Join the VECCA Community

Whether you are an artist, a musician, a writer, or simply a lover of the arts, VECCA is for you.
Join VECCA

Become an Exhibitor

Exhibit your artwork in our gallery in downtown Woodstock. VECCA members have the additional opportunity to have their art displayed and promoted in the valley. Join VECCA and start showing your work.
Become an Exhibitor

Artist of the Month - Travis K Schuerman

August 9, 1-3pm Opening Reception! “Persiguiendo la Luz” (“Chasing Light”). A collection of realist paintings with an emphasis on atmosphere and mood.
Artist of the Month: August

Plein Air Meetups

Next meetup date September 6, Mount Jackson, VA. Capturing the outdoors at a different valley property each month. All skill levels are welcome. And all kinds of artists welcome, Painters, Illustrators, Sculptors, Writers, Photographers... just bring yourself and your art materials to create whatever inspires you.
Plein Air

Call for Art: Distant Shores

Art from Travels. Deadline Sept 3. for submissions. Bring your art inspired by places outside of Virginia. Landscapes and landmarks, flora and fauna from somewhere else, people, events and culture, architectural details, patterns and design, animals and insects… dig through your travel photos, make art, and show us where you have been!
Call for Art: Distant Shores

VECCA Writers

For poets, journalists, memoirists, non-fiction & fiction writers, bloggers, wanna be bloggers, screen writers, and more. Next meeting Sept. 28 at VECCA Gallery
VECCA Writers

CALL FOR ART! - LGBTQ+ & Allies

PFLAG Woodstock and VECCA are working together to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month in October. The show will highlight LGBTQ+ artists and their works as well as anyone who is an ally of the LGBTQ+ community. Deadline to submit is September 26.
Call for Art - LGBTQ & Allies

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Our Mission

VECCA (Valley Educational Center for the Creative Arts) is dedicated to bringing the arts and the community together through educational and cultural programs. By utilizing the skills of professional instructors and talented area residents, VECCA creates opportunities for persons of all ages to pursue the arts and develop their creative skills to whatever degree they desire, as well as to exhibit or perform those skills.

By creating an awareness of the arts, VECCA hopes to inspire and encourage creativity and develop an active cultural environment throughout The Shenandoah Valley. VECCA, an educational non-profit organization in Shenandoah County, Virginia, was founded in 1984 and continues to thrive. It benefits the community through annual student scholarships, workshops, exhibitions, community art projects, and more. 

VECCA is open to the community during special events and on Saturdays, 10 am – 4 pm / Sundays, 12-3 pm. Or any time you see Travis Schuerman in the gallery working on his paintings. Closures due to inclement weather are posted on this website, on our Facebook page, or our Instagram page

Private viewings are available. Please contact us at veccarrts@gmail.com to set up a visit to the gallery outside of our posted or studio hours.

We need your support!

In 2024 VECCA is celebrated its 40th year of dedication to our community!

Community engagement and support is key to advancing arts in the valley.

Please Donate, Join, Teach or Volunteer TODAY!!!

Call for Art - EXTENDED until Saturday 10pm

VECCA Member Show at Muse Vineyards: “Rhythm & Renewal”

VECCA, in coordination with Muse Vineyards, is providing an art exhibition opportunity at the tasting room. Click below to learn more, submit your work to be hung on location at Muse Vineyards in Woodstock VA.

Learn more and sign up!

Call for Art

Distant Shores: Art from Travels - VECCA Community Show

Our next community show: “Distant Shores: Art from Travels”

Bring your art inspired by places outside of Virginia. Landscapes and landmarks, flora and fauna from somewhere else, people, events and culture, architectural details, patterns and design, animals and insects… dig through your travel photos, make art, and show us where you have been! 

Learn more and sign up!

Call for Art

October Community Show. LGBTQ+ Artists and their allies.

PFLAG Woodstock and VECCA are working together to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month in October.

The show will highlight LGBTQ+ artists and their works as well as anyone who is an ally of the LGBTQ+ community and would like to submit art in celebration of the community’s history month. Fees are being waived.

Learn more and sign up.

 

Current Artist of the Month

A collection of realist paintings with an emphasis on atmosphere and mood.

Learn More.

Upcoming Artist of the Month

Constellations and Camp Songs: a collection of work imagined and dreamt under dark skies

Learn More.

Plein Air Meetups

Next event: September 6

All skill levels are welcome. And all kinds of artists welcome, Painters, Illustrators, Potters, Writers, Photographers… just bring yourself and your art materials to create whatever inspires you.

Learn More & Register.

Help with the Arts in Your Community

Call for Volunteers & Instructors

Call or email if interested. Learn More about volunteering and being a part of arts in the valley.

Classes & Groups

The events listed below have all concluded their run. The instructors and organizers pulled off some amazing creative events that got folks together to create. While these events have passed and you may have missed out for now, all we need to start them up again is you! VECCA members are encouraged to submit class, workshop, and/or meetup ideas to the board. We also encourage you to reach out with feedback about what you would participate in. If there’s enough interest, we will do our best to bring those events to fruition! Or you can run the meetup yourself! (With help from VECCA’s volunteer board of directors of course)

Kids & Teens Workshops
- Alive with Art
VECCA Writers

Monthly Meetings

Next meeting: Sept 28 at VECCA Gallery

Backyard Bird Photography Meetup

Hosted by Terry A. Thiele

If you are a VECCA member and interested in hosting a backyard bird photography meetup at your place, email us at veccarts@gmail.com 

OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Dedicated to Excellence in the Creative Arts

Scholarship winners

Scholarships

Each year, graduating high schoolers are invited to apply for visual arts, music, & writing scholarships, which provide financial aid to recipients.

Art hanging in the VECCA Galery

Call to Artists

VECCA holds several art shows throughout the year. Each call for artists has its own guidelines, entry fees, and deadlines.

Pottery making

Education

Projects, workshops, and more provide the community with opportunities to unleash their creative sides through art.

Support the Arts

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY

Whether you are an artist, a musician, a writer, or simply a lover of the arts, VECCA is for you. 

VECCA members enjoy two free entries to all art shows, opportunity to share their creative skills & sell their work during Saturday Demo Days, an invitation to our annual Holiday Market during November and December, a chance to exhibit their work year-round, and a unique position to share their love of the creative arts with The Shenandoah Valley. Free for students 18 and under.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Gold Sponsor

Gold Sponsor - Connection

Technology Partner

Technology Partner - Dell

VECCA will be

CLOSED TODAY

Roads might be treacherous today.
Stay safe everyone.