The mission of the Arts Council is to advance and promote arts and culture in the Wichita community through advocacy, leadership, education and collaboration. The Arts Council works with The City of Wichita to strengthen art venues and promote cultural arts within the community. The Division of Arts & Cultural Services staff provides administrativer support for the Arts Council, as they direct all their funds to grants and programming. The Arts Council works closely with CityArts, and though they don’t have an office space in the building, the council uses CityArts as their mailing address. The Arts Council operates with these four goals in mind: • Encourage the acquisition, appreciation and access to the diverse fine arts in our region. • Continue advocacy efforts for the arts. • Continue to demonstrate leadership in the development of public policy for the arts. • Educate the community in every aspect of the arts and the business of the arts.