Who we are.

The Arts Council is a charitable, non-profit organization founded in 1975 to promote and support the arts community in Southern Oregon. We are non-competitive, enlisting artists, arts organizations, patrons, and grantors as our partners in promoting the value and accessibility of all the arts. We provide vital information for artists, residents and tourists, alike. All our activities focus on collaboration to ensure a vibrant and diverse arts community is always available.

New logo, renewed focus.

Over the past 18 months The Arts Council has redefined our role in our service area of Jackson and Josephine counties. We now are focusing beyond basic arts enrichment programs in the schools to once again become a true "Arts Council" - identifying and meeting the needs of all our local arts and culture providers, both individuals and organizations, in a non-competitive way, enabling them to prosper.

The road ahead.

We now have a long-term Strategic Plan and redefined priorities, better suited to our position as a non-competitive promoter and supporter of all the arts. Look for the launch of our new interactive website, designed to provide vital and comprehensive information to artists, members, residents, and tourists alike. Our extremely popular Arts Summits will continue as well, facilitating collaboration, networking and partnerships throughout the community.