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.

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

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
 * The United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
 * Durham Arts Council
 * The Beaufort County Arts Council

Oregon
Oregon Arts Commission

Arts Council of Lake Oswego

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Utah

 * Utah Arts Council

Bulgaria

 * National Culture Fund of Bulgaria

Germany

 * Akademie der Künste
 * Kulturstiftung des Bundes

Ireland

 * Arts Council of Ireland

Italy

 * Italian Council

Isle of Man

 * Isle of Man Arts Council

Luxembourg

 * Kultur | lx - Arts Council Luxembourg

Malta

 * Arts Council Malta

Norway

 * Norsk Kulturråd

Sweden

 * Swedish Arts Council

Switzerland

 * Pro Helvetia
 * Geneva art councils

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

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