PROFILES: Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation www.midatlanticarts.org Alan W. Cooper, Executive Director Dorothy Pierce McSweeny, Chair - Washington, DC Member States Delaware District of Columbia Maryland New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Virgin Islands Virginia West Virginia Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) supports the richness and diversity of the region’s arts resources and promotes wider access to the art and artists of the region, nation and world. Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation was established in 1979 to promote and support multi-state arts programming. MAAF works closely with its state and jurisdictional arts agency partners in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the Virgin Islands, and West Virginia; with the National Endowment for the Arts; and with foundations and corporations to support arts programs and initiatives in the region and throughout the country and the world. MAAF serves a region that is rich in the arts and culture. Half of the country’s major museums are located in the mid-Atlantic and almost half of all theatre receipts are rung up here. A quarter of all the nation’s artists work in the mid-Atlantic, where a quarter of all arts organizations are also located. With the Foundation’s new programs focusing on international exchange and jazz, we are pleased to expand our service area nation and world-wide. Over the last thirty years, the Foundation has built a core of program initiatives designed to effectively address specific objectives: Artist Support, Projects and Residencies; Presenting, Touring and Exhibiting; and Knowledge Building The Foundation works regionally, nationally and internationally to ensure these initiatives meet the needs of our constituents and serve the communities in which they live and work. Foundation programs move the arts and artists across state lines and international borders, provide new experiences for audiences, and involve the public in the artistic process. TOP