RESOURCES
About Arts Councils
What can community arts councils do?
- Sponsor concerts and performances
- Sponsor artists residencies in schools or community settings
- Offer workshops for children or adults and arts activities for youth
- Operate an art gallery or theatre space
- Coordinate fairs or festivals
- Offer a film series or a lecture series
- Support a community choir, theatre or band
- Act as an umbrella organization for community arts activities
- Coordinate public art projects, such as murals
- Publish a city-wide arts calendar
- Promote arts education in local schools
- Support artists’ projects
- Promote local artists and arts activities
How do community arts councils support their activities?
- Season tickets to sponsored events or memberships
- Gift shop sales and fundraising events
- Program advertising
- Rental or workshop fees
- Private contributions
- Local government support
- Government and foundation grants
- Interest income from endowment funds
