• Personal expression can be both spiritual and healing for the artist and can be a vehicle for self-reliance.

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• Support for personal and professional development through knowledge sharing and communication inside and outside the arts community is valuable to artists.

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• Art is an important part of a healthy, balanced and dynamic cultures and societies

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• Respect for traditions while taking into account current cultural realities is important.

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• Integrity in our members, communities, & activities – (social, historical, personal, and artistic integrity) must guide our artistic choices.

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• Art records and preserves culture.

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• Through programs, initiatives and acquisitions, we celebrate and emphasize the cultural richness and diversity of our region

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• Access to culture and the arts are necessary for a rich and fulfilling quality of life.

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• We see a responsibility to perpetuate and encourage the culture and arts of indigenous artists and practitioners.

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• Support for the appreciation and practice of the arts by people throughout their lives makes for a better society.