The mission of the Arkansas Humanities Council is to promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the humanities in Arkansas. The council emphasizes the importance of humanities in reflecting diverse heritage, traditions, and history, alongside the relevance of humanities in current national conditions.
The Arkansas Humanities Council supports humanities-based projects that bring Arkansans closer to their heritage, each other, and the broader scope of human experiences and knowledge. Its funding efforts target innovative activities that can include lectures, workshops, conferences, guided tours, film series, webinars, and other creative formats designed to facilitate interaction between humanities scholars and the public. These projects should aim to connect communities to their past and each other while emphasizing the diverse and shared aspects of the humanities in Arkansas.