professor Bill Smart talked to Sweet VCCA to work on his manuscript as part of the SBC-VCCA Briar’s President Harold Whiteman about partnering with the program. new artists community. The College then granted VCCA the In 2011, VCCA supported the development of the Blue Ridge use of a portion of its beautiful sister estate, 12-acres on a Summer Institute for Young Artists - BLUR - Sweet Briar’s hilltop just across the highway from SBC. Since then, VCCA three-week program for high school students. Directed by has brought a steady stream of creative talent from around David Griffith, the program’s inaugural year featured a tour the world to this quiet, pastoral realm that is known as Mt. of VCCA and talks with Fellows from around the world. San Angelo. VCCA Fellows also speak regularly to the Bachelor of Fine Over the years, that relationship deepened. In addition Arts workshops. In FY 2011, Fellows in music composition, to readings and visits, VCCA is now incorporated into the visual arts and creative writing spoke about their work and College curriculum with the SBC-VCCA Fellows in Residence creative careers. Program, and with the introduction of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the College. VCCA is grateful for this enriching partnership that

nourishes creativity on both sides of the highway. Through the SBC-VCCA Fellows in Residence Program, “Sweet Briar is profiled in many recruiting publications that potential students go to for information about colleges ... We make sure that VCCA is mentioned as one of the things that makes Sweet Briar truly unique. It makes us look very cool.” Ken Huus, Sweet Briar College Director of Admissions

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, We asked our Fellows to tell us DAVID Y. TODD about connections they made Writer Silver Spring, Maryland during their VCCA residencies —eye-opening experiences I arrived to discover the studio assigned me was a big one- that reinforced or changed room cottage containing a grand piano. VCCA was short the direction of a project. The a composer that June and extra one writer—me. Having response turned out to be an brought half a dozen stories to finish, I spread the drafts eye-opening experience for us. across the piano, bench, floor, cot, writing table, window sills. Like most people, we often get Accomplished artists were there, on fire with their work. Adé, in his studio, was producing a huge canvas of intricate images and vibrant swaths of paint depicting the births of his mired in the details of our job, children and the joyous chaos of being in a family. One evening in the common room after the everyday responsibilities supper, demonstrating the solemn awkwardness of his teenage son trying to impress a girl of creating and maintaining a on the dance floor, he made me laugh so hard I fell off my chair. creative space. It was awesome This was nourishing because during the days I was pacing that music studio trying to see my and invigorating to hear about way through those stories and a despair that I’d not be more than an imposter in this place. the big picture—both the Then on a round past the keyboard I stopped and picked out the solitary, first notes of an astonishing work our Fellows old, sad piano melody I remembered. do at Mt. San Angelo and the Hearing those notes somehow showed me which sentence to use first from among the life-changing experiences that go papers strewn everywhere. Whenever I came to a break, I played them again and that lighted what to put next. At the end of that month, I’d finished the stories by making them on here. all into one story—about a 10-year-old boy in whose house all hell was breaking loose. It is heartening to think Janet Neipris, an experienced New York playwright and teacher, asked to read it. The next that this little hilltop in morning she called me to her studio. She told me the story broke her heart and asked if I understood it was beautiful. The story later won an arts fellowship large enough to buy me Virginia has been such a a computer and six months to write with, and enough confidence in the durability of boys creative crucible for folks to sustain me to this day. from all walks of art, and all over the world. I am glad I don’t have to imagine where I’d be now without that VCCA month in my life. You can read our Fellows’ stories Some few, short spells do matter more than the rest to how we live, whom we nourish. in the orange, yellow and blue Today hundreds of adults are walking around knowing how art sustains people because they panels throughout this report. took classes which I, nurtured by VCCA, helped bring to life. And I’ve been able to work as a writer within the family I’ve also been able to create, with my wife and I raising our son to And there are more on our feel assured that art is essential. website. Just go to vcca.com and These effects are why I send VCCA a check annually. It’s a place of spiritual force not click on the blue “Connections” replicated anywhere else. Thank you for asking me what connections I made there and why button. they’ve mattered. Godamighty, do they matter.

13 Fellows in residence COMPOSERS

Alejandro T. Acierto New York, New York Alan Chan Santa Monica, California J. Walter Hawkes Long Island City, New York Athena Adamopoulos New York, New York Andrea Clearfield Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chuck Holdeman Montchanin, Delaware Patricia Alessandrini Teaneck, New Jersey Ted Coffey Charlottesville, Virginia Rex Isenberg New York, New York Luis Hilario Arévalo Colonia Independencia, Mexico Tamar Diesendruck Brookline, Massachusetts Paul Kayhart Atlanta, Georgia Jens Barnieck Taunusstein, Germany Laurelyn Dossett Greensboro, North Carolina Jerome Kitzke New York, New York Gina Biver Falls Church, Virginia Randall Eng New York, New York Noah Gideon Meites Santa Cruz, California Timothy J. Brown Denver, Colorado Scott Eyerly New York, New York Justin Merritt Northfield, Minnesota Oliver Caplan Somerville, Massachusetts Josh Goldman Reston, Virginia Roth Michaels Camden, Maine

J. Walter Hawkes, composer, Long Island City, New York, with Deanie Johnson of the Deanie Blues Band Photo by Medford Taylor, photographer, Richmond, Virginia

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BECKY GOULD GIBSON Poet Winston-Salem, North Carolina

I met Forrest Pierce, a composer, at VCCA in 2007. He heard me read from Need- Fire, a cycle of poems in the voice of 7th century English abbesses, and told me that he wished to set some of them to music. He said that he had the singer in mind as well as the pianist, but that it would take a couple of years to complete the work as he was involved in other compositions at the time. Two years later, three of the pieces were done and two more were underway. The five lais cycle was performed twice in 2010, at the Oklahoma State University and at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. I attended the concert at OSU last November and was able to witness the extraordinary power of the composition

Tanya Anisimova, composer, and the performances by Michael Nellysford, Virginia Kirkendoll, pianist and Sarah Tannehill, Photo: Charlottesville coloratura soprano. Thunderous applause Photography Group and a standing ovation!

Eric Moe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jeffrey Roberts East Hampton, New Hampshire Richard Nelson Brunswick, Maine Andrew Rudin Allentown, New Jersey FORREST PIERCE Alexander Nohai-Seaman Rocky Point, New York Faye-Ellen Silverman New York, New York Composer Polly Pen Rosendale, New York Suzanne Sorkin Wynnewood, Pennsylvania Lawrence, Kansas Christopher Preissing Chicago, llinois Jeff Tang Brooklyn, New York with Sarah Tannehill Paul Reisler Washington, Virginia Jeff Zeiders Baltimore, Maryland coloratura soprano Michael Remson Houston, Texas who sang “Need-Fire” To read more, go to vcca.com

15 Fellows in residence ARTISTS

Shoshanna Ahart Eichstätt, Germany Maysey Craddock Memphis, Tennessee Tamara Fitzpatrick Brooklyn, New York Andrea Amenitsch Salzburg, Austria Barbara Crawford Lexington, Virginia John Fleenor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Melissa S. Armstrong Roanoke, Virginia Lori Crawford Dover, Delaware David Fludd New York, New York Norbert Francis Attard Gharb, Gozo, Malta Susan D’Amato Syracuse, New York Cheryl Fortier Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Barbara Baer Denver, Colorado Michelle Dennis New York, New York John H. Franklin Princeton, New Jersey Tulu Bayar Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Jo Dery Providence, Rhode Island Steven Gilbert New York, New York Karen Bell New York, New York Ken Dubin Fairfield, Iowa Georgia June Goldberg Ross, California Karen Bondarchuk Kalamazoo, Michigan Jessica Dunne San Francisco, California Charles William Goolsby Emory, Virginia Jacquelin Boulanger Tallahassee, Florida Ralph D. Eaton Roanoke, Virginia Crystal Gregory Brooklyn, New York Lindsey Brown Clinton Corners, New York Julia Elsas Chapel Hill, North Carolina Joan Grubin New York, New York David Burke Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Carolina Escobar Phoenix, Arizona Gwen Hardie New York, New York Craig Cahoon Washington, DC Mary Page Evans Wilmington, Delaware Kristin Reiber Harris Lynchburg, Virginia Stefan Chinov Dayton, Ohio Katherine Fahey Baltimore, Maryland Tanya Elizabeth Hartman Lee’s Summit, Missouri Sarawut Chutiwongpeti Bangkok, Thailand Emily Feinstein Brooklyn, New York Anthony Hawley Lincoln, Nebraska Matthew C. Connors Brooklyn, New York Scott Finch Baton Rouge, Louisiana Marion E. Held Montclair, New Jersey Brian Counihan Roanoke, Virginia Claudia J. Fitch Seattle, Washington Pinkney Herbert Memphis, Tennessee

Karen Bell, photographer, New York, New York Photo by Medford Taylor, photographer, Richmond, Virginia

Pinkney Herbert, artist, Memphis, Tennessee Photo by Maysey Craddock, artist, Memphis, Tennessee

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Kristin Herzog Fairfax, Virginia Suzanne Kelser Brooklyn, New York GARY DAVISON Helen Hilliard Free Union, Virginia Sharon Kyle Kuhn Austin, Texas Composer Marietta Hoferer New York, New York Michael Kukla New York, New York Washington, DC Mary E. Holland Richmond, Virginia Yvonne Kunz Helena, Montana Bonnie Lee Holland Bethesda, Maryland Mario Laplante San Francisco, California Being in the company of such a rich Wei-An Huang Port Washington, New York Serge J-F. Levy Princeton, New Jersey variety of creative artists is a highly Jenny Humphreys North Truro, Massachusetts Elizabeth Lide Atlanta, Georgia stimulating and rewarding experience. My Gyun Hur Marietta, Georgia Andrea Lilienthal Brooklyn, New York VCCA residencies have been productive in Caroline Hurley New York, New York Cynthia Lin New York, New York Kris Iden Charlottesville, Virginia Taliaferro Logan Roanoke, Virginia the extreme. Heidi Jensen Central, South Carolina Meredith Lund New York, New York I first heard Peggy Ingraham’s poetry in an Jill Jensen Lynchburg, Virginia John Maggio Greensboro, North Carolina open studio reading she gave. From that Simen Johan New York, New York Frank Magnotta Brooklyn, New York moment, I knew I wanted to set some of Katherine Kadish Yellow Springs, Ohio Kim Manfredi Baltimore, Maryland Joanna L. Kao Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts John Mann Tallahassee, Florida her work to music. Darina Karpov Brooklyn, New York Kathleen Markowitz Richmond, Virginia We finally made that happen just Zachary Keeting New Haven, Connecticut John F. Martin San Francisco, California recently for a 9/11 tenth anniversary commemorative concert in Washington, DC. My working title was Shadow Tides. Within a fortnight, Peggy delivered the perfect text. I cried when I first read it; I was stunned and elated. In the end, the commissioning chorus called Choralis gave a gorgeous premiere. It was a proud and humbling day to sit with this friend and hear our efforts come alive in a truly meaningful way. I shall always treasure it. Throughout those months of working with Peggy, I thought often of how this would not have happened this way if it had not been for VCCA. My gratitude is profound for the people who helped lead me to this path.

