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 maintains a list of national arts councils on its website.North America
Canada
- Canada Council
- 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
- Council for the Arts in Ottawa
- Kingston Arts Council
- Sudbury Arts Council
- Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands
United States
- National Endowment for the Arts
- 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
- *Alameda County: Alameda County Arts Commission
- **City of Alameda: Alameda Arts Council
- *Amador County: Amador County Arts Council
- *Calaveras County: Calaveras County Arts Council
- *Contra Costa County: Arts and Culture Commission of Contra Costa County
- *El Dorado County: El Dorado Arts Council
- *Humboldt County: Humboldt Arts Council
- *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
- *Merced County: Merced County Arts Council
- *Modoc County: Modoc County Arts Council
- *Monterey County: Arts Council for Monterey County
- *Napa County: Arts Council of Napa Valley
- *Nevada County: Nevada County Arts Council
- *Orange County: Arts Orange County
- *Placer County: Arts Council of Placer County
- *Riverside County: Riverside Arts Council
- *Sacramento County: Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission
- *San Bernardino County: Arts Council for San Bernardino County
- *San Diego County: City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture
- *San Francisco County: San Francisco Arts Commission
- *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
- *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
- *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
- *Yuba County: Yuba-Sutter Regional Arts Council
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
- The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County
Oregon
Utah
- Utah Arts Council
Europe
Bulgaria
- National Culture Fund of Bulgaria
Germany
- Akademie der Künste
- Kulturstiftung des Bundes
Ireland
- Arts Council of Ireland
Isle of Man
- Isle of Man Arts Council
Norway
- Norsk Kulturråd
Sweden
- Swedish Arts Council
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
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