The Open Call Podcast hosts conversations centered around contemporary art and is hosted by Laura Tanner and Anne Stagg. We share images of the artwork we discuss on our Instagram at #the_open_call_podcast. Another feature is that we ask each guest to give shoutouts to other artists and we feature those artists on our Instagram too. New episodes are released every Thursday and our Instagram is active 5 days a week. Special thanks to our research assistants: Syd Cole, Ainsley Coty, Erin Miller, Alyssia Price, and Christian Pruitt who help with production. 

In this episode of The Open Call Podcast, we will talk with the indefatigable duo of Kevin O’Halloran and Sheila Pleasants who together direct the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts [VCCA] and their affiliated international programs in France, Ireland, and Germany. We will learn more about their highly esteemed residency programs which are currently closed to residents due to COVID-19. We will find out about how they are spending their days and discover how they are staying connected to their community and continuing their mission to serve writers, composers, and visual artists during the pandemic. Join us as we learn some of the wonderful things that set VCCA apart and make it such a beloved artist residency program to so many.