Top photo: Gary Davison reviews “Shadow Tides” Bryant Holsenbeck’s studio, artist, Durham, North Carolina with Maestro Gretchen Kuhrmann Photo by Maysey Craddock, artist, Memphis, Tennessee

17 Fellows in residence ARTISTS

Jenny Lynn McNutt Brooklyn, New York William Niemeier New York, New York Danica Novgorodoff Brooklyn, New York Karl Nussbaum Brooklyn, New York Paula Owen San Antonio, Texas Nina Ozbey Earlysville, Virginia Lindsay Packer Brooklyn, New York Douglas Paisley Williamstown, Massachusetts J. Pasila Brooklyn, New York Lynn Pauley Ridley Park, Pennsylvania Susu Pianchupattana Los Angeles, California Alyson Pou New York, New York Dani L. Roach Minneapolis, Minnesota Alexandra Rozenman Allston, Massachusetts Barbara Schaff Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Kerstin Schiefner Blowatz, Germany Michele Schuff Austell, Georgia Monika Maria Schultes Augsburg, Germany Nina Seidel-Herrmann Geisenhausen, Germany Fern Seiden Stockholm, Sweden Wolfgang Seierl Vienna, Austria Paul Shore New York, New York Susan Silas Brooklyn, New York Tanja Softic Richmond, Virginia Jean Sousa Chicago, Illinois Maja Spasova London, England Myong Stebbins Berkeley, California Jessica Tam Amherst, Massachusetts Medford Taylor Richmond, Virginia Erin Thurlow Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Michelle Tillander Gainesville, Florida Felicia van Bork Davidson, North Carolina Betty Vera Woodstock, New York Annie Waldrop Roanoke, Virginia Joan Weber New York, New York Mindy Weisel Washington, DC Barbara Weissberger Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Frances Wessells Crozier, Virginia Wendy Wischer Sarasota, Florida Joo Yeon Woo Boulder, Colorado Caroline Wright Austin, Texas Karl Nussbaum, filmmaker, New York, New York Deborah Zlotsky Delmar, New York Photo by by Maysey Craddock, artist, Memphis, Tennessee

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CATHY HERNDON Artist Fredericksburg, Virginia

Wherever I go I talk about my art and its growth through VCCA. I truly believe I would not have made it this far if I had not applied and come to the campus in 1988. In that first residency, VCCA supported me in a time in my life where I was struggling. I came back and made the “Entering the Real World” cloud sign. In speaking of this wonderful place, I have met many other Fellows. Three summers ago I was in Sicily on the beach (working on material for my series One Euro House) and I met a man whose mother is influential with the St. James Cavalier Art Center in Malta, where VCCA has an exchange program. Naturally, we talked at length about VCCA! The positive feed back and the “once in a life time” chances that are offered makes this place a kind of “Art Utopia”. May all the future artists who come live their dreams.

Cathy Herndon’s iconic sign seen as Top: Stefan Chinov, artist, Dayton, Ohio, and Monika Schultes, artist, Augsburg, Germany you exit VCCA. Photo by Kimberley Stiffler Photo by Karen Bell, Bottom: Joan Weber, artist, New York, New York photographer, Photo by Medford Taylor, photographer, Richmond, Virginia New York, New York

19 Fellows in residence WRITERS

Karen Adams Roanoke, Virginia Aaron Baker Chicago, Illinois Bruce Bauman Los Angeles, California Joel Agee Brooklyn, New York Ned Balbo Baltimore, Maryland James L. Beane University Park, Maryland Deborah B. Ager Hyattsville, Maryland JoAnn Balingit Newark, Delaware Naomi Benaron Tucson, Arizona Laura Apol East Lansing, Michigan Carmiel Banasky Portland, Oregon Helen Benedict New York, New York Bonnie Auslander Bethesda, Maryland Samiya Bashir Ann Arbor, Michigan William Beverly Hyattsville, Maryland Ellis Avery New York, New York Holly Bass Washington, DC Lisa Birnbaum Tampa, Florida Howard Axelrod Brookline, Massachusetts Natalie Baszile San Francisco, California Jessica Anya Blau Baltimore, Maryland

Katherine Fahey, artist, Baltimore, Maryland, and Conrad Hilberry, poet, Kalamazoo, Michigan (sitting on Craig Pleasants’ sculpture, “Heliotrope”) Photo by Margaret Woodson Nea, photographer, Richmond, Virginia

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Pamela S. Booker New York, New York Amani Elkassabany Bethesda, Maryland K. Bradford Chicago, Illinois George Ellenbogen W. Roxbury, Massachusetts E. ETHELBERT MILLER Ami Sands Brodoff Montreal, Quebec, Canada Denise Emanuel Clemen South Pasadena, California Writer Andrea Carter Brown Los Angeles, California Katie Baldwin Eng New York, New York Washington, DC Laura Catherine Brown New York, New York Eve W. Eure Brooklyn, New York Sarah Browning Washington, DC Christine Evans Providence, Rhode Island In May 2008 I had a residency at VCCA. Rae Bryant Middletown, Maryland Blas Falconer Nashville, Tennessee Anne Burt Montclair, New Jersey Merrill Feitell New York, New York I used the time to complete work on Jonathan Callard Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Charles Adés Fishman E. Patchogue, New York The 5th Inning, a second memoir. Dana Cann Bethesda, Maryland Kate Flora Concord, Massachusetts One night, I found myself playing ping Laura Maria Censabella Brooklyn, New York Kitty Forbes Lookout Mountain, Georgia pong in the basement with Bovey Lee. David Marshall Chan Saint Paul, Minnesota Dionne Ford Montclair, New Jersey Patricia H. Chao New York, New York Patricia Foster Iowa City, Iowa Bovey works with paper. I only write on Ching-In Chen Milwaukee, Wisconsin Ru Freeman Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania it. What attracted me to her work was Angie Chuang Washington, DC David Galef Montclair, New Jersey its overwhelming concern with detail. Catherine Chung New York, New York Clifford Garstang Staunton, Virginia There was so much that appeared to be Kim Church Raleigh, North Carolina Janice Gary Annapolis, Maryland fragile and delicate; she was crafting a Jane Ciabattari New York, New York Will Georgantas Princeton, New Jersey world out of paper and cutting things Mark Ciabattari New York, New York Adam Giannelli Woodhaven, New York like a surgeon. Anne Colwell Milton, Delaware Becky Gould Gibson Winston-Salem, North Carolina Judith Cooper Chicago, Illinois Perry Glasser Haverhill, Massachusetts What seduced me was the contrast Kristen Cosby Austin, Texas Eugene Gloria Greencastle, Indiana between the work she created and the Theresa Coulter New York, New York Robin Goldfin New York, New York sound of her voice. Bovey has a voice Patrick Cribben Charlottesville, Virginia David Griffith Sweet Briar, Virginia like Etta James yet her work possesses Louie Cronin Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Teri Grimm Jacksonville, Florida the flutter of hummingbirds. Barbara Crooker Fogelsville, Pennsylvania David Groff New York, New York Trisha Cull Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Sharon Guskin Brooklyn, New York Three years after my stay at Richard E. Cytowic Washington, DC Rachel Hadas New York, New York VCCA, “Lady Bovey” and I started Kristina Marie Darling Ballwin, Missouri L. Christine Hale Asheville, North Carolina collaborating on a project which brings Allen Davis III New York, New York Judy Halebsky San Francisco, California together paper and poetry in a new Angela Davis-Gardner Raleigh, North Carolina Therése Halscheid Haddonfield, New Jersey way. We have regular Skype sessions Elizabeth Denton Batesville, Virginia Cathryn Hankla Roanoke, Virginia Jenna Dietzer Pinnellas Park, Florida Susan Hankla Richmond, Virginia on Sundays. Each chat is a blessing. LaTasha Diggs New York, New York Susie Hara San Francisco, California They are a reminder of how VCCA can Nicholas DiGiovanni Frenchtown, New Jersey Imani Maryahm Harrington San Francisco, California open a door to artistic discovery and Sarah Dohrmann Brooklyn, New York Natalie Harris Waterville, Maine friendship. In many ways VCCA is a Susan Donnelly Cambridge, Massachusetts Lois Marie Harrod Hopewell, New Jersey Beloved Community. Jeanne Dorsey New York, New York Penny Harter Mays Landing, New Jersey Michael Downs Baltimore, Maryland Yona Harvey Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Top photo: E. Ethelbert Miller by Karen Bell, Danielle Dubrasky Cedar City, Utah Molly Haskell New York, New York photographer, New York. Martha Tod Dudman Northeast Harbor, Maine Dolores Hayden Guilford, Connecticut Nicole Terez Dutton Somerville, Massachusetts Robin Hemley Iowa City, Iowa To read more of Ethelbert’s story, go to vcca.com Sue Eisenfeld Arlington, Virginia Christine Herrmann Washington, DC 21 Fellows in residence WRITERS

Conrad Hilberry Kalamazoo, Michigan Alan Michael Parker Davidson, North Carolina Katherine Hill Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Brandon Patterson Buena Vista, Virginia Richard Hofheimer Richmond, Virginia Emily Pease Williamsburg, Virginia Helen Hooper Arlington, Virginia Gail Peck Charlotte, North Carolina Lita Hooper Atlanta, Georgia Charlotte Pence Knoxville, Tennessee Abeer Hoque Monroeville, Pennsylvania J.J. Penna Lawrenceville, New Jersey Dottie Louisa Horn Cary, North Carolina Steven Petrow Chapel Hill, North Carolina John Wesley Horton Seattle, Washington Tom Piazza New Orleans, Louisiana Lori Horvitz Asheville, North Carolina Leslie Pietrzyk Alexandria, Virginia Brigid Hughes Brooklyn, New York Elizabeth Poliner Roanoke, Virginia Colette Inez New York, New York Pedro Ponce Canton, New York Margaret B. Ingraham Alexandria, Virginia Christine Poreba Tallahassee, Florida Darren Jackson Knoxville, Tennessee Peter Ramos Amherst, New York Julie Justicz Oak Park, Illinois Melissa Range Columbia, Missouri Marilyn Kallet Knoxville, Tennessee Anne Ray Brooklyn, New York LuAnn Keener-Mikenas Madison Heights, Virginia Sharon Mauldin Reynolds Lexington, Kentucky Joshua Kendall Boston, Massachusetts Charles Rice-Gonzalez Bronx, New York Colleen Kinder Buffalo, New York Stephen Roberts Wilmington, North Carolina Sally Rosen Kindred Columbia, Maryland Christopher Robinson Federal Way, Washington Roger King Laverett, Massachusetts Jennifer Romine New York, New York Christina Baker Kline Montclair, New Jersey Natania Rosenfeld Galesburg, Illinois Dylan Landis New York, New York Richard Cytowic, writer, Washington, DC Jason Ranon Uri Rotstein Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jeanne Larsen Roanoke, Virginia Photo by George Gerry Griffin, artist, North Bergen, New Jersey Tammy Ryan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Lance Larsen Provo, Utah Tyler Sage Baltimore, Maryland Anne D. LeClaire South Chatham, Massachusetts Janie Elizabeth Miller Wilmington, North Carolina Abby Santamaria New York, New York Jon Lewis-Katz Bronx, New York Andrew Milward San Francisco, California Pamela Redmond Satran Montclair, New Jersey Jonathan Liebson New York, New York Katherine Min Asheville, North Carolina Jane Satterfield Baltimore, Maryland Laura D. Long Charlottesville, Virginia Valerie Miner San Francisco, California Annita Sawyer North Branford, Connecticut Nicky Loomis Pasadena, California Deborah Miranda Lexington, Virginia Lisa Schamess Washington, DC Nancy J. Lord Homer, Arkansas Donna Miscolta Seattle, Washington Katrin Schumann Dedham, Massachusetts Catherine Anna MacDonald Richmond, Virginia Rosemary Moore Brooklyn, New York Emily Louise Smith Wilmington, North Carolina Frances Maclean Washington, DC Virginia A.K. Moran Charlottesville, Virginia Julia Ridley Smith Greensboro, North Carolina Leah Maddrie New York, New York Sandell Morse York, Maine Lisa Solod Staunton, Virginia Kristen-Paige Madonia Charlottesville, Virginia Jacqueline Bell Mosio Saint Paul, Minnesota Margo Solod Lexington, Virginia James Magruder Baltimore, Maryland Stacy Muszynski San Marcus, Texas Peter Spiegler Somerville, Massachusetts Christine Marshall Davidson, North Carolina Betty Joyce Nash Richmond, Virginia Carmine Starnino Montreal, Quebec, Canada Dawn Lundy Martin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Heidi Naylor Boise, Idaho Marjorie Stelmach Manchester, Missouri Paul Mayer East Orange, New Jersey Mil Norman-Risch Richmond, Virginia Rob Stephenson Ridgewood, New York Melanie McCabe Arlington, Virginia Rosary O’Neill Rhinecliff, New York Judith Gold Stitzel Morgantown, West Virginia Kevin McIlvoy Asheville, North Carolina Carolyn Ogburn Marshall, North Carolina Laurie Stone Scottsdale, Arizona June Melby Decorah, Iowa Elaine Neil Orr Raleigh, North Carolina Christina Strick Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Daniel B. Meltzer New York, New York Karen Osborn Amherst, Massachusetts Michele Maria Surat Richmond, Virginia

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CANYON SAM David Swerdlow New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Joan Vannorsdall Roanoke, Virginia Writer Judith Tannenbaum El Cerriot, California Susan J. Vitucci New York, New York San Francisco, Ron Tanner Baltimore, Maryland Julie Wakeman-Linn Bethesda, Maryland California Stephen Tapscott Cambridge, Massachusetts Don Waters Portland, Oregon Kathleen Tarr Anchorage, Arkansas Josh Weil Baltimore, Maryland My spring 2007 residency at VCCA Sam Taylor Charlottesville, Virginia Paula Whyman Bethesda, Maryland will always be extremely special to me Richard Terrill Minneapolis, Minnesota Mary-Sherman Willis Woodville, Virginia because I wrote the draft of my first book Cam Terwilliger Somerville, Massachusetts Joyce Madelon Winslow Washington, DC there, and made connections for the first Heather H. Thomas Reading, Pennsylvania Ellen Wise Galena, Maryland time to professional, working artists and Michael Paul Thomas Asbury Park, New Jersey Janet Wondra Chicago, Illinois writers. A year and a half later when my Christopher Tilghman Charlottesville, Virginia Diana Woodcock Doha, Qatar book contract was teetering, New York Patricia Valdata Elkton, Maryland Valerie Work Brooklyn, New York painter Julie Gross coached me to push Alexander Vallejo Washington, DC Ruiyan Xu Brooklyn, New York Alexandra van de Kamp Stony Brook, New York Sara D. Young Chatham, Massachusetts forward fearlessly. ‘Be ruthless!’ were her John Van Kirk Huntington, West Virginia Lisa Zeidner Cherry Hill, New Jersey exact words, urging me to make a key call Jennifer Vanderbes New York, New York Rachel Zucker New York, New York between Christmas and New Year, when I worried about disturbing the person— who had already turned me down—over the holidays. Everything turned around from that Monday morning phone call: the contract was saved, the book came out, and the next year to my great surprise and delight, Sky Train: Tibetan Women On the Edge of History, won the PEN American Center award. Later, when I was celebrating my first royalty check—a big deal when your book took 19 years to get out—Julie and I traveled to Egypt. Julie marveled at the pastel colored washes of the mud-walled homes and I photographed dozens of them as we crossed the desert to the Red Sea. Julie said she would paint a series inspired by that palette, and name it after me. So the inspiration and the friendship continues.

Tulu Bayar, filmmaker, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and Valerie Miner, writer, San Francisco, California Top photo: Canyon Sam and Julie Gross at Photo by Medford Taylor, photographer, Richmond, Virginia the PEN American Center award ceremony

23 CY TWOMBLY AND VCCA BY CRAIG PLEASANTS

“Down in the Shenandoah Valley, Cy Twombly’s come home...” from Calligraphy of a Virginia Night by VCCA Fellow Elizabeth Seydel Morgan

This wonderful poem, primarily about the comfortable embrace of a warm summer evening in VCCA’s W-1 studio, captures something of the frisson felt by the cultural community in Virginia upon hearing that Cy Twombly had decided to return from his forty-year sojourn in Italy to spend part of each year in his hometown of Lexington, just 35 miles from Mt. San Angelo. I was introduced to Cy through mutual friends and struck up an immediate friendship. He was wonderfully open to other artists and seemed to have no sense of himself as the Eminence he was to the rest of us. I visited with him often at his home, and then, when the little studio at his house filled up, at his studio in downtown Lexington. Once in a while, one of my kids would answer the phone at home and call out to me, “Cy Twombly is on the phone.” No big deal. At one of those early visits I asked Cy if he would serve on the VCCA’s Board of Advisors. Cy’s friend Nicola was there, and I remember Cy consulting him about it, and Nicola saying that Cy would not be able to come to meetings. “No meetings.” I promised. “Ever.” And that was all it took. He agreed and joined the Advisory Board in 1997. The next year, when I invited Cy to come back to VCCA for a residency, he accepted. He was here for one week, and for him, it may have counted for nothing. The other Fellows in residence, however, were aflutter. Here they were, living and dining with perhaps the most important and influential painter alive, and he was completely charming, delighting everyone with his prodigious intelligence and his deeply cultured conversation. They loved him and he loved them back. He developed friendships with some of them, including Karen Shea, a painter who had served on our board of directors. As so often happens, even a brief time at VCCA allows a person to totally connect with it and to understand in a visceral way just what it does for artists, and by extension, for the world.

24 Calligraphy of a Virginia Night Elizabeth Seydel Morgan

8:50, June, from across the road Jump ahead a dozen years. In March of 2010, a contingent from VCCA as soon as I hang them clothes up went to Paris for the unveiling of the Twombly ceiling at the Louvre. We y’all goin to bed! stayed at Cy’s regular, and unremarkable, left bank hotel. In December door slams, hog grunts, mockingbird, rooster, 2010, I visited with Cy one last time in his studio and we ate at his favorite child squeal lunchtime dive. He nonchalantly took a call from Nicola informing him git outta there Poke-chop! that a very important curator at a very important museum wanted to door slam purchase every piece in a current exhibition. 9:00, silence at Bluford’s Then, in July, we received the terribly sad news that Cy had passed away. I was unprepared for this, but I’m quite sure some of his closer friends were 9:05, from a long way off, not. Barbara Crawford, the Lexington painter and VCCA Fellow who had from across the black-on-black hills, way beyond Bluford’s assisted with the actual painting of the Louvre, traveled to Italy for the Mommie! Mommie! Mommie funeral and brought me back a sweet remembrance. Then, in December, WHAT! came word from the Cy Twombly Foundation that it had been Cy’s wish that the foundation award VCCA $300,000, one of the largest gifts in 9:10, sudden quiet— VCCA’s history. just like that, just like light going, noise goes This gift will mark the organization for years to come and will allow VCCA to make manifest the great admiration and affection that is felt 9:25, traces across silence— the distant trucks on sixty for Cy by so many artists through the establishment of the Cy Twombly one dog barking near Fellowships. I expect we will do him proud. one dog barking far— oh, now a screen door bangs sharp but normal someone’s in or out at Bluford’s maybe a last load of clothes to hang now that things have quieted down. Down in the Shenandoah Valley Cy Twombly’s come home, he says, “like an old dog.” This graffiti’s expensive too: there are times of night I’d give my life to hear it pricking out the dark. Cy Twombly’s maquette for the ceiling of Salle des Bronzes in the Louvre in Paris. He was the first American asked to do a permanent installation at the Louvre, and — from On Long Mountain, Louisiana only the third contemporary artist. State University Press

25 PLANTING THE SEED SUNY MONK FUND FOR FELLOWS

BARBARA SCHAFF Artist Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I was accepted for my first VCCA residency in 1997, the same year Suny Monk took on the mantle of its executive director. It was a fortuitous intersection for all concerned. Even as Suny lifted VCCA to one of the top three artists’ colonies in the U.S., she found time to put me, an artist struggling with confidence and direction, firmly on the path to personal and professional accomplishment.

