The Smith Mountain Arts Council (SMAC), established in 1989, is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization and serves a large geographical area including Smith Mountain Lake and the surrounding counties of Franklin, Bedford, and Pittsylvania.

SMAC provides opportunities for cultural enrichment and pleasure in the visual, perforning and literary arts while securing resources and community support for community events. Arts Council activities are sponsored in part by the Virginia Commission of the Arts.