Arts Agency Placement within Government FY2017 INDEPENDENT AGENCIES / AGENCIES IN GOVERNOR'S OFFICE (23 Arts Agencies) Alabama Minnesota Pennsylvania Arizona Mississippi Rhode Island California Montana South Carolina Idaho Nebraska Tennessee Illinois New York Texas Indiana North Dakota Virginia Maine Ohio Washington Massachusetts Oklahoma CULTURAL RESOURCE DEPARTMENTS (8 Arts Agencies) Arkansas Arkansas Heritage Iowa Cultural Affairs New Hampshire Natural and Cultural Resources New Mexico Cultural Affairs North Carolina Natural and Cultural Resources Utah Heritage and Arts West Virginia Division of Culture and History Wyoming Parks and Cultural Resources ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS (8 Arts Agencies) Colorado Connecticut Georgia Kansas Maryland Michigan Missouri Oregon Office of Economic and International Trade Economic and Community Economic Commerce Commerce Michigan Economic Corporation Economic Business Oregon TOURISM OR CULTURE & TOURISM (5 Arts Agencies) Louisiana Kentucky Nevada South Dakota Wisconsin Culture, Recreation and Tourism Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Tourism and Cultural Affairs Tourism Tourism OTHER DEPARTMENTS (5 Arts Agencies) Alaska Delaware Florida Hawaii New Jersey Education & Early Accounting and General Services NONPROFIT (1 Arts Agency) Vermont Nonprofit, but designated by legislature to receive funding, and follows all state accountability and federal eligibility procedures Source: National Assembly of Arts Agencies, August 2017 Page 1
Source: National Assembly of Arts Agencies Date: August 2017 Arts Agency Placement Details This grid summarizes the structural composition of cabinets or multi-agency departments of state government containing state arts agencies (SAAs). SAA Composition Web Site Alaska ( Council on the Education & Early Includes 4 commissions and boards: Alaska Council on the Arts; Professional Teaching Practices Commission; Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education; and Board of Education & Early. Also includes the following divisions: Teaching & Learning Support; School Finance; School Facilities; and Libraries, Archives, & Museums. http://www.eed.state.ak.us/ Arkansas Arkansas Heritage Includes 7 divisions, 3 heritage resource agencies and 4 museums: Arkansas Arts Council; Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission; Arkansas Historic Preservation Program; Delta Cultural Center; Historic Arkansas Museum; Mosaic Templars Cultural Center; and Old House Museum. http://www.arkansasheritage.com Colorado (Creative Industries) Office of Economic and International Trade Includes Colorado Creative Industries; Business Funding & Incentives Division; Tourism Office; Office of Film, Television & Media; International Trade Office; Small Business Center Network; Minority Business Office; and Colorado Innovation Network. http://www.advancecolorado.com/ Executive Page 2
SAA Composition Web Site Connecticut (Office of the Offices of Culture Includes 4 divisions: Business ; Housing and Tourism ; Community ; and Culture within and Tourism. Within Culture and Tourism Division, of Economic and there are 3 offices: Office of Arts; Office of Tourism; Community and Historic Preservation Office http://www.ct.gov/ecd/ Delaware (Division of the Florida (Division of Cultural Affairs) Georgia (Council for the Economic Includes 22 divisions: Division of the Arts; Public Archives; Office of the Bank ; Buena Vista Conference Center; Division of Corporations; Delaware Heritage Commission; Government Information Center; Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs; Division of Human Relations; International Trade and ; Division of Libraries; Merit Employee Relations Board; Notary Public Section; Board of Pardons; Division of Professional Regulation; Division of Public Advocate; Public Employment Relations Board; Public Integrity Commission; Public Service Commission; Commission of Veterans Affairs; Veterans Home; and Commission for Women. Includes 6 divisions: Division of Cultural Affairs; Division of Administrative Services; Division of Corporations; Division of Elections; Division of Historical Resources; and Division of Library and Info Services. http://sos.delaware.gov/ http://www.dos.state.fl.us/ Includes Council for the Arts; Global Commerce division; International Trade division; Georgia Centers http://www.georgia.org/ of Innovation; Tourism division; and Film, Music, and Digital Entertainment division. of of Page 3
SAA Composition Web Site Hawai'i ( Foundation on Culture and the Accounting and General Services Includes 8 divisions and 11 attached agencies, boards and commissions. The attached entities are Hawaii Foundation on Culture and the Arts; Access Hawaii Committee; Aloha Stadium Authority; Building Code Council; Campaign Spending Commission; Hawaii Enhanced 911 Board; Information Privacy Security Council; King Kamehameha Celebration Commission; Office of Elections; Procurement Policy Board; and Procurement Office. The divisions are Accounting Division; Archives Division; Audit Division; Automotive Management Division; Central Services Division; Information & Communication Services Division; Land Survey Division; and Public Works Division. http://hawaii.gov/dags Comptroller Iowa Cultural Affairs Includes Iowa Arts Council, Historical Society of Iowa, and Iowa Great Places initiative. http://www.culturalaffairs.org Kansas (Creative Arts Industries Commission) Commerce Includes the Kansas Athletic Commission and the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission. http://www.kansascommerce.com/ Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Includes Arts Council; Parks; Travel; Fish & Wildlife Resources; Frankfort Convention Center; Governor's School for the Arts; Kentucky Artisans Center at Berea; Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts; Heritage Council; Historical Society; Kentucky Horse Park; Fair Board; Creative Services; Humanities Council; and the Sports Authority. http://tah.ky.gov Page 4
