Arts council

An arts council is a government or private non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts; mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing arts events. They often operate at arms-length from the government to prevent political interference in their decisions.

List of arts councils

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) maintains a list of national arts councils on its website.

North America

Canada

• Canada Council

Provincial

• British Columbia Arts Council
• Alberta Foundation for the Arts
• Saskatchewan Arts Board
• Manitoba Arts Council
• Ontario Arts Council
• Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
• Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts

Municipal

• Council for the Arts in Ottawa
• Kingston Arts Council
• Sudbury Arts Council
• Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands
• Spruce Grove Allied Arts Council

United States

• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Regional councils

• Southeast Southern Arts Federation
• Mid-Atlantic Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
• Northeast New England Foundation for the Arts
• Mid-America Mid-America Arts Alliance
• Mid-West Arts Midwest
• West Western States Arts Federation

States

California

California Arts Council (CAC)

• Alameda County: Alameda County Arts Commission
  • City of Alameda: Alameda Arts Council (AAC)
• Amador County: Amador County Arts Council (ACAC)
• Calaveras County: Calaveras County Arts Council
• Contra Costa County: Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County
• El Dorado County: El Dorado Arts Council (EDAC)
• Humboldt County: Humboldt Arts Council (HAC)
• Inyo County: Inyo Council for the Arts
• Lake County: Lake County Arts Council
• Los Angeles County: LA County Arts Commission
  • City of Los Angeles: City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department
• Madera County: Madera County Arts Council
• Marin County: Marin Arts Council
• Mariposa County: Mariposa County Arts Council
• Mendocino County: Arts Council of Mendocino County (ACMC)
• Merced County: Merced County Arts Council (MCAC)
• Modoc County: Modoc County Arts Council
• Monterey County: Arts Council for Monterey County (ACMC)
• Napa County: Arts Council of Napa Valley (ACNV)
• Nevada County: Nevada County Arts Council (NCAC)
• Orange County: Arts Orange County (AOC)
• Placer County: Arts Council of Placer County (PlacerArts)
• Riverside County: Riverside Arts Council (RAC)
• Sacramento County: Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC)
• San Bernardino County: Arts Council for San Bernardino County (Arts Connection)
• San Diego County: City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
• San Francisco County: San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC)
• San Luis Obispo County: San Luis Obispo County Arts Council
• Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara County Arts Commission
• Santa Clara County: Arts Council Silicon Valley
• Shasta County: Shasta County Arts Council (SCAC)
• Siskiyou County: Siskiyou Arts Council
• Solano County: Solano County Arts Council
• Sonoma County: Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County
• Sutter County: Yuba-Sutter Regional Arts Council (YSRAC)
• Tulare County: Arts Council of Tulare County
• Tuolumne County: Central Sierra Arts Council
• Ventura County: Ventura County Arts Council
• Yolo County: Yolo County Arts Council (YCAC)
• Yuba County: Yuba-Sutter Regional Arts Council (YSRAC)

Florida

• Florida Keys Council of the Arts

Minnesota

• Minneapolis Arts Commission

New York

• New York State Council on the Arts
• Bronx County: Bronx Council on the Arts
• Queens County: Queens Council on the Arts
• Sullivan County: Delaware Valley Arts Alliance

North Carolina

• Hillsborough Arts Council
• Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County^[1]
• The United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
• Durham Arts Council

Oregon

Oregon Arts Commission

Arts Council of Lake Oswego

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Utah

• Utah Arts Council

Europe

Bulgaria

• National Culture Fund of Bulgaria

Germany

• Akademie der Künste
• Kulturstiftung des Bundes

Ireland

• Arts Council of Ireland

Italy

• Italian Council ^[2]

Isle of Man

• Isle of Man Arts Council^[3]

Malta

• Arts Council Malta^[4]

Norway

• Norsk Kulturråd

Sweden

• Swedish Arts Council

Switzerland

• Pro Helvetia
• Geneva art councils^[5][6]

United Kingdom

• Arts Council of Great Britain - broken up in 1994 into the following three:
  • Arts Council England
  • Scottish Arts Council
  • Arts Council of Wales
• Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Cayman National Cultural Foundation, Cayman Islands

Asia

India

• Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts

Pakistan

• Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi
• Pakistan National Council of the Arts

Philippines

• National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Singapore

• National Arts Council (Singapore)

Africa

• Bomas of Kenya
• Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa, Tanzania
• National Arts Council of Zimbabwe

Oceania

• Australia Council for the Arts
• Regional Arts Australia
• Creative New Zealand

References

1. "Who We Are". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
2. "Italian Council page". Retrieved 2021-07-28.
3. "Isle of Man Arts Council Website". Retrieved 2018-11-19.
4. "Arts Council Malta Website". Retrieved 2021-04-19.
5. "FMAC Website". Retrieved 2023-10-10.
6. "FCAC Website". Retrieved 2023-10-10.

Further reading

• Gibans, Nina Freedlander (2006). The Community Arts Council Movement: History, Opinions, Issues (2nd ed.). New Academia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9777908-3-8.