A. TO PROVIDE A CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. B. TO RECOGNIZE AND SERVE A VITAL COMMUNITY ARTISTIC PRESENCE WHICH IS GLOBAL IN ITS OUTLOOK, CHALLENGING IN ITS IDEAS, PLURALISTIC IN ITS CONCERNS, AND DIVERSE IN ITS EXPRESSION. HALLWALLS' TWO-FOLD MISSION IS TO SERVE ARTISTS BY SUPPORTING THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF NEW WORK IN THE VISUAL, MEDIA, PERFORMING, AND LITERARY ARTS, AND TO SERVE THE PUBLIC BY MAKING THESE WORKS AVAILABLE TO AUDIENCES. WE ARE DEDICATED IN PARTICULAR TO WORK BY ARTISTS WHICH CHALLENGES AND EXTENDS THE TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE VARIOUS ART FORMS, AND WHICH IS CRITICALLY ENGAGED WITH CURRENT ISSUES IN THE ARTS AND-THROUGH THE ARTS-IN SOCIETY.