NAC is a subdivision of Vilnius Academy of Arts located in Nida, Lithuania. In addition to the international artist-in-residency programme, NAC organises Nida Doctoral School, as well as art and research projects, exhibitions and hosts students’ seminars. NAC is situated within the particular and distinct landscape of the Curonian Spit, a 98km-long sand dune overgrown with forests, separating the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where forests planted over the span of 200 years form an environment dedicated to managing natural eolian processes.