Mission and Values

Mission

Established by City Ordinance in 1986, the City of Carlsbad's Cultural Arts Office is dedicated to fostering the awareness, appreciation, and expression of the cultural arts among the diverse audiences in our city. Through a broad range of cultural services such as arts and arts education programming, public art projects, grants to local arts organizations and artists, information services, and publications -- all of which are designed to engage and enrich the individual and the community -- the Arts Office strives to make the arts an accessible, integral, and inspiring part of peoples' lives.

Values

The Mission of the Cultural Arts Office is guided by a set of Values that shapes all of our endeavors. The Cultural Arts Office firmly believes in:

• The centrality of the arts to the vitality of our community and society
• The arts as an integral part of life-long learning
• The importance of arts education for every age and every skill level
• The accessibility of arts and arts education activities to all people
• The affirmation and support of diversity in all aspects of the arts
• The power of the arts to stimulate economic development and to build strong communities
• The responsible stewardship of City resources in all its arts programs
• The commitment to excellence in the arts experience