The Office of Arts & Culture serves to enhance, strengthen, and promote the arts and cultural life in Oakland County through advocacy, promotion, funding, and programming initiatives.
Purpose
To encourage community building
To preserve and celebrate the unique and intrinsic qualities of communities located within Oakland County
To foster cross-cultural understanding
To provide life-long learning opportunities
To provide opportunities and support to Oakland artists and arts organizations
To support economic development and tourism
Initiatives Advocacy & Promotion
Provide and maintain a website citing local, regional, and national arts resources
Assemble & distribute a Cultural Calendar of Events
Funding for Arts and Cultural Projects
Administer of Michigan Council of Arts and Cultural Affairs Regional Regranting Program
Administer the DCX Oakland Art Fund
Present and host grant workshops
Arts and Cultural Programming
Present visual arts exhibitions in the County's Galleria
Present monthly lectures on the Arts and Humanities
Manage the County's art collection
Identify Cultural and Recreational Assets in Oakland County
