The Lewis & Clark Bicentennial ArtsPlan offers a framework to provide visitors and residents with opportunities to experience the commemoration through the arts. The document represents the work of many, and channels the efforts and resources of state and federal partners. Through its calls to action, the ArtsPlan outlines a role for communities and organizations in preserving and promoting the natural, historic and cultural resources along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The cultural riches of this regional corridor are not just in the museums and history books, but also in those art forms passed from one generation to another. Tribal singers and dancers, cowboy poets, storytellers, quilters, basket makers and other artists and scholars are as much a part of the Lewis and Clark story as are the explorers and the land they crossed. Every individual and organization has a stake in the cultural life of their community. The ArtsPlan is designed to be a tool, and below are some of the ways to use it:

• Establish an advocacy team within your agency, community and state to promote the goals and calls to action in the ArtsPlan.
• Distribute the ArtsPlan and encourage feedback on how the calls to action and goals can be implemented.
• Create or use an existing event to showcase your local cultural resources, and use the ArtsPlan to show participants and businesses how they can help expand, preserve and invest in them. Invite your elected officials and other key leaders to attend.