The Scottsdale Cultural Council is the private, non-profit 501(c) (3) management organization with which the City of Scottsdale, Arizona contracts to manage its arts and cultural affairs. Its mission is to create arts in diverse experiences that engage the community though the development of new and exciting cultural initiatives for the community; the encouragement of active participation and cooperation of the government, business, education and private sectors; and the providing of quality management, fundraising, and financial services to our operating divisions and other arts organizations desiring our services.

the Scottsdale Cultural Council's 5-year strategic plan -- a vision that our contract with the City of Scottsdale requires, but which is truly a labor of love. It is the creation of the Scottsdale Cultural Council's Board of Trustees, supported by the senior staff of the Cultural Council, who invested just over a year to researching and deliberating its components. Perhaps its most important statement is contained in the preamble, where it recognizes that future success, "depends on [the] ability to motivate a wide range of stakeholders - audiences, donors, artists, arts educators, sponsors, volunteers and others."