Mission.
A sustainable leader, OPAC is at the center of Oxnard's artistic, educational, and economic life, inviting residents to discover, create, and connect through engagement with the arts and each other.
Vision.
OPAC is a cultural beacon and catalyst for advancing the arts, enhancing quality of life, and promoting cultural development within Ventura County and beyond. By serving as an incubator for creative innovation, and assuming a key role in strategic arts planning, OPAC will continue to be a valuable, vibrant, and vital part of Oxnard's cultural life.
Values.
OPTIMISM. We believe positivity is exponential.
Our lives are complete because of the arts, and through this lens, obstacles become opportunities. Working together, and believing in our collective selves, we will accomplish the extraordinary.
ALTRUISM. We're committed to building a bright future for all.
Arts and culture provide perennial benefits that are essential to the whole health of an individual and our community. Our work is in service of the betterment of people, the City and the creative economy.
CREATIVITY. We believe creativity belongs to everyone.
We provide quality opportunities for shared artistic experiences for all, nurturing participation in the creation, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. We entertain everyone, mentor current and future creatives, and commission new works of art.
COMMUNITY. We are by, for, and of Oxnard.
We endeavor to reflect the beauty of Oxnard in our people, programming and policies, with a strong focus on diversity, inclusion and relevance.
VIABILITY. We are here for the long haul.
To ensure financial and institutional stability, we embrace our role as stewards of the resources in our care. Everything we do is to preserve the trust of our community.
COLLABORATION. We believe in the power of working together.
Through diverse relationships we multiply our contribution. We build bridges between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, forging connections among all potential stakeholders, and launching career pipelines for our artists.
Our lives are complete because of the arts, and through this lens, obstacles become opportunities. Working together, and believing in our collective selves, we will accomplish the extraordinary.
ALTRUISM. We're committed to building a bright future for all.
Arts and culture provide perennial benefits that are essential to the whole health of an individual and our community. Our work is in service of the betterment of people, the City and the creative economy.
CREATIVITY. We believe creativity belongs to everyone.
We provide quality opportunities for shared artistic experiences for all, nurturing participation in the creation, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. We entertain everyone, mentor current and future creatives, and commission new works of art.
COMMUNITY. We are by, for, and of Oxnard.
We endeavor to reflect the beauty of Oxnard in our people, programming and policies, with a strong focus on diversity, inclusion and relevance.
VIABILITY. We are here for the long haul.
To ensure financial and institutional stability, we embrace our role as stewards of the resources in our care. Everything we do is to preserve the trust of our community.
COLLABORATION. We believe in the power of working together.
Through diverse relationships we multiply our contribution. We build bridges between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, forging connections among all potential stakeholders, and launching career pipelines for our artists.