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.==List of Arts Councils=====North America=======Canada====*Canada CouncilProvincial*[http://bcartscouncil.ca British Columbia]*Alberta Foundation for the Arts*Saskatchewan Arts Board*[http://www.artscouncil.mb.ca Manitoba]*Ontario Arts Council*Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec*[http://www.artsnb.ca New Brunswick]*Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts*[http://www.nsacpc.com/programs.asp Nova Scotia]*[http://www.nlac.nf.ca/index.htm Newfoundland and Labrador]Municipal*Council for the Arts in Ottawa*Kingston Arts Council*Sudbury Arts Council*Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands*[http://www.calgaryartsdevelopment.com/granting Calgary]*[http://www.edmontonarts.ab.ca/index.html Edmonton]*[http://www.winnipegarts.ca Winnipeg]*[http://www.torontoartscouncil.org Toronto]*[http://www.artsmontreal.org Montreal] - Source: Wikipedia