Sound / Music Residencies in New Smyrna Beach

Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA)

New Smyrna Beach, United States

Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA), nestled in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, stands as a beacon of interdisciplinary artistic collaboration and excellence. Established in 1977 by the visionary Doris Leeper, ACA fosters a nurturing environment where artists across multiple disciplines can converge, create, and share ideas. The center is renowned for its Mentor Artist-in-Residence Program, which pairs emerging and mid-career artists with distinguished mentors to explore new projects, experiment, and engage in rich dialogues across artistic fields. Beyond its core residency, ACA extends its creative reach through community arts and wellness initiatives, offering a broad spectrum of programs that underline the center's commitment to artistic innovation and community engagement.

Atlantic Center for the Arts is an innovative nonprofit artist-in-residence program that provides artists with an opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world’s talented in the visual, literary, and performing arts. Since the program began in 1982, over 3500 artists have been served from the US and around the world.The three-week Residency Program brings together three Mentoring Artists from different disciplines, such as the visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, film/vide