Amherst, Virginia is about 400 miles from New York – a place many consider the nation’s cultural capital, but each year, hundreds of artists pack their paint brushes, laptops, musical instruments and other tools of their trade and head for Amherst. Sandy Hausman reports on why that tiny town has become a magnet for creative minds.
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
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