The Americas Chapter of the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies was formed at a meeting of members in 2014 at the 6th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Santiago, Chile, co-hosted by the National Council for Culture and the Arts, Chile (CNCA).
CURRENT NATIONAL MEMBERS
The current members of the Americas Chapter are:
•Secretary of Culture of the Nationa, Argentina
• Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, The Bahamas
• National Institute of Culture & History, Belize
• Canada Council for the Arts
• Cayman National Cultural Foundation, Cayman Islands
• Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, Chile
• Ministry of Culture, Cuba
• Ministry of Culture of El Salvador
• National Trust of Guyana
• Ministry of Culture, Mexico
• National Secretary of Culture, Presidency of the Republic, Paraguay
• Ministry of Education and Culture, Uruguay
• National Endowment for the Arts, USA
Current Affiliate Members of the Americas Chapter:
•Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
• State Secretary for Culture, Sports and Leisure of Mato Grosso
• Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada
• Ontario Arts Council, Canada
• Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency
• Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, USA
REGIONAL MEETINGS
Members in the Americas have held 15 regional meetings to date
- Barcelona, Spain, September 2025
- Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 2025
- San Juan, Puerto Rico (USA), October 2024
- Stockholm, Sweden, May 2023
- Mexico City, Mexico, September 2022
- Virtual meeting, August 2022
- Virtual meeting, November 2021
- Virtual meeting, March 2021
- Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 2019
- Ottawa, Canada, May 2018
- Valletta, Malta, October 2016
- San José, Costa Rica, April 2014
- Santiago, Chile, January 2014
- Melbourne, Australia, October 2011
- Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2009
