The mission of the Children's Museum of the Arts is to extend the benefits of the arts to all children and their communities and to secure the future of the arts by inspiring and championing the next generation of artists and art lovers. Their mission is to provide authentic hands-on art experiences for children with artists, both in their new art-filled interactive museum, in the community, and by collecting and exhibiting children's art. They're committed to celebrating the artist in every child and promoting access to the arts for all children regardless of ability or socioeconomic status because we believe the arts are critical to child and youth development and to strong and vibrant communities.