The Durham Arts Council, Inc. is a catalyst in the cultural development of Durham — it leads, inspires, and promotes excellence in and access to the creation, experience and active support of the arts for all the people of their community. The Council has four goals:

• To increase participation in high-quality arts experiences throughout the community,
• To expand arts education both in and outside of schools,
• To build an environment for artists and arts organization so that they can create and present their work, and
• To be a resource to the community for advocating, planning, and developing Durham's arts and cultural community, creative place-making and building the creative economy.