Alaska State Council on the Arts

Name

Alaska State Council on the Arts

Legal name

Alaska State Council on the Arts

Website

https://education.alaska.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Arts and Cultural Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC), Cultural, Arts & Humanities Community Education (Museums/Arts Councils) (EDAAAFAD)

Keywords

• State arts council
• Arts education advocacy
• Arts grant funding
• Cultural agency services
• Community arts programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Anchorage, Alaska

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. State Government Funding: Funded through Alaska state government appropriations for the Department of Education & Early Development, which oversees the Alaska State Council on the Arts.
2. Federal Education Program Funds: Administers federal funds including ESEA/ESSA programs (Title I, II, III, IV, V), IDEA, and other federal education grants passed through to Alaska school districts.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Alaska State Council on the Arts is a state government agency that promotes and supports arts education across Alaska's schools and communities. Operating within the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED), the Council provides arts-related advocacy, programming, and funding support as part of Alaska's comprehensive K-12 education system. It is linked as a department partner within DEED's ecosystem of education-related agencies at arts.alaska.gov.

Product overview

The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) offers a portfolio of interconnected educational programs and services. The core infrastructure includes TEACH-AK, an online educator certification platform, and Alaska STEPP, a school improvement planning tool. DEED administers multiple federal grant programs under ESSA/ESEA including Title I-IV and McKinney-Vento services, manages K-12 formula funding through the School Finance Division, and oversees the 21st Century Community Learning Centers after-school program. The Commissioner of Education Office provides executive leadership while the State Board of Education & Early Development delivers governance oversight through quarterly meetings and policy resolutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alaska State Council on the Arts Programs State-level arts education advocacy and support programs serving Alaska's schools, communities, artists, and arts organizations through promotion and grant funding.
• Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) Programs Broader portfolio of educational programs housed within the parent department, including ESEA/ESSA federal programs (Titles I-V, VII-B), TEACH-AK educator certification, Alaska STEPP school improvement, McKinney-Vento homeless assistance, 21st CCLC after-school programming, and School Finance administration for Alaska's 54 school districts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Title II-A Program aims to decrease inexperienced educator placement in high-poverty schools by 25%
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Alaska State Council on the ArtscoreOthersThe Alaska State Council on the Arts (http://arts.alaska.gov) is linked as a department partner within DEED's ecosystem of education-related agencies. The Council promotes and supports arts education across Alaska's schools and communities.
• Alaska Office of Children's Services (OCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEED collaborates with OCS on educational stability for students in foster care under ESSA requirements. Joint guidance establishes roles, definitions, and procedures for supporting foster care students' educational access and transportation to school of origin.
• Alaska School Districts (54 districts)coreOthersDEED distributes federal ESEA funds and provides programmatic support to all 54 Alaska school districts. Districts include Anchorage School District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, and others.
• Alaska ESSA State Plan Advisory CommitteemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner43-member advisory committee representing school districts, educational organizations, and educational partners across Alaska that reviews and provides recommendations on ESSA State Plan options. Includes representation from major districts and regional areas.
• Education Commission of the StatesminorOthersNational organization where Alaska's Commissioner of Education serves, providing coordination on education policy across states.
• Alaska Tribal EntitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEED conducts tribal consultation for ESSA implementation and supports tribal compacting agreements where Alaskan Native Tribal entities can operate and oversee K-12 schools. Multiple tribal organizations participate in ESSA stakeholder processes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Arts Midwest: Regional arts organization serving nine Midwestern states through grant-making, professional development, and arts education programs. Comparable to the Alaska State Council on the Arts in its mission to expand access to the arts, though operating at a multi-state regional level.
• Mid-America Arts Alliance: Regional arts organization serving six Mid-America states with grant programs, artist services, and arts education resources. Comparable in function to state arts agencies, though operating regionally across multiple states rather than within a single state like Alaska's Council.

Emerging players

• Americans for the Arts: National nonprofit organization that advocates for the arts and arts education at federal, state, and local levels. Comparable to the Alaska State Council on the Arts in mission around arts advocacy and education, though operating as a private nonprofit rather than a government agency.

Direct peers

• Florida Division of Arts and Culture: Florida's state-level arts agency operating within state government to promote arts, culture, and arts education. Functionally similar to the Alaska State Council on the Arts in distributing state and federal funds to schools, communities, and cultural organizations.
• New York State Council on the Arts: One of the oldest and largest state arts councils in the U.S., providing grants and services to arts organizations, schools, and communities across New York. Directly comparable to the Alaska State Council on the Arts in mandate, structure, and function, though at much greater scale.
• Texas Commission on the Arts: Texas's state arts agency with the same core mission of promoting and supporting arts access, education, and cultural development across the state. Comparable to the Alaska State Council on the Arts in serving a geographically large and diverse state with significant rural populations.
• Ohio Arts Council: Ohio's state arts agency that provides grants, services, and arts education programs across the state. Directly comparable to the Alaska State Council on the Arts as a state-government arts agency with a similar mandate to support arts education, community arts, and cultural programming.
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA): Membership organization of the 56 state and jurisdictional arts agencies, including the Alaska State Council on the Arts. NASAA is a direct peer in that it represents the collective interests of state arts councils and provides professional development, research, and advocacy services for agencies like Alaska's.
• California Arts Council: California's state arts agency, structurally equivalent to the Alaska State Council on the Arts. Both distribute state appropriations and federal funds, operate grant programs, and serve as the state's primary conduit for arts funding to schools, communities, and individual artists.

Broad incumbents

• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): The federal arts agency that provides the overarching funding framework within which state arts councils like Alaska's operate. The NEA is comparable as the federal-level peer that sets national arts policy, distributes federal arts funding, and partners with state agencies to deliver programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AlaskaDEED
• YouTubevimeo.com/alaskadeed
• Facebookfacebook.com/AlaskaDEED
• Instagraminstagram.com/alaskadeed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alaska-state-council-on-the-arts

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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