FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 19, 2026 CONTACT: Virginia Commission for the Arts Colleen Dugan Messick, Executive Director colleen.messick@vca.virginia.gov Richmond Ballet dancers in Goat Rodeo by Val Caniparoli | Photo by Sarah Ferguson RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Commission for…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 4, 2026 CONTACT: Virginia Commission for the Arts Colleen Dugan Messick, Executive Director colleen.messick@vca.virginia.gov RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) announced the launch of the Small and Rural Arts Network (SARA),…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 4, 2026 CONTACT: Virginia Commission for the Arts Colleen Dugan Messick, Executive Director colleen.messick@vca.virginia.gov RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) is excited to announce that it has been awarded a $77,500…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 4, 2026 CONTACT: Virginia Commission for the Arts Colleen Dugan Messick, Executive Director colleen.messick@vca.virginia.gov RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) announced that it has awarded $75,000 in competitive FY26 VA250 Impact…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 7, 2026 CONTACT: Virginia Commission for the Arts Colleen Dugan Messick, Executive Director colleen.messick@vca.virginia.gov Richmond, VA | The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) announces a new cohort of teaching artists and educational organizations to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 3, 2025 CONTACT: Virginia Commission for the Arts Colleen Dugan Messick, Executive Director colleen.messick@vca.virginia.gov Richmond, VA | The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) announces a new cohort of artists and ensembles to its celebrated…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 18, 2025 CONTACT: Virginia Commission for the Arts Colleen Dugan Messick, Executive Director colleen.messick@vca.virginia.gov SPARC 2024 Live Art: Embrace | Photo credit: Tom Topinka RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) announces…
February 4, 2025 Richmond, VA | The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) welcomes 17 new artists to its statewide Teaching Artist Roster: Allisen Learnard | Multi-Disciplinary Dance, Mindful Movement – Richmond American Shakespeare Center | Shakespeare in Performance Studies…
The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) is excited to share a major grant announcement from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the 2025 fiscal year. Recipients include 25 Virginia organizations that span across five regions of the…
December 4, 2024 Richmond, VA | The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) welcomes nine new artists to its statewide Touring Artist Roster: Akeylah Simone | Soul, R&B, Rock – Norfolk Alfred Yun | Jazz – Centreville Jack Hinshelwood |…
The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) announces grant allocations totaling more than $5.1 million into communities, arts organizations, and arts-centric programs across the Commonwealth of Virginia for FY25. “The arts – and those organizations that engage through the…
The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) is pleased to announce the election of Barbara Bailey Parker of Collinsville as the new Chair of the Commission Board for the 2024–2025 term. The election took place during VCA’s June meeting at…
