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ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 2.PURSUES LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE ARTS AND ARTISTS, AND DISCOURAGES LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VIRGINIAS ARTS INDUSTRY. 3.COMMUNICATES REGULARLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP OF ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS STATEWIDE ABOUT ADVOCACY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 4.WORKS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC VALUE OF, AND APPRECIATION FOR, THE ARTS IN VIRGINIA. VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS (VFTA) ADVANCES THE ARTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS THE ARTS MAKE TO THE LIFE, CULTURE, AND ECONOMY OF THE STATE. VFTA ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, WHICH MAKES OPERATING GRANTS ESSENTIAL TO THE STATES ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ARE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES FOR THE ARTS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA. VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS DOES THE FOLLOWING: PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ARTISTS AND ART ORGANIZATIONS, THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES, AND THAT ENCOURAGE THEIR APPRECIATION CONDUCTS PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, BENEFITING ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS . 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VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS: 1. ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. 2.PURSUES LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE ARTS AND ARTISTS, AND DISCOURAGES LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VIRGINIAS ARTS INDUSTRY. 3.COMMUNICATES REGULARLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP OF ARTISTS, ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS STATEWIDE ABOUT ADVOCACY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 4.WORKS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC VALUE OF, AND APPRECIATION FOR, THE ARTS IN VIRGINIA. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS (VFTA) ADVANCES THE ARTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS THE ARTS MAKE TO THE LIFE, CULTURE, AND ECONOMY OF THE STATE. VFTA ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, WHICH MAKES OPERATING GRANTS ESSENTIAL TO THE STATES ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ARE ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES FOR THE ARTS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA. VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS DOES THE FOLLOWING: PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ARTISTS AND ART ORGANIZATIONS, THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES, AND THAT ENCOURAGE THEIR APPRECIATION CONDUCTS PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS ADVOCATES FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS, BENEFITING ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS . EMPLOYS PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL TO CONDUCT A VARIETY OF ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH ENCOURAGE LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS THAT IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE ARTS AND ARTISTS AND DISCOURAGE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE ARTS CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE RECEPTION AND ARTS ADVOCACY DAY AT THE CAPITOL PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL ARTS ADVOCACY DAY, CELEBRATED EACH YEAR IN THE SPRING BY AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS PROVIDES ADVOCATES THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA NEWS ALERTS TO KEEP THEM ADVISED ABOUT IMPORTANT NEWS AND LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE ARTS IN THE STATE