Small and Rural Arts Network (SARA) is a new Virginia network supported by the Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA), connecting small and rural art organizations and artists for the purpose of peer exchange, information sharing and promoting best practices. For the VCA, what started as a routine planning question soon blossomed into a multi-partnership pilot program reaching previously unserved constituents. After issuing a survey to identify constituent needs, and in alignment with their strategic plan priority to expand access to the arts for all Virginians, VCA received feedback from over 100 artists and arts organizations previously unaffiliated with VCA. The findings indicated that these artists and organizations needed increased capacity and network building, and addressing this need would be a critical way for VCA to reach areas of the state without current grantees.