Promotes and supports an appreciation of the arts in the Olive Branch community. Located inside Painted Pigeon Gallery & Gifts, which includes local art.
Goals
•To become a center for information and resources for artists, art groups and the public, leading to increased awareness of the arts in the community.
•To provide creative outlets and opportunities for people of all ages to experience and participate in the arts.
•To promote and provide opportunities for arts education for all.
•To provide a showcase for the work of local artists and art students.
•To build the administrative capacity of the Arts Council enabling it to carry out its mission.
The Olive Branch Arts Council has played an important part in the city’s cultural development since 1998. It began under the “umbrella” of the City of Olive Branch with the full support of the Mayor and Board of Alderman sponsored in part by a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.
The Olive Branch Arts Council created a mission statement “to promote an appreciation of the arts in the Olive Branch community”, and developed five goals, which have served as the guiding influence for the development of arts programs in the community and the schools. Funding is provided primarily from memberships, Foundation grants, the City of Olive Branch, the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors, and the Mississippi Arts Commission
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