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VisArts is passionate about our mission to transform individuals and communities through the visual arts, which begins with including, supporting, and partnering with our community.
Since our founding in 1987, we’ve been committed to a vibrant, diverse, inclusive community that nurtures and embraces differences. We’re grateful to the artists, faculty, staff, board, Artist Advisory Council, volunteers, and visitors who believe unconditionally in the open exchange and expression of ideas.
At VisArts, we understand that our society and our organization has grown and evolved over the past 35 years, we’ve come to realize that our society and our organization face a complex web of inequities and we must build a new legacy of diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility (DEIA).
In 2020, to help us develop and implement a comprehensive DEIA plan, VisArts contracted with a Philadelphia-based equity consultant with significant experience in supporting arts and culture organizations to guide us on our diversity and inclusion work.
As part of this process, VisArts completed an organizational analysis, identified challenges and opportunities, and engaged in training based on input from management, faculty, artists, board, staff, participants, and partners.
Our work is ongoing, and our Board, Artist Advisory Council, and staff are committed to achieving the following:
