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The Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County (AC5) is dedicated to advancing the arts in a way that promotes communication, education, appreciation and collaboration throughout Contra Costa County so that we may grow creatively as a community that preserves and celebrates our diverse cultural expression.

 

culture /n./me, mf,l/ (15th c)

  1. CULTIVATION, TILLAGE.
  2. the act of developing the intellectual and moral facilities, esp. by education.
  3. expert care and training (beauty).

    1. enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training. 
    2. acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills.

    1. the learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations. 
    2. the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group.
 

di-verse /adj/me,of l (14rh c)

  1. differing from one another: unlike.
  2. composed of distinct or unlike elements or qualities.
  mul-ti-cul-tur-al /adj (1941)

of, reflecting, or adapted to diverse cultures.

* Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition