Welcome, Lillian!

2 September 2025 Please help us extend a warm welcome to our 2025-2026 Graduate Fellow, Lillian Hipp! Over the next academic year, she will be managing much of our digital content, monitoring and [...]

The South Carolina Arts Alliance is excited to announce the next FREE workshop in our series of Financial Management Trainings for arts organizations.   🗓 October 16th 📍 Columbia, SC Learn [...]

18 August 2025 Today, the South Carolina Arts Alliance is excited to launch our 2025-2028 Strategic Plan. Over a two year period our board and staff gathered stakeholder input, assessed current [...]

1 August 2025 Last week, the US Senate published a FY26 Budget Bill that included level funding for the arts.   What’s New On Thursday July 24th the United States Senate Committee on [...]

9 July 2025 The South Carolina Arts Alliance Board of Directors announces the appointment of new members, continuing its commitment to statewide representation in it’s organizational leadership. [...]

5 June 2025   Background Last week the General Assembly met to consider a Conference Committee report of the FY26 State Budget and ratified the bill for approval by Governor Henry McMaster. [...]

3 June 2025 The South Carolina Arts Alliance is now accepting applications for a Graduate Fellowship during the 2025-2026 School Year.   Background The SC Arts Alliance has been the primary [...]

5 May 2025 A recent White House budget proposal called for the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and other cultural agencies in FY26.    Action Alert: Write your member of [...]

24 April 2025 This week, the SC Senate passed their version 2025-2026 budget, which includes a $1.5 million increase to state arts funding. Background The House adopted their version of the [...]

2 April 2025 This week we learned that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has recommended drastic cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), including reducing staff by [...]