Funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts (remember - the feds provide matching funds to the Virginia Commission for the Arts)enable arts organizations to offer many FREE programs and/or activities at a reduced cost so individuals within our community can participate.
Example: Jefferson Center's Sisters of the Circle is a FREE program for young immigrant women to learn self-esteem and language skills through the arts alongside professional artist Toni Blackman.
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra provides opportunities for area school children to experience a live performance with a full orchestra. The reduced cost to participating schools is provided, in part, by support from the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
Keep the Virginia Commission for the Arts alive so all citizens in the Commonwealth have access to dance, theatre, literary & visual arts, music and filmmaking. The arts should be for ALL and not just a select few who can afford it.
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The idea of Access needs to be looked at for that portion which makes up Roanoke's retired population, considerable and maybe still with money to spend! Some of these folks are elderly or disabled, absolutely dealing with a differing physical ability..aging happens! Saw this will looking for something. The Jeff Ctr. has doing a good job in this type of access, good model for others, so to speak.
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