Our Mission is to serve, educate and enrich our community through the Arts.
Lake Arts Council is proudly celebrating 25 years of providing financial support and professional leadership in furthering the Arts in our community.
Our Goal - With community support and donations, it is our future goal to be involved with a community building where artists can exhibit their art, musicians can have concerts and performing artists will have a theatre to entertain and "Keep the Arts Alive" in the Lake Area.
As a not-for profit organization, we are partial funded by the Missouri Arts Council and The Heartland Arts Fund through state grants.
Various levels of financial support are offered through annual membership dues. These memberships are made up of concerned local citizens, art groups, and businesses. Donations are tax deductible. You can help support the Arts by becoming a member.
Current Support & Programs
Student Art Quest
An art annual exhibit that displays artwork by hundreds of students from area schools. It encourages youth from kindergarten through twelfth grade to express themselves through visual arts. Held at Stone Crest Mall, Lake Arts and local business provide special recognition to these students, for their efforts, with ribbons, certificates, and awards.
Junior Duck Stamp
The Big Muddy Wildlife Refuge is the main sponsor of this program. Lake Arts was instrumental in bringing this program to Missouri. Bank Star One has the top 100 entries on exhibit December through February. The "Best of Show" winner competed in the Federal Duck Stamp Contest which features the 50 "Best of Show" winners from across the nation.
Photo Quest
A professionally judged photographic contest for amateur photographers in our area. Lake Arts and local businesses provide cash awards, prizes, and ribbons.
Support Groups:
Lake Arts Photography Club
A local group of photographers, amateurs and pro's, who meet monthly at Central Bank (2nd Tuesday) to share skills and ideas.
lakeartsphotoclub@yahoo.com
Lake Area Performing Arts Guild (LAPAG)
A group of enthusiastic and talented local actors and actresses that provide the community with theatre.
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
Each year Lake Arts sponsors a cash Scholarship Award for an outstanding oil or acrylic painting chosen by and Awards judge to be of significant quality and artistic ability.
http://noaps.org
Lake Area Strings
This string ensemble was established in March of 1995 to perform concert and background music for a variety of events in the Lake Area.
Lake Area Chorale
A group of local talented vocal music enthusiasts that perform free concerts in the Lake Area to provide citizens of our community a performance the whole family can enjoy. This group meets every Monday evening.
Lake Area Community Orchestra
These talented musicians have performed in the Lake Area for many years. They play at many local events and provide a free concert series throughout the year.
lakeorchestra.com
Lake Area Jazz Society
http://www.lakeozarkjazz.org
Lake of the Ozarks Blues Society
http//www.lotobs.org
Lake of the Ozarks Writers Guild
lakewriters.com
Lake of the Ozarks Woodcarvers
Society for the Moving Image
http//www.lasmi.org
Camden County Museum
PO Box 19
Linn Creek, MO 65052
Many aspects of the arts, plays,quilting, etc
www.camdencountymuseum.com
Financial Assistance
has been provided by
MAC
Missouri Arts Council
A State Agency