I know that the connection between Suny

Photo by Medford Taylor, photographer, Richmond, Virginia and myself is only one example of what VCCA has meant to thousands of artists, writers and composers. Barbara Schaff is one of a growing number of Fellows and friends securing the future of VCCA, making sure In gratitude, I have bequeathed a gift to VCCA that this creative space will always be here to give in honor of Suny Monk. This gift is now the seed artists, writers and composers a creative edge. money for the Suny Monk Fund for Fellows. It is my hope that this fund will continue to grow in If you would like to discuss a contribution or planned strength and that it will include even more artists gift to support the Suny Monk Fund for Fellows, please in future—because it is a life-changing experience, contact Carol O’Brien. these astonishing, incredibly productive residencies in the foothills of the Blue Ridge.

Carol O’Brien DIRECTOR OF ANNUAL AND PLANNED GIVING [email protected] 434.946.7236

26 LEGACY DONATIONS

For many of us, just the art of living takes most of our resources. But we REBECCA MORGAN FRANK can make a significant difference in the lives of others through what we Poet Somerville, Massachusetts leave behind. My residency at VCCA resulted in Bethea Scott Owen of Fairfax, Virginia, was dedicated to the arts on dear friendships and wonderful many levels. As an artist, she was best known for her watercolors inspired collaborations. I am co-founder and by a lifetime of travel. She was a member of several arts organizations editor-in-chief of the online magazine including PEN and The Art League. Her cousin, John Owen, was president Memorious, and during my residency, of the VCCA Board of Directors. I met the lovely Chicago composer Randall West. We joined forces with Eric For years, Bethea quietly made donations to VCCA but wanted to do Malmquist, director of Chicago’s SIngers more, so she made arrangements in her will. When she died in January On New Ground (SONG) to create the of 2010, Bethea’s generous bequest to VCCA ensured the gift of time for annual Memorious Art Song Contest. The award is for the winning poem to be generations of artists to come. set to music by a guest composer, the Each year, a significant portion of our operations is funded by planned first of whom was Randall West, then gifts like Bethea’s. They can come in the form of bequests, stocks, real recorded and performed by SONG; the poem and recording are then published estate, and practical items such as equipment and furnishings. in the magazine. The VCCA Legacy Society is a group of Fellows, patrons and board Listening to Randall West’s setting of members who have chosen to remember VCCA in their wills or other the first winning poem performed in a estate plans. Their generosity and foresight help guarantee that VCCA beautiful concert hall overlooking Lake will continue to offer transformative experiences to future generations of Michigan was one of the most magical things I have been a part of. writers, composers and artists. With its VCCA roots, The Art Song By reading the stories of our Fellows in this report, you contest is an exciting and innovative can see what a difference having a resource like VCCA project that will continue to benefit makes. Not just to the work our Fellows do in the weeks other poets and composers. they are here, but to the books, music and art they This was just one of several create over a lifetime. collaborations that began at VCCA, and it shows how VCCA brings together To make a legacy donation or learn more about it, please talk to Carol people of different generations and O’Brien, our director of annual and planned giving. (See opposite page for fields who might never meet otherwise. contact information.) I’m actually a bit teary-eyed at the end of this. My life has been deeply Gifts to VCCA can be unrestricted for general operating use, or enriched by the folks I met in my 2009 designated for a specific purpose such as a fellowship. VCCA also has residency. Thank you, VCCA. naming opportunities for rooms, studios, and landscaping elements.

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$50,000 to $99,999 Ms. A. Cary Brown L.E.A.W. Family Foundation, Inc. L.S. and J.S. Bryan Fund of The Community Bethea Scott Owen Estate Foundation Serving Richmond Pam and Bill Royall & Central Virginia Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Buckalew $25,000 to $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Buhler Altria Group, Inc. J. L. Camp Foundation, Inc. Kathryn Markel Fine Arts James L. Camp, IV Sarah Perkins Smither Camp-Younts Foundation Cy Twombly Foundation Coran Capshaw Virginia Commission for the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carr $10,000 to $24,999 Sharon Carter Melanie Christian Mr. and Mrs. S. Allen Chambers Jr. Dominion Resources Services, Inc. Fay Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marion Johnson III Charlottesville Area Community Foundation Pat and Jim Kermes Donna and Gary Clark Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Craddock Mr. and Mrs. Wallace B. Millner Jean B. Baum and Jim Craig National Endowment for the Arts Mr. and Mrs. Calvert de Coligny Jr. The Cynthia R. Tremblay Foundation, Inc. Mary Page Evans Shelby Fischer Susu Pianchupatta, artist, Los Angeles, California $5,000 to $9,999 C. B. Fleet Company, Inc. Photo by Medford Taylor, photographer, Richmond, Virginia Anonymous (3) Florence Bryan Fowlkes Fund, Lissy and Stewart Bryan The Community Foundation Serving Barbara and Robin Lee Emmy Lou Thomson Fund of the Bama Works Fund-Charlottesville Area Richmond & Central Virginia Carol MacDonald Greater Lynchburg Community Trust Community Foundation Beth Polish and Philip Friedman Gregory Maguire Dr. Gary Wake Suzanne T. Chitwood Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program Robbie Mascotte Tina Walls The Collis Warner Foundation Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gottwald Mr. and Mrs. William M. Massie Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Woodward III Charles Jacob Foundation Gottwald Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Mclver Winstead Woodward Foundation, Inc. Thomas F. Jeffress and Kate Miller Jeffress Dr. Richard J. Grayson Jr. McKinnon and Harris Inc. Memorial Trust The William and Mary Greve Foundation, Inc. Suny and Joe Monk $500 to $999 Robert Lehman Foundation, Inc. Linda Griego T. Justin Moore III Anonymous (2) MeadWestvaco Foundation Lyall Forsyth Harris Jessica Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Victor Barringer The Honorable and Mrs. Elliot Schewel Elizabeth Logan Harris Kathryn Gray and Alex Nyerges Cindy Neuschwander and John W. Barrows Neil A. Simmons Colleen Hayward Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Oakey Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bassett Carole and Marcus Weinstein Thomas B. Hayward Old Dominion Box Company Foundation, Inc. Diana and Dave Beran Sheila and R. Ted Weschler Hayward Family Foundation Nina and Yalcin Ozbey Laura S. and George Bilicic Bebe Heiner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Purcell Mr. and Mrs. John H. Birdsall III $1,000 to $4,999 Pinkney Herbert Ann and Rick Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Bradley Anonymous (2) Helen Hilliard Sue and Bob Satterfield Ann Goethe and Rick Claus Shana Alexander Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Landon Hilliard Barbara Schaff Mr. and Mrs. William Collin Dorothy Batten Adrienne Hines Elizabeth G. Schneider Trust Cosby George Irma Bell Mary Buford and Fred Hitz Suzanne and Joe Seipel Mrs. George B. Craddock Susan Newbold and Ernst Benzien Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Horsley Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Smith de Coligny Fund, Foundation for J & E Berkley Foundation Hunton & Williams LLP Starr Hill - Red Light Management Roanoke Valley, Inc. Page and Sanford Bond Margaret B. Ingraham E.B. and James Stutts Kaki and Rupert de Vink The Boston Foundation - Martin Fund Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Alice Templeton Mr. and Mrs. T.M. Dickinson III Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bradley John Kiser Donald Ubben, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dyson Christine and Andrew Brennan Judi Komaki UBS Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Evans III Mary Jane and Charles Brock Elizabeth L. Langhorne Mr. and Mrs. David van Roijen Susan Fawcett

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Elizabeth and Temple Fennell Nadia Wellisz Julia and Randy Boyd Diana Gould Katherine Kane and Olin West Betty Branch ANDREA HOLLANDER BUDY Jil and Hiter Harris Williams Mullen Foundation Dr. and Mrs. O. Christian Bredrup Jr. Poet Jill and Monroe Harris Thomas L. Woltz Sandra J. Bremer Mountain View, Arizona Elizabeth Ray Hessler Laura E. Young Drs. Theresa and Robert Brennan Lisa and Steven High Amy Bridge Joyce and André Hilliou $100 to $499 David Bristol Mr. and Mrs. Ben Huneke Anonymous (2) Andrea Carter Brown Yes, indeed, I made some very good Mr. and Mrs. Blake Hurt Abbey Road Associates, LLP Kate Buford connections during my residencies at Mark Adamo Fredrika and Paul Jacobs Priscilla Burbank VCCA. The other writers and artists were Katherine Kadish Samuel H. Adler Sophy Burnham Marilyn Kallet Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Ainslie III Elizabeth and Forrest Butler bright and talented, and although this Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Ainslie Jr. Ann and John Keith Craig Cahoon would seem to be something one might Laura Edge Kottkamp Claudia Salomon and Jorn Ake Joseph Caldwell Cathy and Chris Kramer Judy and Geoff Alexander Dana Cann expect at a place with VCCA’s reputation Laura Kaminsky and Rebecca Allan Beatrix Ost and Ludwig Kuttner Rachel Cantor for excellence, I also found these Betty & Sidney Lieberman Annette Allen Mr. R. Michael Capers Donor Advised Fund, Linda Lee Alter Mr. and Mrs. John P. Carey people to be charming, considerate, and The Jewish Community Foundation Idris Anderson Anne M. Carley personable. One of the most lasting of Claire Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Andrews Betsy B. Carr Hampton Luzak Mr. Alex Antonelli Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Carrington III these connections I made was with fiction Anne Marie Macari Phoebe Antrim Sonja A. Casero writer Martha Witt during 2009. While she Anjana Appachana Anne Adams Robertson Massie Laura Maria Censabella was in residency for only ten days during Carter McNeely Mr. and Mrs. David F. Apple III Kelly Cherry Mr. and Mrs. Henry McVey THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Harriet Q. Chipley my three-week stay, we found ourselves Federation of Baltimore Charlotte and Gil Minor Ashley P. Christopher sharing in-progress work on several Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert Mooney Mary Azrael Claire Christopher Elizabeth Seydel Morgan Peggy Baggett Kim and John Church evenings, and we’ve stayed in touch Joyce Carman and David Baldus Shirley Mossman Nisbet Tom Cipullo during the more than two years since our Nisbet Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bernard C. Baldwin III Kitty and Hobie Claiborne Lilla Ohrstrom Anne J. Banks Jenyle Clark time at Mt. San Angelo. Wendy R. Flanagan and Marilyn Banner Denise Emanuel Clemen Christopher B. O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Barton Mr. and Mrs. Edmund S. Coffin While the Fellows are a special group, I The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Sara and Dale P. Bateman Thomas Colbert congratulate the staff, too, for making the Teresa E. Perrel Joanne Bauer Julia and John Coleman Steven Petrow J. Annie Beaton Cornelius Colley place such a haven for art and its creators. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Pitts Jr. Pi Benio Blandy Coty Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Reichert Martin B. Bernstein Maysey Craddock Ashley Reid Mary Clay Berry Mr. David Crisanti Daphne Maxwell and Tim Reid Landis and James Best Lindsey Crittenden Nancy and Silas Biddison Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III Mr. and Mrs. Greg Cummings MARTHA WITT Harriet P. McDougal Rigney Flora M. Biddle Pati and Allen Cunningham Elizabeth C. Birdsall Writer Andrew Rosen Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cunningham Astoria, New York Carolyn and John Rosenblum Karen Blair Jane and Cliff Cutchins Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Schorr IV Mr. J. Goodwin Bland Betsy and Jay Dalgliesh Mr. and Mrs. Strother R. Scott Mary and Jay Blanton Charlotte and Ralph Dammann Anne and Ned Slaughter Jessica Anya Blau Mr. and Mrs. Peter V. Daniel Katie and Todd Traina Julia Bloom Alice Elliott Dark Mr. and Mrs. William Tyree Stephen G. Bloom Eva Davidova Virginia Boxwood Company Beatrice and Sylvester Booker Marty Moon and Butch Davies Mindy Weisel Sally Bowring Dale Brockman Davis 29 CONTRIBUTORS

