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July 8, 2024 Background In 2015, President Obama reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by signing into law the Every Student Succeeds Act. Among it’s many [...]

July 5, 2024 Governor McMaster signed the 2024-2025 State Budget this week, which includes an additional $3M in Statewide Arts Funding. On June 26th, both chambers of the SC General Assembly [...]

June 25, 2024 Last week the Budget Conference Committee approved a $3M increase in funding for the South Carolina Arts Commission. On Friday afternoon, a small committee of State Legislators from [...]

May 24, 2024 The South Carolina Arts Alliance is now accepting applications for a Graduate Fellowship during the 2024-2025 School Year. Background The SC Arts Alliance has been the primary [...]

May 10, 2024 The SC General Assembly ended the 2024 session yesterday without a state budget, and has appointed members to a Conference Committee to reconcile differences between the chambers. [...]

May 6, 2024 The South Carolina Arts Alliance Board of Directors announces the appointment of new board members, continuing its commitment to statewide representation in it’s organizational [...]

April 23, 2024 Late last night, the SC Senate passed their version of the 2024-2025 budget and included a $1 million dollar increase in funding for the SC Arts Commission. Background The SC House [...]

April 16, 2024 Last week, the full Senate Finance Committee met to discuss and adopt their version of the budget, which includes a $1 million increase to arts funding. Background The SC House [...]

March 13, 2024 This week the House approved their version of the budget bill, which includes a $2.6 million increase in funding for the South Carolina Arts Commission. More details below. On [...]