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
The International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA) maintains a list of national arts councils on its website.
North America
Canada
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Minnesota
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
- The Beaufort County Arts Council
Oregon
Arts Council of Lake Oswego
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
Utah
Europe
Bulgaria
Germany
- Akademie der Künste
- Kulturstiftung des Bundes
Ireland
Italy
- Italian Council[2]
Isle of Man
- Isle of Man Arts Council[3]
Malta
- Arts Council Malta[4]
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
- Pro Helvetia
- Geneva art councils[5][circular reference][6]
United Kingdom
- Arts Council of Great Britain - broken up in 1994 into the following three:
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland
- Cayman National Cultural Foundation, Cayman Islands
Asia
India
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Africa
Oceania
References
- ^ "Who We Are". Retrieved 2015-09-17.
- ^ "Italian Council page". Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Isle of Man Arts Council Website". Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Arts Council Malta Website". Retrieved 2021-04-19.
- ^ "FMAC Website". Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "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.