The 2024 Edition of VCFA’s Magazine, in residence, is Now Live!
Read and share the 2024 edition of VCFA’s annual magazine, in residence.
The 2024 edition of in residence, VCFA’s annual magazine, is now live! A print copy of the magazine has been mailed to all VCFA staff, faculty, students, and alumnx. Readers can expect their copy by the end of November to early December. Anyone can enjoy and share the digital edition of in residence via VCFA’s Issuu.
The 2024 issue includes interviews with alumnx Patricia Spears Jones (W ’91), Rick Heffner (GD ’23), Martha Gregory (F ’16), Suma Subramaniam (WCYA ’17), Quincy Davis (MC ’19), Molly Gambardella (VA ’23), and MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults faculty member Alex Sanchez. Feature articles honor the work of Graduate Assistants at VCFA residencies and VCFA alumnx business owners who have created their own thriving businesses in the arts. Plus, read our Class News and Faculty News sections to learn about dozens of VCFA publications, films, performances, albums, exhibitions, collaborations, and more.
This year, a record number of staff, alumnx, and friends of VCFA came together to contribute to this magazine. Voices include:
Contributors
Writer, Editor
Grace Safford (WCYA ’25), VCFA Publications & Editorial Manager
Writer, Fact-checker
Sarah Madru, VCFA Director of Alumnx & Community Engagement
Art Director
Aldrena Hicks (GD ’16), VCFA Creative Director
Designer
Sarah Flood-Baumann (GD ’16)
Photographers
Joliet Morrill, VCFA Social & Digital Media Manager
John Robson
Jesse Weiner (WCYA ’23), Inksational Editorial
Writers
Valentyn Smith (W ’20)
Karis Rogerson (WCYA ’24)
Sammi LaBue Hatch (W ’17)
Guest Writer
Tia McCarthy, VCFA Library Director
Copy Editor
Jessica Manley
Cover Art Collage
Front Cover Collage
Dannell MacIlwraith (GD ’17)
Susan Aizenberg (W ’92)
Sereina Rothenberger (GD)
Sue William Silverman (W ’88)
Nora Shalaway Carpenter (WCYA ’12)
Rick Baitz (MC)
Blair Vaughn-Gruler (VA ’10)
Uma Krishnaswami (WCYA)
Don Swartzentruber (VA ’00)
Daniel Levin (VA ’07)
Mark Cox (W ’85)
Tamara Smith (WCYA ’07)
Leah Byck (VA ’22)
Anne Myles (W ’21)
Jennifer Lang (W ’16)
Shanta Lee (W ’21)
Robin Oliveira (W ’06)
Lisa Mezzacappa (MC)
Hassan Alshiyoukh (WP ’21)
Inside Front Cover Collage
Linda Murphy Marshall (W ’18)
Ann Dávila Cardinal (W ’07)
James Long (VA ’02)
Jennifer McGaha (W ’17)
Mary Bailey (W ’99)
Karen Krossing (WCYA ’20)
Pernille AEgidius Dake (W ’21)
Dianne White (WCYA ’07)
Christopher Soden (W ’05)
Additional art credits: Cornelia Li and Dawn Lo
The college and the in residence team would like to thank every voice that championed the creation of the 2024 issue of in residence. It is an honor to celebrate the VCFA community each and every year in these treasured pages.