Previously known as the Arts Council of Fairfax County, we are now doing business as ARTSFAIRFAX. The Arts Council of Fairfax County remains our legal name. ARTSFAIRFAX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, incorporated in 1964 as Fairfax County’s designated local arts agency. ARTSFAIRFAX is funded in part by Fairfax County, as well as corporations, foundations, individuals, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
ARTSFAIRFAX is the voice of the arts, dedicated to fostering dynamic and diverse local arts, ensuring that arts thrive by providing vision, leadership, capacity building services, advocacy, funding, education, and information.
The arts fuel a thriving, creative, and economically strong community in Fairfax County.
The arts are transformative and fundamental to our lives, developing expression and analytic skills in people of all ages.
The arts promote social engagement and understanding that connect people of different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
The arts are essential to building communities, creating a sense of place, and fueling social and economic growth.
In order to thrive, the arts need an investment mix of public, private and consumer resources.
Advancing Creativity for a Prosperous Fairfax County by:
