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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 [...]

President Biden signed a package of budget bills into law on Saturday, avoiding the shutdown of many federal agencies – including the National Endowment for the Arts.   Five months [...]

February 28, 2024 Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee finalized the first version of the 2024-2025 budget, which includes $2.6 million in increased funding for the arts. While the SC [...]

At our annual SC Arts Day, hundreds of arts advocates raised their voices at the South Carolina State House. Here’s a brief recap: On February 15, 2024, teachers, students, artists, arts [...]

Arts Advocacy Week 2024 is here! To help prepare you for this week, we’re providing a list of Legislative Priorities – plus some Talking Points to help you make your case. Download a [...]

Governor McMaster’s budget proposals include level funding for the arts, for the most part.

Our annual SC Arts Advocacy Week will run February 12-16, 2024! We’ll feature virtual guest speakers, trainings, celebrations, and the highlight of the week, SC Arts Day in Columbia. SC Arts [...]