SAA Composition Web Site Louisiana (Division of the Maryland ( Arts Council) Michigan (Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs) Office of Cultural within the Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Lieutenant Governor Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts within the Commerce Michigan Economic Corporation Includes Office of Cultural ; Office of Tourism; Parks; Louisiana Museum; Library; and Office of Management & Finance. The Office of Cultural includes Division of the Arts; Division of Archaeology; Division of Historic Preservation; Louisiana Cultural Districts; and Council for the of French in Louisiana. Includes 12 boards and commissions within 3 divisions: Business and Enterprise ; Marketing and Communications; and Tourism, Film and the Arts. Division of Tourism, Film and the Arts includes Arts Council; Office of Film and Digital Media; Office of Sports Marketing; Office of Tourism ; and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission. Includes Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs; Community Assistance Team; Tribal Business ; Entrepreneurs Services; and Pure Michigan Business Connect (public-private initiative). http://www.crt.state.la.us/index http://commerce.maryland.gov http://www.michiganbusiness.org Lieutenant Governor President and CEO (same person) Missouri Economic Includes 14 divisions: Arts Council; Division of Business and Community Services; Division of Tourism; Office of the Public Counsel; Public Service Commission; Housing Commission; Finance Board; Division of Workforce ; Women's Council; Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission; Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board; Film Commission; Hispanic Business, Trade and Culture Commission; and Missouri Technology Corporation. http://ded.mo.gov/ Page 5
SAA Composition Web Site Nevada New Hampshire ( Council on the New Jersey ( Council on the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Natural and Cultural Resources Includes Arts Council; Commission on Tourism; Division of Museums and History; and Indian Commission. Includes 3 divisions: Division of Cultural Resources, Division of Forest and Lands, and Division of Parks and Recreation. Division of Cultural Resources includes Council on the Arts; Division of Film and Media; Division of Historical Resources; Division of Libraries; and Commission on Native American Affairs. Includes 11 entities: Council on the Arts; Business Action Center; Division of Elections; Division of Programs; Division of Travel & Tourism; Cultural Trust; Historical Commission; Archives; Museum; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial; and Sports & Exposition Authority. http://nevadaculture.org/ http://www.nh.gov/nhculture/ http://nj.gov/state/ Lt. Governor and of (same person) New Mexico (New Mexico Cultural Affairs Includes 15 divisions: New Mexico Arts; Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum; Museum of Indian Arts and Culture; Museum of International Folk Art; Palace of the Governors/New Mexico History Museum; New Mexico Museum of Art; Museum of Natural History & Science; Museum of Space History; National Hispanic Cultural Center; Museum Resources Division; Historic Preservation Division; New Mexico Monuments; Library; Office of Archaeological Studies; and Administrative Services Division. http://www.newmexicoculture.org/ Page 6
SAA Composition Web Site North Carolina Combining the former Cultural Resources and Environment and Natural Resources, it includes 4 divisions: North Carolina Arts, North Carolina History, North Carolina Natural and Libraries, and North Carolina Nature. The arts division Cultural Resources consists of the North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Symphony, North Carolina Museum of Art, and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. http://www.ncdcr.gov/ Oregon (Arts Commission) South Dakota Business Oregon Tourism Includes Arts Commission; Oregon Cultural Trust; Business, Innovation & Trade Division; Shared Services Division; and Infrastructure Finance Authority. In addition, it acts as a fiscal agent for Oregon Film and Video Office. Includes 3 divisions: South Dakota Arts Council; South Dakota Tourism; and South Dakota Historical Society. http://www.oregon4biz.com/ http://tourism.sd.gov/ Utah (Division of Arts and Museums) Heritage and Arts Includes 5 divisions: Arts & Museums; Indian Affairs; Multicultural Affairs; Library; and History. Arts & Museums division includes Arts Council and Office of Museum Services. http://heritage.utah.gov/ Executive West Virginia (Commission on the Division of Culture and History Includes Commission on the Arts; Historic Preservation Office; Museums division; and Archives. http://www.wvculture.org/ Wisconsin (Arts Board) Tourism Includes all tourism functions, the arts board, various reserve/riverway boards, and the state fair park board. (Reorganization currently underway.) http://www.travelwisconsin.com/ Page 7
SAA Composition Web Site Wyoming Includes Division of Cultural Resources and Division of Division of Parks, Historic Sites and Trails. Division of Cultural Resources Cultural Resources includes Arts Council and 4 other within entities: Historic Preservation Office; of Parks and Archives; Museum; and Archaeologists Cultural Resources Office. http://wyospcr.state.wy.us/ The 26 SAAs above are divisions of multi-agency departments. Not shown above are the 23 SAAs that are independent agencies reporting directly to the governor and/or are branches of the governor's office. Also not shown above is the one SAA (VT) that is a private nonprofit designated by the state to receive appropriated funds and required to follow all state regulations. For information on all of the 50 SAAs visit: http://www.nasaa-arts.org/about/-arts-agency-y.php Page 8