The Alabama State Council on the Arts is the official state agency for the support and development of the arts in Alabama. The agency supports nonprofit organizations, schools, universities, municipalities, and individual artists.

The Council is a body of fifteen members appointed by the Governor for six-year terms to help promote the arts statewide. A primary responsibility of the Council is to make decisions on grants awarded to support art programs and arts education throughout the state.

The Alabama State Council on the Arts is funded by an appropriation from the Alabama Legislature, Support the Arts license plate sales, tax refund donations, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

To learn more about the Council's governing board, click here.