State Arts Councils

 

Many states have a number of local arts councils in various cities or sections of the state dedicated to helping musicians.
You can get information from each state arts council for:

• Local Opportunities & Events
• Area Schools & Education
• Community Advocacy
• Local News
• Jobs
• Grants
• and More

 

Alabama State Council on the Arts
www.arts.state.al.us

 

Alaska State Council on the Arts
www.eed.state.ak.us/aksca

 

Arizona Commission on the Arts
www.azarts.gov

 

Arkansas Arts Council
www.arkansasarts.com

 

California Arts Council
www.cac.ca.gov

 

Colorado Council on the Arts
www.coloarts.state.co.us

 

Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/site/default.asp

 

Delaware Division of the Arts
www.artsdel.org

 

District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities
www.dcarts.dc.gov

 

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs
www.florida-arts.org

 

Georgia Council for the Arts
gca.georgia.gov

 

Hawaii State Foundation
www.hawaii.gov/sfca

 

Idaho Commission on the Arts
www.arts.idaho.gov

 

Illinois Arts Council
www.state.il.us/agency/iac

 

Indiana Arts Commission
www.in.gov/arts

 

Iowa Arts Council
www.state.ia.us/government/dca/iac

 

Kansas Arts Commission
arts.ks.gov

 

Kentucky Arts Council
www.artscouncil.ky.gov

 

Louisiana Division of the Arts
www.crt.state.la.us

 

Maine Arts Commission
mainearts.maine.gov

 

Maryland State Arts Council
www.msac.org

 

Massachusetts Cultural Council
www.massculturalcouncil.org

 

Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs
www.michiganadvantage.org/Arts

 

Minnesota State Arts Board
www.arts.state.mn.us

 

Mississippi Arts Commission
www.arts.state.ms.us

 

Missouri Arts Council
www.missouriartscouncil.org

 

Montana Arts Council
www.art.mt.gov

 

Nebraska Arts Council
nebraskaartscouncil.org

 

Nevada Arts Council
nac.nevadaculture.org

 

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
www.nh.gov/nharts

 

New Jersey State Council on the Arts
www.state.nj.us/state/njsca

 

New Mexico Arts Division
www.nmarts.org

 

New York State Council on the Arts
www.nysca.org

 

North Dakota Council on the Arts
www.ncarts.org

 

Ohio Arts Council
www.oac.state.oh.us

 

State Arts Council of Oklahoma
www.arts.ok.gov

 

Oregon Arts Commission
www.oregonartscommission.org

 

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
www.pacouncilonthearts.org

 

Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
www.icp.gobierno.pr

 

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
www.arts.ri.gov

 

South Carolina Arts Commission
www.southcarolinaarts.com

 

South Dakota Arts Council
www.artscouncil.sd.gov

 

Tennessee Arts Commission
www.arts.state.tn.us

 

Texas Commission on the Arts
www.arts.state.tx.us

 

Utah Arts Council
www.arts.utah.gov

 

Vermont Council on the Arts
www.vermontartscouncil.org

 

Virgin Islands Council
www.vicouncilonarts.org

 

Virginia Commission for the Arts
www.arts.virginia.gov

 

Washington State Arts Commission
www.arts.wa.gov

 

West Virginia Department of Culture & History
www.wvculture.org

 

Wisconsin Arts Board
artsboard.wisconsin.gov

 

Wyoming Arts Council
wyoarts.state.wy.us

 

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