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 cuts to the arts, included…
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 doubts that the agency can…
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 the Arts (NEA), the National…
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 on the arts in western…
NC Senate Budget: No Increase, No Cuts
NC 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 for any NC Arts Council…