Creative Economy Reports for SC Congressional Districts!

We’re happy to release summary Creative Economy reports for each SC Congressional District! Based on data gathered from the Creative Vitality Suite – which pulls its data from the [...]

Hey Upstate! Get ready for First Friday and Open Studios! Art collecting is about more than just enhancing a physical space. It’s about fostering an environment in which art and artists can [...]

Everyone agrees – creativity is an important skill students need to learn in school. Employers value it as one of the top qualities they look for, and the state of South Carolina even [...]

Hear from SC Arts Alliance’s executive director, GP McLeer, on how the arts fared during the 2018 session of the SC Legislature plus some updates on the arts at the federal level. An [...]

UPDATE: Amendment defeated by the House. Funding protected. SC Congressmen in FAVOR of cut to NEA: Rice, Sanford, Norman, Wilson. SC Congressman AGAINST cut to NEA: Gowdy, Clyburn *Jeff Duncan: [...]

In the new tax reform law passed in December of 2017, while charitable deductions were in theory protected (outside of the raising of the standard deduction), another provision of the law may [...]

Governor Henry McMaster issued his budget vetoes earlier today (July 6). Forty-two vetoes were issued by the Governor, none of which included statewide arts funding. This locks in the $350,000 [...]

Arts Funding in SC Increased! House and Senate adopt budget for FY2019. Heads to Governor’s desk. This afternoon (June 28), both the House and Senate in Columbia voted to adopt a budget for [...]

The South Carolina Arts Alliance, along with funding partners the South Carolina Arts Commission and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, is excited to announce A Stronger Bottom Line, [...]

Necessity has driven Manny Houston to be a true Creative, and he’s calling on us to reshape our vision of what’s worthy of support. This episode captures Manny’s keynote address [...]