It is hereby found that there is an increasing appreciation and interest in the practice and enjoyment of the arts, that our citizens are becoming aware, due to increasing leisure time, of a broader and richer life through artistic endeavors, that there is need to improve the cultural environment of our state, and that growth of our industry, commerce, agriculture, and quality of life will be enhanced by cultural development.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to encourage the development of our artistic and cultural life and to join with all persons and institutions concerned with the arts to insure that the role of the arts in our communities will grow and play an ever more significant part in the welfare and educational experience of our citizens.