The US Regional Arts Organizations (US RAO) are six not-for-profit entities created to encourage development of the arts and to support arts programs on a regional basis. Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, membership dues, and various enterprises, they provide technical assistance to their member state and territory arts agencies, support and promote artists and arts organizations, and develop and manage arts initiatives on local, regional, national and international levels.
As of 2026, the six US RAOs are Arts Midwest, Creative West, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Mid Atlantic Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, and South Arts.
List of US Regional Arts Organizations
Regional organization Headquarters Revenue (year) Member states Member state agenciesArts Midwest Minneapolis $7,384,591 (2025) Illinois Arts Council Indiana Arts Commission Iowa Arts Council Michigan Arts and Culture Council Minnesota State Arts Board North Dakota Council on the Arts Ohio Arts Council South Dakota Arts Council Wisconsin Arts Board Creative West Denver $11,920,808 (2024) Alaska State Council on the Arts American Samoa Council on Arts, Culture and Humanities Arizona Commission on the Arts California Arts Council Colorado Creative Industries Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and Arts Arts Idaho Montana Arts Council Nevada Arts Council New Mexico Arts Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture Oregon Arts Commission Utah Division of Arts and Museums ArtsWA Wyoming Arts Council Mid-America Arts Alliance Kansas City $7,670,000 (2023) Arkansas Arts Council Kansas Arts Commission Missouri Arts Council Nebraska Arts Council Oklahoma Arts Council Texas Commission on the Arts Mid Atlantic Arts Baltimore $7,953,293 (2025) Delaware Division of the Arts DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Maryland State Arts Council New Jersey State Council on the Arts New York State Council on the Arts Pennsylvania Creative Industries Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña Virgin Islands Council on the Arts Virginia Commission for the Arts West Virginia Department of Tourism New England Foundation for the Arts Boston $19,173,253 (2025) Connecticut Office of the Arts Maine Arts Commission Mass Cultural Council New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Vermont Arts Council South Arts Atlanta $15,446,472 (2025) Alabama State Council on the Arts Georgia Council for the Arts Florida Arts and Culture Kentucky Arts Council Louisiana Division of the Arts Mississippi Arts Commission North Carolina Arts Council South Carolina Arts Commission Tennessee Arts Commission
Notes 1.This includes government grants, foundation contributions, state arts agencies dues, individual contributions, and revenue generated by various investments.
References
See also List of U.S. states by per capita arts funding
External links US Regional Arts Organizations Arts Midwest Creative West Mid-America Arts Alliance Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation New England Foundation for the Arts South Arts