VC Archives Artists in Residence is a new program founded in 2025, in response to the urgency and constraints that so often shape creative work. Rooted in our commitment to resourcing artists as stewards, creators, and extensions of our community-first values, we encourage artists to deconstruct their own processes and imagine new relationships between archives and storytelling.

This residency invites artists to engage with the Visual Communications Archives (VC 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. The program centers process over product, offering artists the time and space to question, experiment, and connect without the pressures of rapid production.

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