Kathy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg C. Gaines Lucy Levis Hazlegrove Koppelman/Dinner Fund, Katie Davis Clifford Garstang Sarah Heller Scranton Area Foundation David Del Tredici GE Foundation Amy and William Hereford Akiko Kotani Marfé Ferguson Delano Mary-Louise Geering Susan Hertog Peter Krebs Stacey and Ben Dendy Annette Gendler Mr. and Mrs. Braxton Hill IV Margo Kren Stephanie Deutsch Adam Giannelli Ruth and William Hill Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Lacy Jr. Hilary Dick Claudia Giannini Mary E. Hilliard Dylan Landis Anna-Karin Dillard Becky Gould Gibson Mr. Robert Hines Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Landon Mrs. Powell G. Dillard Mrs. Pearson Gibson Rachel O’Dwyer Flynn and Jim Hingeley John Langhorne Mr. and Mrs. Guy A. Dirom II Steven Gilbert Jeannine and John Hinson Anna and Tom Lawson Marie and Rob Dirom Jan Ince Glennie-Smith Mary Anne and Walter Hooker Mr. David Lea, Jr. Paul A. Distler Mr. and Mrs. R. Edward Godsey Helen Hooper Megan LeBoutillier David M. Donahoe Jane Goette Mary and Tom Horton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lee Janis A. Donnaud Joe Goldberg Romi Swidler Howard Alison and Robert Leeds Jean and Michael Dooley Mr. and Mrs. McChesney Goodall III Edward Hower Mr. and Mrs. W. Tucker Lemon Pat Gooch and Michael Dowell Wayne Goodall David Huddle Ellen and George Lenz Holly Downing David L. Goodman Elena Madariaga and Mitch Hull Mrs. Carroll H. Lippard Mr. and Mrs. H. Stewart Dunn Jr. Sara Goodwin Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Humphrey Les Yeux Du Monde - Lyn B. Warren Ms. Deborah Anne Easter Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gormley John Humphries Mary and David M. Lesser Mr. and Mrs. Peter Easter Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gottwald Mr. Basil Hurst Jeffrey Levine Catherine Eckdahl Deanna and Tim Gould Stoner Winslett and Don Irwin Kathryn Levy Page Edgerton Chris and Brooks Graebner Mr. and Mrs. Edward Isaacs Andrea Lilienthal Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Edlich IV Quinn F. and Scott A. Graeff Hannah and Adam Isles Hilary and Henry Long Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Edmonds Jr. Granite Fund of The Community Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Richard Jackson Nicky Loomis Liete Eichorn Serving Richmond & Central Virginia Blinn Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lowell George Ellenbogen Freddie and Lawrence Gray Bank of the James Charles H. Lynch Helen Ellis L.B. Green Mr. and Mrs. Edwin N. James Ginny MacKenzie Ernst & Young U.S. LLP Lynn Buck and Jonathan Green Amie and Tony James Leah Maddrie Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fain The Greenwood Partnership Reamy Jansen Anna Magee Tierney Temple-Fairchild and Gregory B. Fairchild Gina Greer Allison P. Weinstein and Ivan P. Jecklin John Maggio Betsy and Bobby Fauntleroy Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grier II Kenneth Johnson Benjamin Marshall Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Grigg IV Leslie Gordon Johnson J. Justin Martin Mr. and Mrs. David Fife Joan Grubin Cori Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert W.P. Martin Jr. Diane Fine Dr. and Mrs. Marcus M. Gulley Kenneth Jones Sarah Kathryn Masters Glen Finland Mr. Jack D. Gunther Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Jones Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Mastracco Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander M. Fisher Woodley and Robert D. Habgood Derek Kannemeyer Bonnie Matheson Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick S. Fisher Rachel Hadas Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kass Mr. Charles T. Matheson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Fitzgerald III Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Haddock Drs. Lee and Neal Kassell Susie and Murdoch Matheson Eric Fitzpatrick Dr. and Mrs. John J. Halpin Hortense Kassoy Mr. Robert R. Matheson Nicole Fix Janice Hamer Cornelia Keller Andrea Davidson and Charles Matheson Mr. and Mrs. John Flippin Duane Hampton Frances and Al Kemper Jane Matthews Muffy Flouret Hannah Hanford Jo Kennedy Deirdra McAfee Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Fowlkes II Cathryn Hankla Barbara Kerne Margaret McCarthy May and Charlie Fox Mary Harada Loaina and Thane Kerner Mary McDonnell Dr. and Mrs. Parham Fox Melinda and Bill Hardy Jessica and Dean King Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McDowell Janet M. Fredericks Patti and Cabell Harris Sandy and Heyn Kjerulf Dr. and Mrs. Hunter H. McGuire Anne H. Freeman Leonard Harris James W. Klaus Frances Thompson McKay John M. Freeman Dana and Peter Harris Timothy T. Kloth, D.M.A. Eby and L.J. McKay Maura and Rick Gaenzle Lenore E. Hart Philae M. Knight Ann L. McLaughlin Judith and Forrest Gager David Haynes Mrs. Jane Joel Knox Rachel and Patrick McNulty

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Virginia Pye and John Ravenal Anna and Scott Reed ELLEN A. WISE Paul Reisler Poet Joan Reutershan Galena, Maryland Barbara A. Rhine Peter B. Riddleberger Liz and Al Rider My VCCA story is an unlikely, mysterious, Peter Ritz and magical connection of music and Libby and Greg Robertson poetry on two continents! Deborah A. Rockman Alex Roe An emerging poet, quite ignorant of Renee S. and Scott A. Rohr R. Perry-Mapp and Mel Rosenthal VCCA’s existence, I sent one early poetic Fiona Donaghey Ross attempt to my good friend Agnes for Toni L. Ross her birthday. She in turn showed it to Sally and Walter Rugaber Charles Russell a teaching colleague, noted composer Tulu Bayar, artist, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Mary Kay Ryan Adolphus Hailstork, who asked to see Photo by Medford Taylor, photographer, Richmond, Virginia Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Ryland more. So encouraged, I sent all I had—not Alyssa C. Salomon Jenny Lynn McNutt June W. Ooghe Canyon Sam much at the time. He chose five of my Sally and Bill Meadows Angele M. Parlange Becky and C.C. Satterfield poems before heading off to a residency at Mr. and Mrs. Neal Meltzer Diana Parsell Amy Schapiro VCCA, where he composed the song-cycle Meriwether-Godsey, Inc. Jane and David Parshall Idoline C. Scheerer Kathryn and Peter Meyer Mary Margaret Pauer Ms. Helene P. Schewel Ventriloquist Acts of God, named for that Susu Meyer Mr. and Mrs. William W. Paxton Frances Myrick Schultz Foundation original “birthday” poem. Virginia and Tim Michel Mr. and Mrs. A. Thomas Payne Meredith Stanley Scott Mary Middleton Mrs. C.D.L. Perkins P. Watson Seaman Since then, I’ve enjoyed three VCCA Valerie Miner Mrs. Hunter Pettus Jr. Shirley and John Seibert residencies, including one at Moulin à Larry Moffi Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Pettyjohn Jr. Lisa Sewell Amy Moorefield Katharine Birdsall and Karl Pfefferkorn James Sherman Nef in Auvillar, France. My friend, the Courtney and George Moss Judith Raphael and Tony Phillips Nathan Shields accomplished soprano Agnes Fuller Wynne, Karin and Hunter Murchison Susan and Lee Piepho Diane Shikrallah accompanied by the brilliant pianist Jason Whitney and Clarke Murphy Leslie Pietrzyk American Coastal Insurance Agency, LLC Virginia M. Murphy Sheila and Craig Pleasants Jane Simon Peterson, joined me there to present a Mary and Jim Murray Mrs. J. E. Pleasants Susan Sindall public concert of Ventriloquist under the Elizabeth H. Muse Judith Podell Anita Skeen ancient, circular, tile-roofed, grain market Mr. and Mrs. Blake Myers Terri Polk Frankie and Stephen Slaughter Mr. and Mrs. G. Andrew Nea Jr. Sharon Pomerantz Louise Farmer Smith of that jolie village. Eric G. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Porter III Lindley T. Smith, M.D. Richard Nelson Mr. and Mrs. J. Cheairs Porter Jr. Lynda Smith-Bugge These songs continue to enjoy a full, far- Melanie and Jim New Trish and Ralph Poupore Parul Parmar and James Alan Snoddy flung life of their own and are performed Mr. and Mrs. Tom Newberry H. Elizabeth Powell Lisa Solod widely, but like so many works of art, Andrew Newman Wanda S. Praisner Frank Soos Mr. and Mrs. Alex M. Newmark Mary Jane and Charlie Pryor E. H. Sorrells-Adewale they were first conceived, nurtured and Richard Emery Nickolson Mr. and Mrs. William Quillian Jean Sousa delivered into the world via the magic of Camille Norton Leonard Ragouzeos Diana Sperrazza VCCA—a magic that helped encourage and Sara Belle and Neil November Peter Ramos Ms. Sallie Hickok Spiller Carol Dyche O’Brien Ms. Aleksis Rannit Mrs. Robert H. Spilman launch me as an artist as it has done for so Kate and Kevin O’Hagan Donna and Jim Ransone Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Stallings many. Ellen and Michael O’Hare Judy Rasmussen Cheryl L. Steele 31 CONTRIBUTORS

