The Cultural Division is a local arts agency, one of thousands across the U.S., providing financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations.

Public Information; Incentives to nonprofit organizations; Artists fellowships; Public Art and Design Program (2% ordinance) for county facilities; Arts Education Program; Countywide cultural planning; Cooperative marketing of cultural organizations; Cultural Quarterly fine arts magazine and a perpetually updated online calendar of cultural events; Cultural Directory;  Technical assistance and workshops for cultural organizations and individual artists; ArtServe project to provide facilities and services for emerging cultural organizations.