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]"

References

  1. ^ "The Virginia Commission for the Arts | About us".
  2. ^ "United States of Arts: Virginia". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. ^ "GOVERNOR APPOINTS GREATER RESTON ARTS CENTER BOARD CHAIR TO VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS". eastcityart.com. 2019-10-08.
  4. ^ "The Power of Passion Ignited: Virginia Commission for the Arts' Janet Starke". Roanoke Arts Commission. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "POWER: Arts and Culture". Style Weekly. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  6. ^ "Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointments". www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Theatre alum appointed deputy director of the Virginia Commission for the Arts". arts.vcu.edu. VCU Arts. November 26, 2019. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  8. ^ "State Arts Agency Directory". nasaa-arts.org. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  9. ^ "MAAF National, Regional, and State Partners". www.midatlanticarts.org/. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "Virginia Commission for the Arts pledges focus on inclusion, diversity, equity, access". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "Virginia Commission for the Arts IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access) Committee Friday, June 4, 2021 Agenda". Virginia Commission for the Arts. Retrieved June 5, 2021.


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