Helen Benedict Sue Knapp-Steen and Robert Steen R. Kennon Williams Carolyn Conrad Mary Hunter Daly William Beverly Ellen Steinbaum Susan Settlemyre Williams Sophie C. Cook Allen Davis III Sara Biddison Elisabeth Stevens Sarah and Terrell Williams Janet Cook-Rutnik Alonzo Davis Ann Birstein Linda Stillman Jane Winfrey Judith Cooper Ms. Peggy C. Davis Brian Bishop Martha and Ray Stokes Kelly and Clay Witt Barbara Cornett Angela Davis-Gardner Gina Biver Christy and Peter Swartz Liz Wolf Gheorghe Costinescu Verne Dawson Joan Dix Blair Cora and Charles Tabb Laura and Ken Wolff Brian Counihan Meredith Fife Day Lorna Knowles Blake Stephen Tapscott Ruth Woodburn Barbara Crawford Shelley deButts Lisa Bloomfield Anna E. von Gehr and Rob Tarbell Mr. and Mrs. Henry Woodhouse Lori Crawford Carol DeForest Mary Douglass Boldrick Linda Taylor Carrie and Zack Worrell Patrick Cribben Lori L. Derr Karen Bondarchuk Medford Taylor Lorna and Randy Wyckoff Louie Cronin Danielle Cadena Deulen Mary Bonina Anne and Rodney Taylor Kathryn and Les Yonce Barbara Crooker Nicholas DiGiovanni Jacquelin Boulanger Steve and Russell Taylor Philip Yenawine Lauren Crux Kerry Dolan Helen and James Bowman Silvia Tennenbaum Mr. and Mrs. Carl P. Zeithaml Darcy Cummings Susan Donnelly Prilla and George C. Brackett Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Thalhimer Louise L. Ziluca Nathan Currier Jeanne Dorsey The Reverend and Mrs. James Theus Christy J. Zink Harvey Breverman Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Thomas Jr. Alexandra Broches Michael Paul Thomas Up to 99.00 Ami Sands Brodoff Christopher Tilghman Vivian Ciolli Ackerman Stan Brodsky R. Bruce and Elizabeth Tompkin Joel Agee Jeanne Hewitt and Stan Brodsky Ms. Evelyn Tompkins-Handy Dan Albergotti Janet Brof Katie and Ted Ukrop Josh Alexander Sandra L. Brown Catherine A. MacDonald and Darol Anger Bill Brown John E. Ulmschneider Laura Apol Carrie and John Gregory Brown Virginia Reiser and Gary S. Urgonski Nancy Arbuthnot Laura Catherine Brown KVA Foundation Ross Arkell Lindsey Brown Kay and Kent Van Allen Melissa S. Armstrong Timothy J. Brown John Van Kirk Cynthia Atkins Sarah Browning Mary Van Pelt Norbert Francis Attard Perdita Buchan Mary Lynn Van Wyck Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Augustine Jr. Kathleen Buckalew Joan Vannorsdall Bonnie Auslander Lynne Bundesen The Vectre Corporation Lynne Avadenka Elizabeth Burger Mr. Peter J. Volandes Ellis Avery Kellyann Burns April Vollmer Judy Light Ayyildiz Anne Burt Celeste Wackenhut Judy and Milton Babbitt Dianne Butler Rebecca J. Wall Dr. Christina L. Baker Jessica Cadkin Ann Wallace Ned Balbo Patti Capaldi Pamela W. Wallace JoAnn Balingit Robert Carioscia Bruce Carson Helen and Peter Wallace Jens Barnieck Fran Castan Jessica and Peter Ward Nancy Bass Alison Chandler Patricia C. Waring Natalie Baszile Patricia H. Chao B. Lynn and Nancy G. Warren Bruce Bauman Angie Chuang Katie and Gene Webb Judith Baumel Catherine Chung Joan Weber Tulu Bayar Kim Church Jim Weikart James L. Beane Sara Claytor Londa Weisman Sandra Beasley Pamela and Robert Becker Andrea Clearfield Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. White Ted Coffey Paula Whyman Karen Bell Fenella Belle Taylor Cole Ellen Wiener Anne Colwell Anne and Vance Wilkins Naomi Benaron Cynthia Lin, artist, New York, New York. Matthew C. Connors Photo by Lucille Colin, artist, New York, New York

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Juditha Dowd Imani Maryahm Harrington Jeanne Larsen MARGARET B. INGRAHAM Ken Dubin Dale and Ted Harris Roberta Lawrence Danielle Dubrasky Natalie Harris Laurie J. Lea Poet Travis DuPriest Lois Marie Harrod Anne D. LeClaire Alexandria, Virginia Linda Dusman Penny Harter Toni Mergentime Levi Kate and Bob Duval Virginia Hartman Georgina Lewis When we issued a call for submissions for Donna Kelly Eastman Molly Haskell Helen and George Lewis Elizabeth Denton and Shelley Haven Rodney Lister the VCCA anthology that was to become Mark Wright Edmundson J. Walter Hawkes Laura D. Long Entering the Real World: VCCA Poets on Moira Egan Anthony Hawley Stacey Luftig Mt. San Angelo, we had more questions Katie Baldwin Eng Kylie Heidenheimer Meredith Lund Amani Elkassabany Marion E. Held Bridget Lynch than answers. Although I had believed in Ed Epping Will Hermes Joan and Bob MacCallum the project from the day I proposed it, I Carolina Escobar Christine Herrmann Catherine Anna MacDonald still wondered, were there enough “VCCA Amy Eshoo Nona Hershey Mary Mackey Eve W. Eure Conrad Hilberry Frances Maclean poems” to create a serious volume? Christine Evans Katherine Hill Kristen-Paige Madonia Were poets willing to share their work Constance Evans Bryant Holsenbeck James Magruder freely, and without expectation of any Scott Eyerly Sarah Collins Honenberger Julie Maiolo Katherine Fahey Wei-An Huang Mr. and Mrs. Joe Malloy remuneration, as a way to give back to the Sara C. Fair Gerard D. Huber Kathy Mangan creative space that nurtured us and our Jenny Humphreys John Mann Judy and Jack Faris work? Before that day’s end the answer Elen Feinberg Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hunt Jr. Nancy Manter Tamara Fitzpatrick Joanne Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Marcy came thundering back with the speed, John Fleenor Virginia Nolan Jannotta Alan Margolis certainty and sheer magnificence of Ben Michael Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich Jenkins Dawn Lundy Martin Richard Foerster Jill Jensen John F. Martin and Fella’s hoof beats when they circle the Cheryl Fortier Simen Johan Donna Marxer paddock. Poets were responding—poets Joan Frank Julia Campbell Johnson Pamela Matsuda-Dunn whose work, birthdates and residencies Leslie Fry Dana and Chris Jones Paul Mayer Kiki Gaffney Julie Justicz Melanie McCabe spanned decades. Their involvement Debra Galant Joanna L. Kao Nancy M. McEntee confirmed what we had known intuitively. David Galef Darina Karpov Kevin McIlvoy The place that is VCCA is, at the same Janice Gary Jennifer Katz Lynda Reeves McIntyre Vito Giacalone Meg Kearney Darren McManus time, both the physical creative space we Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Giles LuAnn Keener-Mikenas Lexie Boris enter and occupy and the creative space Edith Brodhead Good Suzanne Kelser Noah Gideon Meites which is within all of us who come there Jay Greenberg Barbara Kendrick Justin Merritt Dana Greene Terry L. Kennedy Janice and Michael Metzger to write. It informs our work and nurtures Mark Greenside Jerome Kitzke David Mills and enhances who we are. Each and every Melora Griffis Karen Klein Deborah Miranda poem in the anthology testifies to that. Teri Grimm Patricia Klindienst Rosemary Moore Julie Gross Christina Baker Kline Virginia A.K. Moran Alice Grossman Kathleen Valenzi Knaus David Mowat Jennifer Grotz Sybil Kollar Peter Mowitt Meredith Davies Hadaway Sali Ann Kriegsman Christine M. Murphey Piri Halasz Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kryspin Peter E. Murphy L. Christine Hale Cynthia Kukla Stacy Muszynski To purchase Susan Hand Marietta Hoferer and Michael Kukla Betty Joyce Nash Entering the Real World: VCCA Michelle Spark and Bernie Handzel Karen Kunc Miriam Morsel Nathan Poets on Mt. San Angelo Susan Hankla Yvonne Kunz Judith Nelson go to vcca.com Gwen Hardie Mario Laplante Karl Nussbaum 33 CONTRIBUTORS

