The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts is the state arts agency of New Hampshire, created by state law (RSA 19-A) in 1965. It is a division of the New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and is based in Concord. The council is made up of 15 members appointed by the governor, representing the performing and fine arts. Under its enabling law it encourages the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts across the state, advises the commissioner of natural and cultural resources on the arts, and administers federal funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. It offers competitive grants and technical assistance to artists, nonprofit arts organizations and arts education programs.