- Vermont Studio Center
Infobox_University
name = Vermont Studio Center
established =1984
type = Private
founder = Jonathan Gregg
president =George Pearlman
city = Johnson
state =Vermont
country =United States
campus =Rural Village , 30 acres
enrollment = 624
address = 80 Pearl StreetJohnson, Vermont 05656U.S.A.
website = http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org|The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) is an
artist residency program located in the town of Johnson in theU.S. state ofVermont . The center was founded in 1984 by Jonathan Gregg, Frederick Osborne, and Louise Von Weise. In January 2007, George Pearlman succeeded Gregg as VSC's Executive Director. VSC is the largest fine arts and writing residency program in the U.S. and among the most international. The center operates one to three month-long residencies. Each month, 52 fine artists and writers are selected for the rolling residencies. The programs are highly selective and includes a broad variety of media, cultures, and ages. Though there is no denominational affiliation, the center offers a meditation and yoga component.Intercultural emphasis
The center attracts residents from more than 40 countries and all of the U.S. states. VSC fellowships emphasize intercultural exchange, and are organized around the following cultural programs: The Triangle Arts Trust Africa/Arab World; The Freeman Foundation Asian Artists; Central America; ArtNexus Latin America Artist Award; Reed Foundation Caribbean Basin Fellowships; and CEC ArtsLink Central Europe, Russia and Eurasia. Specific international fellowships focus upon Ireland, Italy, and Mexico.
Visiting artists, visiting writers
More than 75 visiting artists and writers visit the center each year. They include writers, painters, printmakers, and sculptors such as
Mike Libby . Visiting artists work with and interact with residents on a daily basis.The campus
The campus is comprised of thirty studio and residence buildings clustered along the Gihon River in the village of Johnson. Several of the buildings date to the nineteenth century and their restoration have won awards from the
National Trust for Historic Preservation and thePreservation Trust of Vermont .The Vermont Studio Center's residencies and fellowships are non-degree granting, however work in both fine arts and writing can be granted credit towards an M.F.A. through
Johnson State College whose own campus is a short walk from the center.Further reading
* Vermont Studio Center Press. "A Catalog of Prints Created by Distinguished Artists at Vermont Studio Center". Press: Hank Murta Adams... [Et Al.] . 1998.
* VSCPress. "VSCPress: Print Collaborations, 2000". Johnson, Vt: VSCPress, 2001.External links
* [http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org Vermont Studio Center website]
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