The State of Arts Ed

Before being elected SC’s Superintendent of Education, Molly Spearman taught music. In this episode, we chat with Superintendent Spearman about how our state’s education system is [...]

Today, Governor Henry McMaster issued his vetoes for the FY2020 state budget. For the second year in a row, he did not veto any statewide arts funding, securing a $615,000 increase approved by [...]

Ken May + Christine Fisher Honored The Scottie Award was created in the early 90s by the SC Arts Alliance as a way to honor individuals whose contributions to the arts industry in South Carolina [...]

The SC Legislature wrapped up its work on the FY2020 state budget (begins July 1) on May 21. The House and Senate each had their version of the budget, and the Conference Committee (3 members of [...]

Budget Enters Conference Committee – $250,000 at Risk $615,000 Increase in Senate Version, $865,000 in House The House and Senate wrapped up their budget work (and the legislative year) on [...]

The SC Arts Alliance is happy to announce the second iteration of “A Stronger Bottom Line”, a financial management training cohort program, alongside funding partners the SC Arts [...]

Moody Black fell in love with poetry after reading a book his mother gave him, and it’s propelled him to acclaim at the local, state, regional, and national levels. We sit down with Moody [...]

Our latest episode of The Dive is now live! We sit down with Alchemy Comedy’s founder and executive director, Harrison Brookie, to talk about improv’s benefits on individuals, [...]

$615,000 Increase Remains The full Senate adopted their version of the state’s budget last week. It includes a $615,000 increase for the arts, while the House version includes an $865,000 [...]

RESERVE YOUR SPOT >> Join the SC Arts Alliance and the College of Charleston School of the Arts for the opening day of Spoleto Festival USA! Hosted by Dean Valerie Morris, this reception is open [...]