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  Each year during Advocacy Week, we ask folks to reach out to their legislators and encourage them to support the arts. But if you’ve never reached out before, or you don’t do it often, [...]

The Legislature is in session, and there’s advocacy work to be done! Last year, the arts saw a $1.5 million increase in recurring funds (moving per capita grant funding to $0.97), and $2 million [...]

SCAA Executive Director, GP McLeer has been named one of Greenville’s “50 Most Influential” for 2021 by Greenville Business Magazine. This annual statewide publication includes the 50 Most [...]

The SCAA Executive Committee has approved the decision to CANCEL the 2022 SC Arts Summit due to continuing COVID concerns in our state. Full Refunds will be issued automatically by the [...]

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

2022’s arts priorites.

The largest gathering for creative professionals in South Carolina is back in Columbia February 8-9, 2022! Registration is now open for you to join your fellow advocates for two days of learning, [...]

The SC Arts Alliance Board of Directors is proud to announce that South Carolina Superintendent of Education, Molly Spearman, will be the recipient of the organization’s coveted Scottie Award. [...]

Our annual SC Arts Advocacy Week will run February 7-11, 2022! Featuring virtual engagements, trainings, celebrations, and the return of our in-person SC Arts Summit in Columbia – SC Arts [...]

With over 40 years of service to our state’s legislature and our state’s citizens, the SC Arts Alliance wishes to extend its thoughts and prayers to Senator Hugh Leatherman’s (R-Florence) family, [...]