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19 March 2025 On Friday, President Trump signed a spending package to fund the U.S. government through the remainder of the fiscal year, and keeping level funding for the arts and arts education. [...]

21 February 2025 This week, the House Ways and Means Committee published the first version of the 2025-2026 budget, which includes a $1.5 million increase to state arts funding.   [...]

17 February 2025 Quite a bit happened in the arts world while we were celebrating SC Arts Advocacy Week 2025. To help keep you informed, here are some of the leading stories we’re [...]

12 February 2025 This is the second post in a two part series entitled “Beyond the Classroom.” In this series, we’re spotlighting two graduates of the South Carolina [...]

11 February 2025 This is the first post in a two part series entitled “Beyond the Classroom.” In this series, we’re spotlighting two graduates of the South Carolina [...]

5 February 2025 Over $10 million in new funding for the arts is on the docket in the FY2026 budget process at the SC Statehouse. This is Part 2 in a two-part series covering what is included in [...]

4 February 2025 Over $10 million in new funding for the arts is on the docket in the FY2026 budget process at the SC Statehouse. This is Part 1 in a two-part series covering what is included in [...]

14 January 2024 On January 13, Governor Henry McMaster released his Executive Budget Proposal for 2025-2026. Reminder: These are just recommendations made by the Governor. They are not final, nor [...]

19 December 2024 The South Carolina General Assembly returns to the State House on January 14th, and we’ll be keeping an eye on the issues that impact the arts so we can continue to keep [...]

31 October 2024 SCAA Executive Director, Jeff Robinson, is the recipient of Winthrop University’s 2024 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. This award ,selected annually, recognizes a Winthrop [...]