When fully opened and filled, our 150,000 square foot building at 700 North Tryon Street, Uptown Charlotte, NC, will feature a inviting and engaging diverse nonresidential artist studios, arts-related nonprofit offices, theaters, music studios, dance studios, and indoor and outdoor event rental spaces.
Inline with our vision statement, VAPA will inspire the artists to cultivate an economic and culturally diverse experience that will transform the arts community of Charlotte.
“To Cultivate an accessible exhibition and creative work spaces to inspire and nurture the relationship between artists and the community.”
VAPA Creatives
VAPA Creatives receive, 24/7 key card access, basic fiber wifi connection, security camera monitoring, FREE Parking, access to the Blue Line Light Rail and membership in the VAPA Artist Community.
- Due to overwhelming demand, the VAPA Center is no longer accepting applications for studio spaces.
Rental
Rates
Through an amazing collaborative effort, the VAPA Center is able to offer the creatives in our community affordable studio spaces.
The base rental rate for all our studios is $3 per square foot per year.
Social Contract
As an arts collective, VAPA is committed to creating a thriving, inspired, and safe environment for artists to plan, create, exhibit, and perform various disciplines of art.
We intend to do our best to ensure that every artist and every guest feels safe to create, explore and inspire one another without any negative or oppressive energy in our space.