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Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts & Humanities Councils & Agencies
Mission: The organization was founded to enrich peoples lives through the arts to foster an arts community that recognizes and honors the contributions of its citizens to the arts advocate to city, county, state and national institutions on issues of concern to county artists collaborate with community leaders, business, corporations, foundations and other arts organizations to bring artists and audiences together. This organization is the official agency of the city and county of fresno that is tasked to promote the arts industry and enrich our community's way of life through the arts by funding local artists, awarding prizes and organizing events.
Programs: Arts in correction project - fresno arts council, in partnership with fellow local arts agency arts council of kern, will provide multiple workshops in visual arts, music, creative writing and theater to inmate participants at five facilities in the central valley.
other programs - other services related to the exempt purpose of the organization provided during the year.
arts in education - the fresno arts council offers a series of workshops designed to train to prepare and deliver common core state standards and visual and performing arts standards arts-integrated lessons and units of study along side teachers in classrooms. The artists share their considerable art skills with teachers and students within their lessons.