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 events at home and abroad. They are often arms length from the government to prevent political interference in their decisions.

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List of arts councils

North America

Canada

Provincial

Municipal

United States

Regional councils
States
California
Florida
North Carolina
Maryland
Massachusetts
Utah

Europe

Bulgaria

Finland

Germany

Ireland

Norway

Spain

Autonomical Regions
Catalonia

Sweden

United Kingdom

Asia

India

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

Africa

Australasia

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Almost every country provides some government support for arts and culture, but not all choose to adopt the arm's length or arts council model. Many national governments rely solely on a government ministry or department to deliver their cultural policies and support programmes. Most of the 'arts council' countries listed above also have a government ministry or department for arts and culture (rare exceptions are the USA and the Philippines); the typical arts council therefore lives in quite a complex environment, wedged between the arts sector and government.