The JCVA is an international Artists-in-Residence program that hosts distinguished and promising young artists in a setting that is as intellectually stimulating as it is magnificent. The residence provides an opportunity for productive interaction with the local art community, museums and audiences, and offers a potentially profound dialogue between local and global concerns. The center promotes cross-cultural dialogue between visiting artists and curators and their local counterparts. The center will provide interested residents with recommendations and connections to personally-tailored opportunities for productive interaction with artists, curators and art academies, as well as links to museums and audiences.