Programming

Art education is for everybody!

DVAC is for artists and art supporters - all that is required is the desire to be around others who have an affinity for the visual arts. (You must have, or you wouldn't have made it this far into the site!) If you're not an artist, spending time with working artists is a great learning opportunity. You'll hear about process and you'll discover new ways of looking at art - not to mention new art to look at.

And if you're an artist, continuing education is important on so many fronts, because there is not a single, obvious path to being an artist. No degree, no skill set, no association guarantees you will be able to make a living in your chosen career. In fact, being an artist is more than a career - for most people, it's a primary identity that goes back to childhood.

A lot of artists work at non-related jobs, then go to their studios and work in isolation, spending a lot of money and time to create something they often have no idea how to sell. It's not an easy life, and we know it!

DVAC offers programs to make it easier to be an artist (and easier to get to know artists). We have retreats, workshops, critiques, dialogues, field trips, art-making events, get-togethers, professional development meetings; all kinds of things to give artists and art supporters community, knowledge and contacts. Come renew yourself and your ties to the arts community with DVAC.