The federation belongs to the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
As one of the main extra-governmental organizations of the WPK and having the power to appoint or even expel, artists, the federation is considered as one with great influence.
For example, the North Korean Ministry of Culture and Arts and the KFLA have joint control over the literary field.
Before then, communist artists were also active in the United States Army Military Government regions of Seoul, and formed their own group.
The Pyongnam Proletariat Alliance(평남지구 프롤레타리아 예술 동맹), led by Ri Ki-yong and Han Sorya, was a regional group formed in the Soviet army government areas.