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Throughout its history, WESTAF has adapted and transformed its programs and initiatives to reflect the current needs of the arts community and to respond to major structural changes in the field. WESTAF remains committed to programmatic work in the areas of multicultural arts, literature, folk arts, visual arts, and performing-arts presenting. Programs in these areas include convening arts leaders; the development of model programs; and the sponsorship of long-term, region-wide programs that fill a gap in the arts infrastructure of the West. WESTAF also has launched an ambitious program in the area of technology and the arts. The presence of the Internet has provided WESTAF with a much-sought-after means of serving artists and arts organizations across the vast reaches of the West. In addition, WESTAF remains committed to increasing the impact and effectiveness of the state arts agencies in the region. The maintenance of these agencies as a progressive force that benefits the arts interests of the public is WESTAF's preeminent goal. |