Section 4

to make recommendations to the Minister as to the policies, methods, measures and strategies to be adopted to promote, nurture and facilitate the development of visual arts in Malaysia;

to establish, operate and maintain the Gallery;

to purchase or acquire any works of visual arts;

to preserve the visual arts objects in the Gallery;

to maintain the standard and quality of the visual arts;

to provide assistance in monetary term or otherwise to visual arts operators in Malaysia;

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to initiate activities either with or without the participation of visual arts operators towards the advancement of visual arts development in Malaysia;

to promote, assist and co-ordinate the activities of visual arts operators;

to provide support, including, but not limited to, financial support, advice and information, to any person, organization or institution towards the advancement of visual arts development in Malaysia;

to conduct activities for the purpose of stimulating public interest in visual arts, promoting knowledge, appreciation and practice of the visual arts and improving standards in such art; and

to act in any capacity or role towards the advancement of visual arts development Malaysia.

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