The City of Oak Harbor has found that public artistic expressions of all kinds enhance the cultural, economic, educational, and social life of the community and benefit the health and welfare of residents. The Arts Commission makes recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on activities, projects, and programs which the city should sponsor or undertake to promote the following aims:
- Foster arts and cultural programs for the enrichment of the City and its citizens
- Foster the development of a local arts community, encouraging an environment for the success of working individual artists
- Coordinate and strengthen new and existing art organizations and develop cooperation with regional entities
- Develop a program for public art, including identifying sources of funding
- Further the vision of Oak Harbor as a vibrant and progressive community
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