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 tochampioning policies and practices of cultural equity that foster a just, inclusive, and equitableCommonwealth.[11]"