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WESTAF Origins: Lagolagoina Foafoaga i Sisifo<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"O le fa\u02bbavaeina o ia lava o se ala lagolago mo le fatufatua\u02bbi i le fa\u02bbalauteleina o laufanua o Sisifo, o le Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), na lauiloa i le taimi o le Arts & Humanities lala o le Federation of Rocky Mountain States, na fanau mai i se fa\u02bbapotopotoga va'aiga ma le le maluelue tautinoga i avanoa tutusa i faatufugaga mo tagata uma. O le misiona a le WESTAF na fa\u02bbamalamalamaina i le lagolagoina o faatufugaga, fa\u02bbafaigofie fefa\u02bbataua\u02bbiga fa\u02bbaleaganu\u02bbu, ma tu\u02bbuina atu faiga lagolago mo le anoanoai o tusiata ma fa\u02bbalapotopotoga fa\u02bbaleaganu\u02bbu fa\u02bbasalalau i setete i Sisifo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Founding Member’s Impact<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"\"O se sui na faavaeina le WESTAF, Louise Tester sa avea ma sui taitaifono mai le 1973-1977. I le avea ai o se tusiata ata ma se tusiata, sa ia fa\u02bbamalosia lona fa\u02bbalapotopotoga i Yuma, Arisona e talia le faatufugaga ma le aafiaga o faatufugaga e mafai ona maua. Sa galulue vavalalata o ia ma le Metropolitan Museum of Art i le fa\u02bbapotopotoga o le fa\u02bbaaliga fa\u02bbata\u02bbita\u02bbiga a tamaiti Initia a Hopi, lea na taamilo solo ai i le atunu\u02bbu.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I le 1963, na tatalaina ai e le Tester le Yuma Fine Arts Association ma avea ma ona faatonu muamua. Ona ia agai atu lea e taitaia le Arizona Commission on Arts and Humanities, ma maua ai le faatupeina e manaomia mo le tele o polokalame i le setete atoa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Na ia mauaina le 1977 Distinguished Achievement Award mai Arizona State University, College of Fine Arts. O le tausaga e 1982, na fa\u2019amanuiaina ai o ia i le Fa\u2019ailoga Fa\u2019ailoga a le Kovana mo le umi o lana tautua ma lona sao i galuega fa\u2019atino.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Se Fa'aaliga Femalagaa'i Fuafua<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Na lagolagoina e le Federation of Rocky Mountain States se faaaliga femalagaa\u02bbi e ta\u02bbua o Artrain i le 1973 faatasi ai ma le fesoasoani a le Pasefika i Saute ma Union Pacific Railroads. O lenei nofoaafi na malaga mai lea nofoaga i lea nofoaga ma le tele o faatufugaga i totonu e mafai ona ia tauaveina, ma aumaia faatufugaga i le tele o nuu e mafai.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sa matua faamanuiaina lava Artrain ma ia Aperila o le 1973, na tautino mai ai e le Kovana o Iuta, o Calvin Rampton, lena masina o le \u201cMasina o Artrain\u201d i le isi itu o le setete, faatasi ai ma le pulenuu o le Aai o Polika, Iuta na folafola atu le Vaiaso o Artrain o se aso malolo mai ia Aperila 22-28, faapena foi a'u. Na ta\u02bbua e le Pulenuu e faapea "Ou te matua fiafia lava i soo se mea ma aafiaga uma e faatamaoaigaina ai olaga o tagatanuu o lo tatou nuu, lea e masani ona faafeiloaia ai e tagata tusiata o soo se matata i Brigham City."\"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>Polokalama Fa'alaua'itele Fa'asolosolo<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

At the grassroots level, WESTAF helped to catalyze programs that were rooted in community needs and aspirations. The goal was that these initiatives be as diverse as the communities they served, from funding local art projects to organizing cultural events that highlighted the region’s rich artistic offerings. An emphasis on community-driven programs highlighted the symbiotic relationship between art and society.
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\nO le tasi faalapotopotoga, Ballet West, na fanau mai i le galulue faatasi ma le Federation of Rocky Mountain States. O l\u0113 na suitulaga i le Utah Civic Ballet, Ballet West ua ia faia le pa'a ose faiga tau ata e sili atu ona faigofie ma taugofie i le itu i sisifo e ala i le lagolago a le Federation e fausia le Utah Civic Ballet i se kamupani fa'apolofesa fa'apolofesa fa'aitulagi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fai mai Willam Christensen e uiga i le atina\u02bbe, "Afai e manuia e pei ona tatou fa\u02bbamoemoeina, o le a le gata o se kamupani pa\u02bbu lelei iinei ae o se kamupani sili. Ioe, o le a tumau pea i matou o se kamupani Iuta ma o Iuta o le a avea pea ma o matou aiga. Ae o lenei ua mafai ona matou tautuaina le tele o tagata, fa\u02bbaopoopo i lo matou mautu, ma fesoasoani e fa\u02bbasalalau le tau o fa\u02bbagaioiga i luga o le lautele lautele ma le to\u02bbatele o tagata.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ose Malaga o lo'o Fa'agasolo pea<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

O le WESTAF o aso nei o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbaauau pea ona fa\u02bbamanatuina mafaufauga papalagi e ala i faatufugaga, ma matou te fa\u02bbamaualaloina ma fa\u02bbafetai i le molimauina o fa\u02bbalapotopotoga fa\u02bbale-aganu\u02bbu i totonu o le matou itulagi o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbavaeina talatuu ma va\u02bbaia nu\u02bbu o lo\u02bbo tu\u02bbufa\u02bbatasia i lalo o le faamalu o faatufugaga. E tumau pea le le suia o la matou va\u02bbaiga ma o lo\u02bbo fa\u02bbaalia pea la matou misiona i le 50 tausaga mulimuli ane i le lagolagoina o fa\u02bbalapotopotoga faatufugaga ma tusiata i la latou sailiga e tautua tagata fa\u02bbalogo eseese, fa\u02bbatamaoaigaina olaga o nu\u02bbu fa\u02bbapitonu\u02bbu, ma maua avanoa i faatufugaga mo tagata uma.<\/span><\/p>\n

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