Ione O’Hara Carol Rubenstein Cam Terwilliger Carolyn Ogburn Andrew Rudin Heather H. Thomas L.T. and L.S. Oggel Lucy Sankey Russell Phyllis Hoge Thompson Elaine Neil Orr Thaddeus Rutkowski David Y. Todd Karen Osborn Marjorie Gellhorn Sa’adah Alison Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Jan Y. Osinga Mr. and Mrs. John E. Sadler Jr. Memye Curtis Tucker Iris Osterman Agnes Salaway Ruth Tuft Paula Owen Nancy Brokaw and David Sanders Karl Umlauf Nina Ozbey Pamela Redmond Satran Patricia Valdata Lindsay Packer Jane Satterfield Felicia van Bork Barbara Page Annita Sawyer Jennifer Vanderbes Douglas Paisley Lisa Schamess Betty Vera Alan Michael Parker Ann Schaumburger Susan J. Vitucci Brandon Patterson Anthony Schneider Silvelin Von Scanzoni Lynn Pauley Nancy Schoenberger Julie Wakeman-Linn Emily Pease Michele Schuff Annie Waldrop Gail Peck Christine Schutt Della Moses Walker Charlotte Pence Susan Schwalb Evelyn Walsh Mr. Stephen Pentak Terri Scullen Sue Waterman Gary Eldon Peter Jeanne Seagle Don Waters Mr. and Mrs. David T. Petty Jr. Nina Seidel-Herrmann Kathryn Waters Howard Pflanzer Wolfgang Seierl Kathryn Watterson Lisa A. Phillips Helene Sencer Sally Weare Susu Pianchupattana Leslie Shiel Josh Weil Nancy Kline Anne Kesler Shields Pamela Weiler-Colling Pedro Ponce Susan Shreve Ann Wells Christine Poreba Susan Silas Frances Wessells Nancy Potter Becky Slemmons Bradley Wester Lynne Potts Emily Louise Smith Anita Wetzel Alyson Pou Julia Ridley Smith The Honorable and Mrs. Paul Whitehead Jr. Elizabeth Raby Tanja Softic Susan Wicks Stewart J. Rafert Margo Solod Shirley Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ramirez Jr. Sandy Solomon Bonnie Sue Wine Melissa Range Shelly and Warren Spann Jody Winer Mary Curtis Ratcliff Kay Staelin Wendy Wischer Mr. and Mrs. Craig Redinger Myong Stebbins Janet Wondra Judy Rembert Marjorie Stelmach Sharon Dennis Wyeth Ethel Renek Mary R. Stewart Charles W. C. Yancey Charles Rice-Gonzalez Kim and Dan Stiffler Ben Yarmolinsky Dani L. Roach Martha R. Stimpson Sara D. Young Lisa M. Robinson Judith Gold Stitzel Lisa Zeidner Megan Marlatt and Richard Robinson Nancy E. Bockstael and Ivar E. Strand Mary Zeppa Patricia S. Rodenhaver Ian Strasfogel Marilyn J. Ziffrin Dana Roeser James Strazzella, Esq. Carol Zika Erwin P. Roeser Romey Stuckart Tamar Zinn Randel Rogers Ira Sukrungruang Harriet Zinnes Mr. and Mrs. Carmen Romeo Michele Maria Surat Deborah Zlotsky Jennifer Rose Judith Tannenbaum Bonnie ZoBell Natania Rosenfeld Ron Tanner Rachel Zucker Lucy Rosenthal Kathleen Tarr Joan Z. Rough The Teagle Foundation Open studio. Katherine Kadish, artist, Yellow Springs, Ohio

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Memorial and Honorary Gifts In Memory of Patrica B. Kidd Sheila and Craig Pleasants In Honor of Karen Bell PETER RITZ Toni L. Ross In Memory of Old Fred Artist Agnes Salaway Ann Goethe and Rick Claus Eislingen, Germany Ruth Tuft Nadia Wellisz In Memory of Miriam Shea Mary and David M. Lesser VCCA has inspired and enriched our lives In Honor of Page Bond both as humans and artists. Camp-Younts Foundation In Memory of Hilary Tham Peter B. Riddleberger In Honor of Christine and Andrew Brennan Tina Stroheker and I enjoyed the Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Oakey In Memory of Virginia Q. Dog Katie Davis communicative inspiring atmosphere of In Honor of Suny Monk VCCA in 1997. We met many fine people, Anonymous In Memory of John Woodburn among them so many long-term friends Jane Simon Ruth Woodburn Friends of Art and Friends of the Library, like Danny Hauben (artist, Bronx, New Sweet Briar College In Memory of Ruth and John Woodburn York) and Robert Fass (artist, New York, Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Augustine Jr. New York.) Since then, they have both had In Honor of Sheila and Craig Pleasants Karen Bell Mrs. J. E. Pleasants Nancy and Silas Biddison exhibitions of their art (drawing, painting Sara Biddison and photography) in our hometown of In Honor of Barbara Schaff Helen and James Bowman Eislingen, Germany, as well as in nearby James Strazzella, Esq. Sandra L. Brown Judy and Jack Faris Stuttgart. In Honor of Catherine Lynn and Vincent Scully Margaret B. Ingraham Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Friedrich Jenkins Tina Stroheker was invited to poetry Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kryspin In Memory of Tom Aprile Sheila and Craig Pleasants readings in New York City. Through Joyce Carman and David Baldus Barbara Schaff Judy and Danny we contacted people Stephen G. Bloom Elizabeth and R. Bruce Tompkin in Austria and Berlin. In addition, we are Philip Yenawine Tina Walls Laura E. Young Bonnie Sue Wine still in contact with some of our Fellow Carol Zika residents. In Memory of Ann Elder Bestor Ann Elder Bestor Memorial Fund, Greater Lynchburg Community Trust

In Memory of Nancy Capps Peter Mowitt Joan Vannorsdall TINA STROHEKER Writer In Memory of Irene Johnson Mary Margaret Pauer Eislingen, Germany Photo by David Konecny In Memory of Robert Johnson Craig Cahoon Cori Jones Kathryn Waters Studio door photo by Bradley Wester artist, Brooklyn, New York 35 IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS

FELLOW ART/BOOKS/SCORE Laura Fayer Kristin Herzog Ann L. McLaughlin Jane Satterfield Isabelle P. Abbot Merrill Feitell Christine Hiebert Jenny Lynn McNutt Barbara Schaff Shoshanna Ahart Michael D. Fiday Conrad Hilberry Deborah Miranda Kerstin Schiefner Patricia Alessandrini Pam Fox Helen Hilliard Sandell Morse Linda Schrank Pamela L. Anderson Ru Freeman Mary E. Holland Jacqueline Bell Mosio Michele Schuff Tanya Anisimova David Galef Julian Jackson Cindy Neuschwander Monika Maria Schultes Laura Apol Clifford Garstang Jim Kacian Alexander Nohai-Seaman Renate U. Schürmeyer Carlos Aquilino Becky Gould Gibson Holen Sabrina Kahn Karl Nussbaum Holly Sears Luis Hilario Arévalo Sandra Gibson Rebecca Kallem Amie Oliver Nina Seidel-Herrmann Ralph Arlyck Robin Goldfin Hortense Kassoy Rafael Oses Fern Seiden Eleanor Aversa J. Carol Goodman Aviva Kempner Ellis Oyekola Wolfgang Seierl John Aylward Elissa Gore Harry Kollatz Jr. Mary Margaret Pauer Evelyn Shakir Judy Light Ayyildiz David Groff Alison Welsh Kolodinsky Howard Pflanzer Sharon Shapiro Rick Baitz Julie Gross Peter Krebs Craig Pleasants Faye-Ellen Silverman JoAnn Balingit Rachel Hadas Heidi Kumao Elizabeth Poliner Erling Sjovold Jens Barnieck Therese Halscheid Jeanne Larsen Christopher Preissing Cheryl Slean Nancy Bass Mary Oestereicher Hamill Eun Young Lee Luis Recoder Tanja Softic Karen Bell Cathryn Hankla Mu-Xuan Lin Mats Reiniusson Margo Solod Naomi Benaron Jerelyn Hanrahan Taliaferro Logan Paul Reisler Suzanne Sorkin Pam Black Gwen Hardie Laura Long Christine Rieck-Sonntag Maja Spasova Karen Blair Lois Marie Harrod James Magruder Steve Roberts Carmine Starnino Jessica Anya Blau Lenore Hart Kathleen Markowitz Richard Robinson Marjorie Stelmach Ursula Bolck-Jopp Penny Harter Megan Marlatt Fiona Ross Rob Stephenson Julia Bloom Anthony Hawley Dawn Lundy Martin Eleanor Rufty Sal Strom Mary Bonina Dolores Hayden Charlotte Matthews Adrian Russovich Eileen Tabios Sally Bowring Christine Herrmann Mary Mcdonnell Alyssa C. Salomon Judith Tannenbaum Stan Brodsky Rob Tarbell Timothy Brown Richard Terrill Jamie Cat Callan Heather Thomas Fay Chandler Kim Uchiyama Ann E. Cheeks Alexandra van de Kamp Kelly Cherry Jennifer Vanderbes Angie Chuang Don Waters Sarawut Chutiwongpeti Jack Wax Carolyn Conrad Mindy Weisel Theresa Coulter Priscilla Long Whitlock Barbara Crooker Susan Wicks Richard Crozier Ruiyan Xu Janet Culbertson Sara D. Young Craig Czury Lisa Zeidner Angela Davis-Gardner Tamra Zinn Gray Dodson Susan Donnelly Laurelyn Dossett Holly Downing Jack Curtis Dubowsky Stephen Eddins George Ellenbogen Mary Page Evans Blas Falconer Jeff Zeiders, composer, Baltimore, Maryland Photo by Medford Taylor, photographer, Richmond, Virginia

