Manitoba Arts Council
| Council overview | |
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| Formed | 1965 |
| Type | Crown corporation |
| Headquarters | 525 – 93 Lombard Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3B 3B1 |
| Annual budget | $12.7 m CAD (2023) |
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| Parent department | Manitoba Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism |
| Key document | |
| Website | artscouncil.mb.ca/ |
The Manitoba Arts Council (MAC) is a provincial crown corporation whose purpose is to promote the arts. The Council awards grants to professional artists and arts organizations in Manitoba in all art forms; it also provides related creative activity such as arts education.
The Council was founded in 1965 with the passage of An Act to Establish The Manitoba Arts Council and incorporated in 1967. (It now operates under the terms of The Arts Council Act.) Remaining at arm’s-length from the Government of Manitoba, it is funded by the Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage and reports annually to the Provincial Legislature through the Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage in its annual report.