My daughter visited the Kelly Writers House at Penn yesterday and loved it, so I was perusing Penn’s offerings. I suggest you do the same, and I agree that Vassar and Wesleyan seem like good fits. (My daughter’s interests are largely similar to yours, and these are among her favorites.) Vassar has enough studio space so that anyone with a serious interest in art gets a personal space. Unfortunately, the colleges that give the best financial aid are generally the hardest to get into. Make sure to look at the list of colleges that meet full need. The wealthiest of them do it without loans or with minimal loans.