The Andover Arts & Culture Alliance was formed in 2017 to provide an opportunity for local arts and culture organizations to collaborate and bring greater focus to the rich cultural offerings in Andover.
Our Mission
To nurture, enhance, and advocate for the artistic and cultural vitality of the Greater Andover Community.
Our Vision
To create a fertile landscape for arts & culture to grow in Andover, attracting more artists and creative people, cultural organizations, and audiences to the area.
Who are we?
Local arts and culture organizations
Artists, designers, craftspeople, teachers, producers, and other types of creatively inclined residents of Andover
Close friends of the arts
What do we do?
Share information with each other about activities, events, and opportunities
Support each other’s work
Advocate for more support of arts & culture events, activities and initiatives in Andover
How do we do it?
Meet regularly monthly
Attend cultural events in and around Andover
Participate in town and community meetings as well as planning and economic development initiatives
Connect with Select Board members and other town leaders as well as State representatives about issues important to Andover
Promote arts & cultural events around town on the AACA Facebook and Instagram pages
Promote the Town’s calendar, by each adding our events to it and raising awareness amongst the public that it is there
Promote each other’s events
Identify opportunities to collaborate on programming in order to cross-pollinate audiences and leverage additional resources or use limited resources more effectively
Participate in town-wide and regional cultural planning efforts