The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA), is the state agency that supports the arts through funding from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. [1] [2]
The Commission was created in 1968, is governed by 13 Commissioners appointed to five-year terms by the Governor [3] and confirmed by the General Assembly of Virginia. The Commission is led by an Executive Director, [4] [5] and Deputy Director, [6] [7] appointed by the Governor.
The Virginia Commission for the Arts is a member of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, [8] and a State Partner with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. [9]
The Virginia Commission for the Arts adopted its first-ever Cultural Equity Statement in 2018. [10] The Statement on Cultural Equity is as follows: "To support a full creative life for all, the Virginia Commission for the Arts commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that foster a just, inclusive, and equitable Commonwealth. [11]"
The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA), is the state agency that supports the arts through funding from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. [1] [2]
The Commission was created in 1968, is governed by 13 Commissioners appointed to five-year terms by the Governor [3] and confirmed by the General Assembly of Virginia. The Commission is led by an Executive Director, [4] [5] and Deputy Director, [6] [7] appointed by the Governor.
The Virginia Commission for the Arts is a member of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies, [8] and a State Partner with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. [9]
The Virginia Commission for the Arts adopted its first-ever Cultural Equity Statement in 2018. [10] The Statement on Cultural Equity is as follows: "To support a full creative life for all, the Virginia Commission for the Arts commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that foster a just, inclusive, and equitable Commonwealth. [11]"