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Monticello Arts Council


Mission

The Monticello Arts Council supports and encourages the active expression of the arts in our community in the interest of enhancing cultural life for the Monticello area.

Goals and Objectives

... In general, to create programs that fulfill the mission statement.
... Initiate artistic cultural exchange between artists and the Monticello community.
... To be recognized as a significant cultural asset by the local community.
... Support of the arts through funding and promotion.
... To create community awareness through an active involvement and promotion of the arts.
... To create partnerships within the community through funding and volunteerism in support of the arts.
... To develop an arts management sector offering opportunities for the development and sharing of skills, ideas and information across the arts community.

About Us


Monticello's artistic community is about to feel the first effects of a big boost from some new best friends. A group of local professionals have come together with a common goal to develop and nurture the cultural climate in and around Monticello, and have set themselves to achieving that end with no small amount of enthusiasm. The Monticello Arts Council­originally the brainchild of Dan Wickman, a financial advisor; Jim Fleming, an attorney; and Lynne Dahl-Fleming, advertising designer­was officially launched in July with a nine-member board and a stated mission "to support and encourage the active expression of the arts within our community in the interest of enhancing cultural life for the Monticello area."
"We wanted to create an entity that would play not a supervisory role, but a supportive role for the arts in a broad variety of venues," said Jim Fleming.