Just a few examples of how the voices of our Cultural Shareholders might be leveraged:

Want more arts opportunities in our schools?

Your voice and the voices of other Cultural Shareholders can be shared with our region's decision makers.

Like First Fridays Art Walk and want even more artists working and living in areas that need a little spiritual lift?

Our collective voice gives Richmond a leg up in approaching national funding sources such as the Ford Foundation's Supporting Diverse Arts Spaces.

Want to help strengthen the Richmond Ballet's Minds in Motion, SPARC, 1708 Gallery, Elegba Folklore Society, Firehouse Theatre, Theatre IV and other great programs and organizations?

Your voice can join those of other Cultural Shareholders in advocating for increased state funding for the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which helps to fund these and many others.

Know someone who might benefit from a new bus route to take them to arts and culture events?

The mapped voices and public transportation needs of Cultural Shareholders, including your voice, can help to inform GRTC's decision makers.

Want to see arts and culture become ever stronger vitality tools to make the Richmond region ever better?

There is unimagined strength in the combined voices of our Cultural Shareholders!