Washington County Arts Council

Mission Statement: The purpose of the WCAC is to foster the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts that will enrich the lives of the people of Washington County and enhance the social, cultural, and economic qualities of the community. WCAC is to promote the arts through such means as: To be advocates for the arts at local, state, and national levels in both the public and private sectors. To provide and act as a clearing house and be a repository of arts information. To coordinate and promote arts activities. To collect, raise and disseminate funds for the arts. To encourage the maintenance or construction of appropriate facilities for the arts. To encourage artistic excellence.

About this Organization

The Washington County Arts Council has worked to enrich the cultural, social and economic life of the community through nurturing the arts since 1968. The WCAC serves residents of all ages in this diverse and growing county in the Cumberland Valley, nestled in the gently rolling mountains of western Maryland. The WCAC provides a wide variety of programming; technical assistance; funding opportunities; and encouragement to arts organizations and individual artists, developing connections between them and those who desire to have art in their lives.