Resources & Links
- Virginia Cultural Network
The following state agencies and not-for-profit organizations meet regularly to discuss issues of interest and importance regarding the preservation, development and promotion of the cultural and historical assets of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Association for the Preservation of Antiquities
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Library of Virginia
Preservation Alliance of Virginia
Science Museum of Virginia
Virginia Association of Museums
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Virginia Department of Education
Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Virginia Museum of Natural History
Virginia Tourism Corporation
Other Organizations
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities promotes lifelong learning, literacy, and civil public debate for all Virginians. VFH funds and produces exhibits, conferences & teachers' institutes; book discussion series; film, video & radio programs; and other public programs that draw upon the rich resources of the humanities. For more information:
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
145 Ednam Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.924.6895
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts' Center for Education and Outreach
The CEO offers multiple arts resources, programs, and services to communities and educational institutions throughout Virginia. The museum offers traveling exhibitions, gallery tours, lectures, films and videos, discovery kits, youth and family programs, teacher training and artist workshops. For information about the center and its resources contact:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Center for Education and Outreach
2800 Grove Avenue
Richmond, VA 23221
804.204.2665
Virginia Arts Presenters
The Virginia Arts Presenters is a nonprofit alliance of performing arts presenters from throughout the Commonwealth. Its goal is to increase the accessibility of high quality arts programming through cooperative bookings, shared programs, and services. The Virginia Arts Presenters books blocks of a wide variety of regional, national, and international artists in many disciplines. The Virginia Arts Presenters holds an annual conference each fall at which its members select artists for major block-bookings, share information, and watch a showcase of performances. For additional information contact:
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Virginia is a member of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, a nine-state consortium which includes the state arts agencies of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Foundation's touring program provides partial fee support to the region's presenters to book professional touring companies. In addition, the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation offers programs of interest to artists and arts organizations. For information contact:
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
201 North Charles Street, Suite 401
Baltimore, MD 21201
410.539.6656
410.837.5517 (fax)
410.539.4241 (TDD)