As part of WESTAF's mission to strengthen the financial, organizational and policy infrastructure of the arts in the West, WESTAF regularly undertakes research projects on behalf of our member arts agencies and the general arts community. The results of our research are usually presented in position papers, many of which are available to the general public upon request. Papers have been completed on such topics as: economic arguments for the public funding of the arts; opportunities for collaboration between various cultural agencies; background information concerning the development of cultural trust legislation; and an assessment of the effectiveness of legislative arts caucuses in advocating for the arts. For a complete list of WESTAF position papers and economic impact studies, follow the "papers" link.