Thriving arts and culture are vital to community health and success.
Our mission
Strengthening artists and arts and culture organizations to increase their impact in our region.
Our Vision for the Region
CultureWorks values diversity and inclusivity and believes everyone in our community should have access to arts and culture, as well as the opportunity to express their culture through the arts.
Our vision is a vibrant region through empowered artists and arts and culture organizations. We will accomplish this through providing grant opportunities, deepening access to communities with barriers, increasing the capacity of small and medium-sized organizations and individual artists, and the promotion of events to the public.
After our best efforts to execute on our goals, our work will have the following impacts:
Greater community participation in arts and culture
Increased cultural equity across the region
Stronger, more self-sustaining artists, communities, and organizations within the creative and cultural environment
Strategies to Achieve these Impacts:
Help make arts and culture accessible to everyone across the region
Encourage regional collaboration
Increase the capacity and economic impact of artists and organizations
Expand the ability of artists and organizations to access resources
Read our full strategic plan here.
Our service area
CultureWorks serves the Richmond and Tri-Cities region (Cities of Richmond, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg, along with the counties of Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan, and the town of Ashland) which includes an array of constituents from individual practicing artists, and grassroots arts organizations, to large well-established cultural nonprofits.
Photo by Tom Topinka
The Children’s Museum
Photo by Tom Topinka
