Our Mission
WHAT WE DO
We offer a rich variety of free and paid classes for art enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds. We host several art exhibitions throughout the year, as well as community events, performances, installations and collaborations. Housed in a former storefront built in the 1870s, we are steps away from the Hudson River and its historic culture. Every December, we host an authentic Victorian Stroll.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to encourage an understanding and appreciation of arts and culture, to uplift creative voices within our community, and to create a welcoming atmosphere for all.
OUR VISION
Athens Cultural Center brings all people in the region together through the arts and related programming.
OUR VALUES
The ACC will be a regional destination for year-round programs, exhibits, and education.
The ACC collaborates and partners with area and regional organizations to expand our reach and opportunities.
The ACC welcomes any and all people to participate in our offerings. Supporting inclusion and diversity within a safe environment is our guiding principle.
The ACC provides offerings that stimulate, arouse, and inspire.
The ACC uplifts artists of all disciplines with the aspiration to engage and inspire all those who walk in our doors
The ACC considers care for the environment in all the decisions we make.
The ACC is a financially sustainable organization.
The ACC is a regular, dependable, and comfortable place for people to gather.
The ACC is dedicated to preserving and maintaining the historic building we occupy in the center of our village.
The ACC is committed to establishing and preserving a diverse Board of Directors who regularly engages our community with courtesy and professionalism.
Our mission would not be possible without the generous support of our community partners. We offer our gratitude to our members, sponsors, and volunteers for their outstanding support throughout the year.
It is with gratitude and humility that we acknowledge that we are learning, speaking and gathering on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican/Mahican and Lenape peoples, who are the indigenous people of this land. Despite tremendous hardship in being forced from here, today their community resides in Wisconsin and is known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.
We pay honor and respect to their elders, past, present, and future as we commit to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all.
