Fully Funded Fellowships for Social Media Artists

VCCA is breaking ground with two new fellowships specifically for the emerging genre of social media artists. These new fellowships are for artists new to VCCA.
[text=center]Fully Funded
Six Weeks
$2,000 stipend
Supported by a grant from NEA
Deadline: June 15, 2012[/text]
Craig Pleasants, VCCA Program Director says,

The artists selected for these fellowships will be working in ways that move art from the gallery or museum to the web, seeking ways to free art from geographical and temporal constraints. We are not defining social media artwork for this fellowship, leaving that to the artists who are pioneering this field, but the finished work must be presented on the web and be fully accessible to the netverse. We expect that the successful work will be tied to the logic of social media as well as being conceptually rich.

For information on how to apply, go to the VCCA website (link is below) or email [email protected].

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Amherst, Virginia, VCCA is one of the largest working retreats for writers, composers and visual artists in the nation. Open year round, VCCA provides meals, private rooms and private studios to select emerging and professional artists from around the world, hosting more than 400 individuals each year.