In order to increase the opportunities for Vermonters and visitors to Vermont to view, enjoy, and participate in the visual and performing arts, a group of people devoted to the practices of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, music, dance, drama, crafts, literature, and other related arts have formed the Vermont Council on the Arts, Inc., a nonprofit organization, hereinafter called the Council, for the purpose of coordinating and encouraging schools, organizations, and individuals in their several artistic and cultural activities. (Added 1965, No. 170, § 1, eff. June 30, 1965.)