The Arts of the Local Culture are those artistic activities and works  dedicated to the service of the local culture.  The arts of the local culture are rooted in the civic resources and values of a given city or region. These resources include regional history, local demographics, creative businesses, and the resident arts community. The arts of the local culture are engaged in the work of civilization in the community.

Local Culture:  Small cities, towns and urban boroughs naturally produce a local culture.  Most local cultures are somehow unique, the product of their specific history, demographics, creative entities and the infinite variability of their inhabitants.   A healthy local culture produces an integrated network of organizations, businesses, civic institutions and individual participants who generally share a pattern of beliefs, values, and cultural objectives.  The Best Practices in Cultural Placemaking section of this website seeks to identify many of the essential characteristics of a vigorous local culture.