Mission:
To enrich lives by promoting the arts in Harrison and North Arkansas through exhibitions, performances, and education.

Vision:
Equal access to the arts builds a vibrant, healthy community.

Goals:
To provide the community with up-to-date access to local arts information and the ability to participate fully in diverse arts experiences.

To maximize community resources flowing through the OAC-including money, volunteers and staff.

To support regional arts organizations and artists with resources to enhance and develop their mission and craft.

To provide knowledge about the economic and social impact of the arts and motivate policymakers, businesses and potential funders to become advocates and investors in the arts.

To provide schools, community centers, arts organizations and individuals with access to educational materials about the arts.

To incorporate the arts as an important consideration in the planning and development of every major project undertaken in the community.

To restore and preserve the historic Lyric theater and promote other components of Arkansas’s cultural heritage in North Arkansas.