VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, A MONTHLY NOONTIME CONCERT SERIES, AND PERMANENT WORKS OF ART IN PUBLIC SPACES AROUND CARBONDALE. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS NEA AND POETRY FOUNDATION'S POETRY OUT LOUD INITIATIVE, VISUAL ARTS CLASSES FOR YOUTH, AND SPONSORSHIP OF ARTIST RESIDENCIES IN AREA SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. PROMOTION OF LOCAL ARTS INDUSTRY THROUGH COMMUNICATION OF EVENTS, HIGHLIGHTING REGIONAL ARTISTS, MENTORSHIP AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND ADVOCACY.