Regional Cultural & Performing Arts Development Commission

The commission was founded in 1985 to promote, encourage, and foster the arts and cultural institutions within the st. Louis city and county area and to contribute to the economic development of the area through a strong presence of the arts. (see sch o)the mission of the regional arts commission is to create an environment that nurtures artists as well as arts and cultural organizations by: 1. Providing funds to promote, encourage and foster the arts and cultural institutions and activities within its boundaries, 2. Promoting and preserving cultural diversity, 3. Helping artists and arts and cultural organizations improve quality,4. Creating equal access to cultural opportunities, 5. Insuring consideration of aesthetic issues in local decision making,6. Continuing to engage in cultural planning.