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- House Budget Proposal: No Arts Cuts, K-5 Arts Requirement, & NC Arts Council Changes
House Budget Proposal: No Arts Cuts, K-5 Arts Requirement, & NC Arts Council Changes On May 19th the NC House of Representatives released their two-year spending plan for FY26 and FY27 which had no funding… - Act Now to Defend the NEA!
Act Now to Defend the NEA! Recent developments at the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) are deeply troubling as hundreds of grants for local projects have been cancelled and massive staff reductions raise serious… - NEA Grants Cancelled, President Proposes Elimination of NEA, NEH, & IMLS
NEA Grants Cancelled, President Proposes Elimination of NEA, NEH, & IMLS On Friday morning, May 2nd, the White House released the President’s FY26 spending proposal which calls for the elimination of the National Endowment for… - NCGA Arts Caucus Discussed WNC Relief, Arts Funding, and More…
NCGA Arts Caucus Discussed WNC Relief, Arts Funding, and More… On Tuesday, April 29th the NC General Assembly Joint Caucus on the Arts and Arts Education gathered to learn about the impact of Hurricane Helene… - NC Senate Budget: No Increase, No CutsNC Senate Budget Proposal: No Increase, No Cuts The NC Senate voted to approve their proposed two-year budget on April 17th two days after it was made public. This budget proposal included no additional funding…
- SAVE the NEA! Restore NEH and IMLS!
SAVE the NEA! Restore NEH and IMLS! Recent actions at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and we expect soon the National Endowment for the… - URGENT: Save the NEH
URGENT: Save the NEH On Monday, March 31st it became clear that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with the aim of substantially reducing its staff,… - Executive Order Addresses TicketingExecutive Order Addresses Ticketing On March 31st President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that addresses many of the concerns raised by live performance venues, artists, and audiences, as well as Arts North Carolina. The…