N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-406: Duties of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall take action to carry out the following purposes as funds and staff permit:

(1) Study, collect, maintain, and otherwise disseminate factual data and pertinent information relative to the arts;

(2) Assist local organizations and the community at large with needs, resources and opportunities in the arts;

(3) Serve as an agency through which various public and nonpublic organizations concerned with the arts can exchange information, coordinate programs and stimulate joint endeavors;

(4) Identify research needs, encourage research and assist in obtaining funds for research;

(5) Assist in bringing the highest obtainable quality in the arts to the State; promote the maximum opportunity for the people to experience, enjoy, and profit from those arts. (1967, c. 164, s. 4; 1973, c. 476, s. 79; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2017-57, s. 14.1(hh); 2025-10, s. 7(b).)