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        <ExplanationTxt>THE VENEZUELAN AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THROUGH THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS A DEEPER AND RICHER UNDERSTANDING BY VENEZUALAN CITIZENS OF U. S. CULTURE, AND BY U.S. CITIZENS OF VENEZUALAN CULTURE. IT IS ALSO TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPRECIATION BY U.S. STUDENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE U.S. GENERAL PUBLIC OF VISUAL AND PERFRORMING ART BY VENEZUALAN ARTISTS, AND BY VENEZUALAN STUDENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE VENEZUALAN GENERAL PUBLIC OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ART BY U.S. ARTISTS. IT IS ALSO TO SUPPORT, INCLUDING BY FUNDING AND THE CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE EXHIBITION, PERFORMANCE,PUBLICATION,DISTRIBUTION AND DISSEMINATION OF WORKS OF , AND INFORMATIO REGARDING, VENEZUALAN VISUAL AND PERFORMING ART IN THE U.S. , AND U.S. VISUAL AND PERFORMING ART IN VENEZUALAN. IT IS ALSO TO SUPPORT SPEAKERS AND RESEARCHERS FROM EACH COUNTRY ON MATTERS RELATING TO VAEA PURPOSES. IT IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING DOMESTIC TAX-EXEMPT AND FOREIGN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERWISE TO SUPPORT AND CONDUCT ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF VAEA PURPOSES.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>WE PROMOTED THROUGH THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS A DEEPER AND RICHER UNDERSTANDING BY VENEZUALAN CITIZENS OF U.S. CULTURE AND BY U.S. CITIZENS OF VENEZUALAN CULTURE</ExplanationTxt>
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