$4m or $3.5m More for the Arts – What’s Next

⏪Background: After the House passed their budget in March, the state’s Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) released new revenue projections for the state, adding $1.7 billion to the state’s [...]

From our friends at the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies: Today (May 28), the Biden administration released its first budget request to Congress. Within the nearly $6 trillion proposal is [...]

The SC Arts Alliance has been the primary advocate for the arts and arts education in South Carolina since 1979. Over the 40 years, the number of paid staff has continued to be zero or one. [...]

As part of the American Rescue Plan adopted in March of this year, $122 billion is dedicated to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER III) and is being sent to every [...]

  US Treasury ARP State/Local Funding Website Full Guidance (May 10) FAQs (May 10) Guidance for Smaller City Distribution Fact Sheet / Summary On May 10, the US Treasury Department issued [...]

April 30 was the last day for our 2020/21 Graduate Fellow, Simone Liberty.  Simone started her Fellowship in August of 2020 and she has done so much for the arts in South Carolina since. We have [...]

Background The House adopted their version of the budget in early March and included a $1.5 million one-time increase for the SC Arts Commission to provide COVID relief grants. After the House [...]

After adopting their version of the state’s budget, the House adjourned today for their Spring Break – they’ll be back on April 5.  The House-adopted $9.8 billion budget includes $1.5 [...]

On March 11, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan (ARP), a $1.9 trillion package. We covered some of the arts-friendly basics in this bill over on our blog, but today we want [...]

On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 3:00-4:00 pm ET, the NEA will host a webinar on best practices for reopening arts venues. Those interested in attending should register here. Webinar Details [...]