To enhance and foster the education of the public in understanding and appreciating the visual arts. To create a total art center for the visual arts where members of the Alliance will be afforded studio space in which to work and teach and where members of the community will have the opportunity to observe artists at work. To provide activities which may include, but not be limited to, exhibitions, classes, lectures, demonstrations and other related activities for member artists and for the general public. Art should not be considered merely a commercial investment. The real significance of the arts cannot be measured by the bottom line.
Art is a vital educational tool.
Art is also the foundation of civilization. Art and music are the first exposures to our own culture, and they are the prime means by which we learn about the cultures of others. It gets its name from the Latin litus meaning beach or coastal. The Northeast Chapter, with headquarters in Broad Channel, NY, is comprised of members in New York, the New England states, and Canada. Don Riepe, Chapter Director, is a noted wildlife photographer.