The Arts work for SC

Dr. Von Nessen analyzed data from the U.S. census and economic analysis bureaus and commerce department and discovered significant gains from the previous study released in 2018. Here are the [...]

SCAA welcomes new director

Great news, Arts Advocates! The Conference Committee came to an agreement on Friday evening, and they have adopted the House’s proposed budget for arts funding. As a reminder, the House included: [...]

Arts Grow SC Executive Director named

The state budget process is nearing the end – the House and Senate have their own version of the budget and have now appointed a Conference Committee to work out their differences. There is [...]

Last week, Governor McMaster signed H.3126 into law. While much attention was given to the bill’s primary action – banning vaccine mandates for public employers, it also bans “vaccine [...]

After six years as Executive Director, GP McLeer will leave the SCAA in May.

Background: The SC House adopted their budget in March and included the following increases for the arts: + $2 million (recurring) for grants $3 million (one-time) for grants $500,000 [...]

Graduate Fellow Latesha Smith offers this perspective on a few bills at the State House and what advocates can do. Out of curiosity, I dropped by the NAACP LDF (Legal Defense Fund) table at the [...]

We’ve asked our Graduate Fellows to take a look at bills they think may impact the arts, or arts education, this year. Sandrina was charged with reviewing the House bills, and here’s what she had [...]