CultureSource is a member association for non-profit arts and cultural organizations in Southeast Michigan serving the following seven counties: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Livingston, Monroe and St. Clair. As a regional service organization, we do this work through hosting professional development workshops that grow creative and leadership capacities, presenting programs that provide space for exchanging ideas about arts and culture, and leading initiatives that bring together stakeholders interested in the public accessing creative expression.Our MISSION is to advance the work of organizations that cultivate creative and cultural expression in Southeast Michigan.Our VISION is of flourishing Southeast Michigan communities that visibly benefit from a diverse and thriving arts and culture sector, which itself receives indispensable support from CultureSource.Our GUIDING PRINCIPLES Are As Follows:- We are at our best when we work with partners and as connectors and instigators.- A solid financial core is essential to our capacity to serve.- We must embrace contemporary culture at its core and edges.- Cultural organizations of all sizes can be valued as community anchors.- We speak clearly, respectfully, and inclusively.- We have a responsibility to elevate voices historically oppressed by privilege.- We believe creativity is fundamental.