Our Mission
The mission of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County is to nurture, promote, and support a healthy, diverse, and inclusive cultural sector. We serve as cultural architects, championing and growing cultural organizations and creative professionals so that arts and culture are a part of everyday life, for everyone.
Vision
We envision Palm Beach County as a thriving, vibrant, financially stable, and inclusive arts and cultural community that contributes to an exceptional quality of life.
Our Commitment to the Cultural Sector
We believe that everyone has cultural traditions that are inherently valuable. We seek to honor and value creative expression of all people through the work of the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Creating an art-filled community means seeing, celebrating, and serving all. Cultural equity is essential to a sustainable arts and cultural sector and a vibrant and thriving community.
Our Partners in Tourism
As the designated Local Arts Agency for Palm Beach County, the Cultural Council works under contract with Palm Beach County’s Tourism Development Council (TDC) to support cultural tourism and destination development. Since 1982, the Council has administered a portion of locally generated Tourist Development Taxes (TDT)—paid by visitors and reinvested locally—to fund cultural tourism marketing, grant programs, and initiatives that help build Florida’s Cultural Capital®.
Learn how Tourist Development Taxes support arts, culture, and tourism in Palm Beach County >
Council News
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Cultural Council for Palm Beach County Launches First-Ever Artist Marketplace This Summer
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County Presents Metamorphosis, a Solo Exhibition by Dominique Denis
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Shekinah: The Inner Dwelling Place Opens at the Cultural Council
Kinetic Energy Exhibition Portrays Sport as Art in Palm Beach County
Our Team
We are a team of cultural architects growing and inspiring community by making arts & culture a part of everyday life, for everybody.
Our History
Travel back more than 40 years to learn about the history of the Cultural Council and its founder Alexander Dreyfoos; and more than 80 years to learn more about its headquarters, the Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. Building.
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Our Mural
Here’s where you can find the facts about the Cultural Council’s mural on the south-facing wall of our headquarters in Downtown Lake Worth Beach.
Land Acknowledgment
The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s headquarters exist today on the ancestral land and unceded territory of the Seminole and Tequesta people. With gratitude we honor the land itself and its stewards over generations.
Our Plans, Priorities & Impact
Strategic Plan
Here’s where you can find the Cultural Council’s goals and initiatives through 2027.
Cultural Tourism Marketing Plan
Here’s where you can find the Cultural Council’s cultural tourism goals and strategies through October 2026.