The Kingston Arts Council (KAC) is the oldest municipal arts council in Ontario,[1] serving Kingston, Ontario and the surrounding region.
[2] The KAC has since grown to be a major arts advocacy, funding and promotion resource in Kingston and the area.
It receives operating funds from the Ontario Arts Council.
[3] The Kingston Arts Council made national headlines when artist Margaret Sutherland entered the piece "Emperor Haute Couture" in the 2012 Juried Art Salon.
This piece portrayed Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the nude and created controversy due to its subject and its display in the Kingston Frontenac Public Library.