The Art Council - Roanoke Valley Arts Council
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Council of the Blue Ridge was established in 1976 with a
grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to promote
the arts in the Roanoke Valley and provide services to
local cultural groups. In addition, the Council served as
a clearinghouse for information on the arts in the
Roanoke Valley and published a yearly calendar of events.
During the 1980s, as the cultural community in the Roanoke Valley began to expand and flourish. In the early 1990s, the executive directors of the major cultural organizations in Roanoke produced a joint statement calling for The Arts Council to coordinate a community-wide planning process to determine the needs and priorities for the cultural community. In order to remain responsive to the needs of the community, in 1996 The Arts Council expanded arts education programming with the hiring of a Director of Programs and Educational Services. In April 2000, in partnership with the Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership and Hollins University, The Arts Council held Cultural Summit 2000. In May 2005 The Arts Council held Cultural Summit 2005: Evolving for Survival where alternative methods of funding for arts and cultural organizations were examined. The planning committee will be studying these options further and will involve the community in whatever programs seem feasible to pursue. In addition, the Council maintains programs designed to fill gaps in the cultural offerings of the area; provides services for its 106 organizational members, the community and 300 + individual artist members; and takes the leadership role in developing new initiatives in arts and cultural development throughout the region. As the only organization which speaks with a unified voice for all the cultural groups and individual artists in the region, Arts Council staff and board members have worked diligently on many community boards and organizations to assure that arts and culture are included in every facet of the community. The Council is the only full service local arts agency west of Charlottesville and serves a geographically diverse region which includes cities, towns, and rural areas encompassing the Virginia counties of Roanoke, Botetourt, Bath, Patrick, Franklin, Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Rockbridge, Pulaski, and Montgomery and the cities of Roanoke and Salem. www.theartscouncil.org Virginia Business Directory
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