The Golden Bay Community Arts Council (GBCAC) is an incorporated society and registered charity established to promote and support arts and culture in the wider Golden Bay area. It has operated as a voluntary, not-for-profit advocacy group since 1984, and was formally incorporated on 7 January 2000.

Golden Bay Community Arts Council is the main arts and culture-related umbrella body in the Golden Bay region.

The Arts Council has a duty to provide a representative for the Golden Bay region to the Creative Communities Scheme Funding Panel.