Visual Communications is proud to announce the VC Archives Artists in Residence, a program years in the making, rooted in our commitment to resourcing artists as stewards, creators, and extensions of our community-first values.

This residency invites four artists to engage with the Visual Communications Archives, one of the largest repositories of Asian American and Pacific Islander media history, as both a site of research and a space for creative reflection. Grounded in our ongoing renewal practices, the program centers process over product, offering artists the time and space to question, experiment, and connect without the pressures of rapid production.

At its core, this residency is a response to the urgency and constraints that so often shape creative work. Here, artists are encouraged to deconstruct their own processes and imagine new relationships between archives and storytelling.

With support through mentorship, peer dialogue, and access to various archival resources, each artist will craft their own path within the archive, contributing to a living, breathing record that continues to grow alongside our communities.

We are honored to welcome our inaugural cohort, four visionary artists whose practices reflect a deep commitment to uplifting communities through media arts.