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LAURI LUCK Artist GENERAL Dean Dass Jonathan McVity Sam Abell Alonzo Davis Tim Michel Forestville, California Adobe Kaye H. Despain Microsoft Corporation Dan Albergotti Donna Kelly Eastman Martin Miller I am glad to have a chance to tell my William Albert Allard Claudia Emerson Suny Monk Janice Arone John Borden Evans Fred Nichols story—how a connection I made at VCCA Town of Auvillar, France Stacey Evans Kate and Kevin O’Hagan changed my life. It is not an easy story for Marie-Jose Balhouey Susan and Taylor Field Tim O’Kane me to tell because when I arrived in 1993, and Gerhardt Schneider Shelby Fischer Mary Margaret Pauer Josef Beery Maura Gaenzle Lincoln Perry I was an extremely depressed person who Karen Bell Lara Call Gastinger Steven Petrow was not even aware of how unhappy I was. Martin B. Bernstein Pat Gooch The Phoenix Concerts Denise Bibro Fine Art, Inc. John Grant Reynolds Gallery It was the landscape I fell in love with first. Page Bond Gallery Graphic Detail Pam and Bill Royall Those beautiful hills both woodsy and Page and Sandy Bond Sarah Green Jerry Ruotolo Tim Bowring Elizabeth Langhorne Barbara Schaff farmed were magic. When I wasn’t in my Robin Braun and Karsten Harries Joe Seipel studio, I walked endlessly, sometimes long Andrew Brennan Harvest Moon Catering Frankie Slaughter into the night. I found I wasn’t hungry—the Brentwood Arts Exchange J. Walter Hawkes Trio Kiki Slaughter Mary Jane Brock John Hetzel Francis and Isabelle Sohier art, the landscape and the walking seemed Carrie and John Gregory Brown Mary Hilliard Sue Knapp-Steen and Robert Steen to sustain me. I felt light and unhindered, Corinnne Buckalew Hunton & Williams LLP Medford Taylor intense and surreal and by the end of my Cynthia Burke Cheryl Jones Steve Taylor Charlottesville Photography Group John Langhorne Edward Thomas first week felt sure that I was going crazy. Suzanne Tanner Chitwood Fleming Lunsford Cynthia Tremblay Christie’s Frances MacLean Linda van der Linde It was Jean Zaleski who helped me Kelly Wilkinson Coffin Kathryn Markel Fine Arts Virginia Museum of Fine Arts understand what I was really feeling when Jessie Coles Market at Main Tina Walls she said, “You are my inspiration for Henri Cros Center, Wendy Martin Peter O. Ward Jr. Valence D’Agen, France John Martin Duane Watts happiness.” It had been so long since I’d Trish Crowe Alice McDermott Clay Witt been happy that I hadn’t recognized it. Holland B. Cunningham Heather McGuire Her insight changed everything. I became even more invested in my drawings and inspired by all the exciting people I was meeting—an amazing experience I wanted to continue beyond my time at VCCA. So I decided to follow the adventure. Rather than return home to Richmond, Virginia, I headed for a new life in California. I met many wonderful and creative folks at VCCA, but the primary connection I made Seated on the edge of the swimming pool during its renovation. Left to right: Andrea Lilienthal, Roth was with myself. I feel very lucky indeed to Michaels, Jacquelin Boulanger, Valerie Miner, Janice Gary, Andrea Amenitsch, Sandell Morse, Bonnie have taken a chance on what has turned Lee Holland, Ami Sands Brodoff, Angie Chuang, Rosary O’Neill, Noah Meites, Rob Stephenson, Jessica Tam, David Fludd, Barbara Schaff, Kristen Cosby out to be—my amazing second life. Thank Photo by Andrea Amenitsch, visual artist, Salzburg, Austria you VCCA. 37 GOVERNMENT + FOUNDATION SUPPORT

GIFTS OF $30,000 - $40,000 GIFTS OF $20,000 - $29,999 GIFTS OF $10,000 - $19,999

National Endowment for the Arts

GIFTS OF $5,000 - $9,999

ROBERT LEHMAN BAMA WORKS FUND FOUNDATION OF DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Supporting Visual Artists

Fellows conclude dance choreographed by Andrea Clearfield for Patsy Novell’s spiral bamboo installation. Left to right: Katey Schultz (writer, Burnsville, North Carolina), Andrea Clearfield (composer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Katherine Fahey (artist, Baltimore, Maryland), and Ingrid Floss (artist, Munich, Germany) Photo by Margaret Woodson Nea, photographer, Richmond, Virginia

38 SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION FISCAL YEAR 2011

Paintings by Pinkney Herbert, artist, Memphis, Tennessee, in VCCA studio

Selected financial information for the fiscal year 2011, which covers the period from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

Number of Fellows-in-residence 402 Total number of Fellow days 8,233

8%

25% 17%

47%

28% 75%

Contributions Sales + Special Events Other Program + Development + Administration Special Events Buildings + Grounds

INCOME EXPENSES Contributions $716,301 Program + Development + Administration $853,874 Sales + Special Events $425,648 Special Events $189,778 Other $369,872 Buildings + Grounds $92,966 TOTAL INCOME $1,511,821 TOTAL EXPENSES $1,136,618

39 BOARD OF DIRECTORS JULY 1, 2010 - JUNE 30, 2011

Christine A. Brennan Helen Hilliard Robert O. Satterfield Donald Ubben President Free Union, Virginia Afton, Virginia Manning, South Carolina Esmont, Virginia Elizabeth Mason Horsley Joseph H. Seipel Linda E.A. Wachtmeister Theodore J. Craddock Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Scottsville, Virginia Treasurer Lynchburg, Virginia Martee Stephens Johnson Neil A. Simmons R. Kennon Williams Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Wallace B. Millner III Secretary Patricia Kermes Sarah Perkins Smither Richmond, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Berkshire, England HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Tina A. Walls Dean King Andy Stefanovich President-Elect Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia James L. Camp IV Denver, Colorado Virginia Beach, Virginia Laura Edge Kottkamp Rodney E. Taylor Page Bond Richmond, Virginia Amherst, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Calvert de Coligny, Jr. Roanoke, Virginia Robbie Mascotte Cynthia Tremblay Kia Silverman Brown Charlottesville, Virginia Greenwood, Virginia Metarie, Louisiana Elizabeth Forsyth Harris Robert R. Matheson Lynchburg, Virginia Corinne Buckalew Charlottesville, Virginia New York, New York Lucy Levis Hazlegrove Thomas Justin Moore III Roanoke, Virginia Melanie F. Christian Richmond, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia Carter McNeely IN MEMORIAM Sandell Morse Charlottesville, Virginia Shelby Fischer York, Maine Stanardsville, Virginia Tracy G. Savage Alexander Lee Nyerges Saratoga Springs, New York Quinn Feldmann Graeff Richmond, Virginia Roanoke, Virginia Ann W. Ramsey Elliot S. Schewel Pinkney Herbert Richmond, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia Memphis,Tennessee Corinne Buckalew Tatem Webb Read 1966 - 2011 Mrs. John D. Varner Steven Samuel High Mill Valley, California Charlottesville, Virginia Sarasota, Florida

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ADVISORY COUNCIL FELLOWS COUNCIL

Samuel H. Adler Karen Bell Loren Graham Composer, Perrysburg, Ohio Chair Poet, Helena, Montana Photographer, New York, New York David Del Tredici David Haynes Composer, New York, New York Claire Lieberman Writer, Dallas, Texas Rita Dove Vice Chair Poet, Charlottesville, Virginia Artist, Bloomington, Illinois Margaret B. Ingraham Poet, Alexandria, Virginia Teresita Fernández Lisa Solod Artist, Brooklyn, New York Writer, Savannah, Georgia Benjamin Marshall Writer, Plainfield, New Jersey Harper Lee Andrea Carter Brown Writer, Monroeville, Alabama Koji Nakano Poet, Los Angeles, California Composer, Boston, Massachusetts Sally Mann Photographer, Lexington, Virginia Martha Tod Dudman Joelle Wallach Writer, Northeast Harbor, Maine Composer, New York, New York Alice McDermott Writer, Bethesda, Maryland

Gregory Maguire Writer, Concord, Massachusetts

Claes Oldenburg Cy Twombly ceiling for Sculptor, New York, New York the Salle des Bronzes IN MEMORIAM in the Sully Wing of the William Jay Smith Louvre. Second frame Poet, Cummington, Massachusetts down shows VCCA Fellow Barbara Crawford (artist, Lexington, Virginia) who Cy Twombly oversaw and facilitated Artist, Lexington, Virginia the installation, with Cy’s maquette in the David Weiss background. Playwright, Charlottesville, Virginia For more photos, Cy Twombly go to vcca.com. Naomi Wolf 1928 - 2011 Writer, New York, New York Cy Twombly photo by Craig Pleasants Corinne Buckalew photo by Jerry Ruotolo

41 FRANK SOOS Writer MARGO KLASS Artist Fairbanks, Alaska

Margo’s 2002 fellowship represented a major turn in her life. She was on sabbatical from the girls’ school where she taught and was beginning to push her art out into fresh, new areas. I was beginning eight months as VCCA’s first year-round resident artist, and struggling with material that would become a book- length work of non-fiction. I found Margo’s work intriguing, compelling: small carefully constructed boxes with spare arrangements of found objects inside. I gave Margo an old lure I’d found with rusted hooks on the end. Another Fellow suggested she invite written responses to her pieces. So we began. I went on home to Alaska in the late summer; Margo returned to teaching in the fall, but kept the momentum she found at VCCA going. Gradually, we built an inventory of about thirty of Margo’s box constructions and my short responses. We showed the work for the first time at the Dadian Gallery in Washington, DC in the spring of 2004. At our next show, one viewer suggested we do a book. In 2009, Double Moon: Constructions & Conversations came out with Boreal Books. The small lure I fished out of the Maury River, found its way into Breaking Forth, a piece in our first show and featured in Double Moon. Margo and I married in the fall of 2004. On many levels, our collaboration continues.

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PAULA WHYMAN Writer Suny Monk Bethesda, Maryland Executive Director

Michael Dowell Tim Kellner and I met during our Director of Operations and Finance residencies in 2008. Tim worked on his photography, and I was writing a novel. I Craig Pleasants was featured in one of the photographs Tim Program Director created at the colony, and it ended up in a Sheila Gulley Pleasants portfolio for which he went on to win the Director of Artists’ Services Rostocker Kunstpreis 2009, from the city of Rostock, Germany. Tim Kellner, artist Bad Doberan, Germany Carol O’Brien Director of Annual and Planned Giving Tim founded an artist collective called SCHAUM (“foam”) with five of his Lexie Boris colleagues. After winning the Rostock Communications Director award, he launched an eclectic arts journal, also called SCHAUM. For the journal’s second issue, Tim asked if I’d contribute a humorous piece dealing with stereotyped attitudes of Americans regarding Germany. This commissioned piece appears in SCHAUM, in English, in the issue released in spring 2011. Recently, Tim and his group submitted a proposal for a public sculpture to a transnational competition in Germany, Poland, and Sweden. He asked me to edit the description, which had to be written in English. Not long after, he received the news that his group won the competition.

Staff visit to Wei-An Huang studio Left to right: Craig Pleasants, Carol O’Brien, Kimberley Stiffler (development assistant), Wei-An Huang, Suny Monk and Sheila Pleasants TIM KELLNER Artist Barbara Bernstein Bad Doberan, Germany David Garratt Resident Artists Photo of Paula Whyman by Jo Eldridge Morrissey Photo of Tim Kellner from “Paula Shoots Me” by Tim Kellner, 2009 Opposite page: photo of Susi Pianchupattana studio by Kimberley Stiffler 43 STATEMENT OF POLICY VCCA complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding non- discrimination in admissions and employment.

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“There’s a Story In Here”—snowy entrance to Wachtmeister Garden at VCCA. This hidden garden is dedicated to Linda Wachtmeister, VCCA Fellow, board member and patron

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