該館的(de)(de)(de)主(zhu)要(yao)職能是:通過(guo)組織(zhi)或舉辦群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)活(huo)動,在人民群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)中起到宣傳(chuan)教育(yu)、思想影響、提(ti)高群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)精神境界、豐富群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)娛樂生(sheng)活(huo)的(de)(de)(de)作用;培(pei)訓和(he)(he)指導區(縣)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)館、站的(de)(de)(de)專(zhuan)業人員和(he)(he)業務工(gong)(gong)作;培(pei)訓業余(yu)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)藝(yi)骨干,組織(zhi)示范性群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)藝(yi)活(huo)動;扶持(chi)和(he)(he)輔導民間傳(chuan)統文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)活(huo)動,搜集、整理(li)(li)民族民間文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)藝(yi)術(shu)遺產和(he)(he)活(huo)動資料、史(shi)料,健全本市群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)藝(yi)術(shu)檔案;編輯群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)藝(yi)術(shu)工(gong)(gong)作通訊和(he)(he)刊物,扶持(chi)培(pei)養業余(yu)作者,為(wei)其(qi)提(ti)供發表作品的(de)(de)(de)園(yuan)地;調查研(yan)究群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)對文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)藝(yi)活(huo)動的(de)(de)(de)需(xu)要(yao)和(he)(he)群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)藝(yi)術(shu)事業發展的(de)(de)(de)新(xin)情況、新(xin)問題、新(xin)經(jing)驗,當(dang)好文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)行政部門(men)的(de)(de)(de)助手(shou);開(kai)展群(qun)(qun)眾(zhong)文(wen)(wen)(wen)(wen)化(hua)藝(yi)術(shu)的(de)(de)(de)理(li)(li)論研(yan)究和(he)(he)學術(shu)研(yan)討活(huo)動等。
汕(shan)(shan)頭(tou)市(shi)群眾(zhong)(zhong)藝術(shu)(shu)館(guan)于1987年(nian)(nian)至1992年(nian)(nian)連續六年(nian)(nian)承(cheng)辦(ban)汕(shan)(shan)頭(tou)市(shi)迎(ying)春(chun)聯歡節。l993年(nian)(nian),在廣(guang)東(dong)(dong)省文化(hua)(hua)(hua)館(guan)、站評估定(ding)級活(huo)(huo)動中被評定(ding)為(wei)一級館(guan)。1994年(nian)(nian),獲“廣(guang)東(dong)(dong)省文化(hua)(hua)(hua)系統文明單位"稱號(hao)。近年(nian)(nian)該(gai)館(guan)組織(zhi)大型活(huo)(huo)動有:主(zhu)辦(ban)2001年(nian)(nian)廣(guang)東(dong)(dong)省“世紀新星”少兒美術(shu)(shu)書法大賽優秀(xiu)作品汕(shan)(shan)頭(tou)巡展(zhan);承(cheng)辦(ban)2002年(nian)(nian)汕(shan)(shan)頭(tou)“中國燈謎藝術(shu)(shu)之鄉”聯誼暨學術(shu)(shu)交流會;組織(zhi)2003年(nian)(nian)“十月(yue)金風(feng)”系列群眾(zhong)(zhong)藝術(shu)(shu)活(huo)(huo)動;主(zhu)辦(ban)2004年(nian)(nian)“潮汕(shan)(shan)群眾(zhong)(zhong)文化(hua)(hua)(hua)研(yan)討會”及系列活(huo)(huo)動等(deng)。