Mission and Vision

About Live Arts Toledo

Live Arts Toledo, formerly the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), is the region’s artistic hub for live performance, cultural education, and community connection. Bringing together the Toledo Symphony, Toledo Ballet, Toledo Jazz Orchestra, Toledo Symphony School of Music, and Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras, Live Arts Toledo presents more than 200 live performances annually, offering unforgettable experiences that stir the senses and strengthen the cultural fabric of Northwest Ohio.

In 2025, Live Arts Toledo opened its new headquarters at the Toledo Center for Live Arts, a multi-million-dollar renovation of the historic Masonic Temple adjacent to the Stranahan Theater on Heatherdowns Boulevard. Under one roof, this home unites all artistic and educational activity, including concerts, classes, rehearsals, and administrative operations. Learn More

VISION

We inspire our region to come together through the performing arts.

 

MISSION

To bring together our community in lasting dance and musical moments.

 

VALUES

Live Arts Toledo's core values include collaboration, community, empowerment, excellence, and sustainability as outlined below.

 

Collaboration

We believe that our organization can model the power of creative, thoughtful, and innovative collaboration. We strive to establish meaningful partnerships with individuals and organizations that fundamentally impact the life of our region.

 

Community

We take pride in being the region’s leading performing arts organization. To serve as many of our neighbors as possible, we take advantage of our mobility and flexibility in order to share our art.

 

Empowerment

We empower all in our region who are inspired to experience the performing arts, providing guidance, learning, and resource. We empower all members of our organization to reach their fullest potential.

 

Excellence

We recognize that all performing arts experiences demand the investment of time—the most valuable and finite of resources. We strive to create the highest quality artistic moments that reward the investment of creators and participants alike.

 

Sustainability

We realize the inherent value that the performing arts create in the cultural life of our region. We take pride in being responsible stewards of our art forms, and of the people, resources, and organizations that maintain them, ensuring that they survive and thrive for future generations.