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Funded by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, the Arkansas Creative Economy Project is a multi-year project to identify and enhance the state's creative assets. Click here to read all four Arkansas Creative Economy Project reports.
Arkansas Arts Council's 2011-2015 Strategic Plan
 Want to learn the goals and the plans of the Arkansas Arts Council for the next five years? Click here to read the Arkansas Arts Council's 2011-2015 Strategic Plan.

Click here to read the in-depth constituent survey we conducted in 2010 to assess how to better serve you in 2011-2015
Mission

The Arkansas Arts Council will advance and empower the arts for the benefit of all Arkansans.

Vision

Arkansas policy makers, stakeholders and the general public will fully recognize the educational, economic and cultural impact of the arts, creative people and creative enterprises.

Funding for the Arkansas Arts Council and its programs is provided by the State of Arkansas and The National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.