The Osoyoos and District Arts Council is an umbrella organization with a mandate to support arts and culture in the Osoyoos area and to enrich the lives of people in the communities. Groups under the Arts Council umbrella include the Osoyoos Art Gallery, Osoyoos Potters, Artists on Main, Osoyoos Photography Club, O’s Own Writers, Osoyoos Wood Carvers, the Osoyoos Quilters Guild, Osoyoos Concert Series, the South Okanagan Amateur Players (SOAP), South Okanagan Concert Series and Janet Marcotte Music Studio.