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3 July 2026 August 7 Update: Advocates now have several opportunities to take action on this issue, by submitting public comment or attending the next meeting. A message from our Executive [...]

  24 April 2026 Yesterday the SC Senate passed their version 2026-2027 state budget, which includes a $500,000 one-time increase to statewide arts funding. Background The House adopted their [...]

6 April 2026 The President’s FY2027 budget proposal once again calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and other federal arts and culture funding.    Action [...]

12 March 2026 The SC House has advanced a FY27 funding bill with increases to statewide arts funding. Background The SC House Ways and Means Committee filed the first version of the FY27 Budget [...]

4 February 2025 The South Carolina Arts Alliance is advocating for$3 million in new funding for the arts during FY2027 budget process at the SC Statehouse. This blog post breaks down the reasons [...]

16 January 2026 The US Senate has advanced a funding package that includes level funding for Federal arts and culture agencies. What’s New Congress has officially passed an FY26 minibus [...]

18 December 2025 The South Carolina General Assembly returns to the State House on January 13th, and we’ll be keeping an eye on the issues that impact the arts so we can continue to keep [...]

20 October 2025 We can’t wait to see you in Columbia on February 11-12, 2026! Registration is now open for our annual gathering of arts advocates from around the State. The celebration starts on [...]

7 October 2025 In 2016 the SC Arts Alliance adopted a new mission statement that brought with it a larger focus on leadership development for the entire creative field. Our leadership development [...]

22 September 2025   Join us for our upcoming series of FREE Advocacy Workshops, designed to help you build your advocacy skills and strengthen your organization at the same time. These [...]