ART OMI BELIEVES THAT EXPOSURE TO INTERNATIONALLY DIVERSE CREATIVE VOICES FOSTERS ACCEPTANCE AND RESPECT, RAISES AWARENESS, INSPIRES INNOVATION, AND IGNITES CHANGE. BY FORMING COMMUNITY WITH CREATIVE EXPRESSION AS ITS COMMON DENOMINATOR, ART OMI CREATES A SANCTUARY FOR THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC TO AFFIRM THE TRANSFORMATIVE QUALITY OF ART. ART OMI IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ARTS CENTER WITH A 120-ACRE SCULPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE PARK AND GALLERY, RESIDENCY PROGRAMS FOR INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTS, ARTISTS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS, TRANSLATORS, AND WRITERS, AND A THRIVING ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVING OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.