Culture Works is the funding, advocacy, and service organization that passionately inspires, supports, and sustains arts and culture in the Dayton region.
To succeed in an increasingly competitive regional, national and even international market place communities must take strategic steps to attract talent and businesses. As an umbrella cultural organization, Culture Works is uniquely positioned to assist in promoting the totality of what Dayton offers in arts and culture to a national constituency.
Of the variety of programs and activities that Culture Works offers, the most well-known is the annual Campaign for the Arts, the united arts fund which provides general operating support to Dayton area cultural organizations including Cityfolk, Dayton Ballet, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Dayton Opera, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Human Race Theatre Company, Muse Machine, Bach Society of Dayton, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Kettering Children’s Choir, K-12 Gallery for Young People, and Yellow Springs Kid’s Playhouse.
However, an umbrella organization like Culture Works also provides other less visible, but highly valuable services:
- Acts as a community clearinghouse for cultural information
- Advocates locally, regionally, and nationally for arts and culture
- Represents the cultural sector and its value in discussions regarding economic development, education, and the revitalization of neighborhoods
- Markets the totality of the cultural community to a national constituency
- Identifies national arts/culture funding opportunities
- Supports audience development by providing a community cultural calendar, and special opportunities for businesses and individuals to participate in the arts.
- Provides leadership in convening cultural organizations to identify and address important community issues
- Facilitates collaborative efforts relating to arts and culture including community cultural planning
Culture Works has earned the GuideStar Exchange Seal, demonstrating the organization’s commitment to transparancy and best practices. To link to GuideStar and view the organization’s Form 990 and current information, click here.
Culture Works is also a member of the Better Business Bureau.
