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Art can, and should, create an active dialogue that promotes social change.

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Artists should be viewed as ideal collaborators for organizations wishing to increase the public awareness of sensitive issues.

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The barriers and pretensions of regional art communities can be displaced with accessible structures through focused optimism and community-building aesthetic experiences.
 

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To create an increased awareness of artwork as an agent for affecting change.

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To build a new audience for contemporary art through innovative programming and traveling with exhibitions of artwork that is easily accesible

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To exhibit artwork that addresses regional political, environmental, social, economical and cultural issues that are relevant to the larger community and to specific, underserved sub-populations within the community.

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To provide support for regional artists-enabling them to experiment with work that is not driven by commercial sales.

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To provide an accessible, source for community input into the arts and into the design of this organization as well as future exhibitions and programming