The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA), is the state agency that supports the arts through funding from the Virginia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts.^[1][2]

The Commission was created in 1968, is governed by 13 Commissioners appointed to five-year terms by the Governor^[3] and confirmed by the General Assembly of Virginia. The Commission is led by an Executive Director,^[4][5] and Deputy Director,^[6][7] appointed by the Governor.

The Virginia Commission for the Arts is a member of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies,^[8] and a State Partner with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.^[9]

The Virginia Commission for the Arts adopted its first-ever Cultural Equity Statement in 2018.^[10] The Statement on Cultural Equity is as follows: "To support a full creative life for all, the Virginia Commission for the Arts commits to championing policies and practices of cultural equity that foster a just, inclusive, and equitable Commonwealth.^[11]"