The Ozark Arts Council is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The O.A.C., established in 1996, provides administrative, organizational, and financial support to several smaller cultural organizations (see Member Organizations) and operates and manages the historic Lyric Theater.
Mission | Vision | Values | Goals || Staff | Board of Directors | Tax Return
Mission
To enrich lives by promoting the arts in Harrison and North Arkansas through exhibitions, performances, and education.
Vision
Equal access to the arts builds a vibrant, healthy community.
- Foster Creativity
- Encourage Awareness
- Respect Differences
- Build Collaborations
- Challenge Perceptions
- Exemplify Excellence and Integrity
- To provide the community with up-to-date access to local arts information and the ability to participate fully in diverse arts experiences.
- To maximize community resources flowing through the OAC-including money, volunteers and staff.
- To support regional arts organizations and artists with resources to enhance and develop their mission and craft.
- To provide knowledge about the economic and social impact of the arts and motivate policymakers, businesses and potential funders to become advocates and investors in the arts.
- To provide schools, community centers, arts organizations and individuals with access to educational materials about the arts.
- To incorporate the arts as an important consideration in the planning and development of every major project undertaken in the community.
- To restore and preserve the historic Lyric theater and promote other components of Arkansas’s cultural heritage in North Arkansas.
Staff
Interim Operations Manager - Vive Allen
Interim Community Outreach Manager - Ann Lemley
Interim Marketing Communications Manager - Debbie S. George-Jones
Office Manager - Vicky Johnson
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; box office is open 1 hour prior to performances
Board of Directors | Board Portal
President - Jamie Taylor
Vice President - Clark Middleton
Secretary - Dana O’Quin
Treasurer - Colleen Hickman
Organizational Representatives
Buffalo River Concert Association - Rick Hinterthuer
Harrison Art League - B. David Duncan
The Theatre Company - Clark Middleton
Twentieth Century Club - Robbie Cotton
Woman's Book Club - Dana O'Quin
Northark Drama - Michael Mahoney
At-Large Members
Mary Bishop
Gail Hudson
Paul McBride
Rob McCorkindale
Juliana Stefanski
Jamie Stevens
Committee Members
Fundraising Committee - Ken Bailey, Mary Bishop, Mike Wood
HR Committee - Kendra Pry, Reece Conrad
Audit Commitee - Elizabeth Locke
Renovation Committee - Jim Gresham, Tony Grimes, Ann Graffy
Gallery Committee - Jean Cheatham, Candace Bolin
Historian - Kathaleen McCrite Deiser
Tax Returns
The 2007 Tax Return for the Ozark Arts Council is available for download and review by the general public.
The 2006 Tax Return for the Ozark Arts Council is on file in the Arts Council office located at 115 W. Rush in Harrison, Arkansas. It is available for review by the public.
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