Nate McGaha

1 out of every 20 K-5 public school students is not enrolled in both Music and Visual Arts

H418: K-5 Performing & Visual Art Requirement

H418: K-5 Performing & Visual Art Requirement On Tuesday, March 18th, Arts Caucus Chair Rep. Becky Carney filed H418 with other primary sponsors Rep. Kyle Hall and Rep. Erin Paré, which would direct public-school boards across the state to provide BOTH Performing and Visual Art instruction to…

Action Needed: Public Comment for WNC Recovery before 3/20

Action Needed: Public Comment for WNC Recovery before 3/20 The NC Department of Commerce is currently accepting public comments on its plans to spend $1.4 billion of federal Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grants for Disaster Relief…

NC Governor Stein Proclaims Arts in Our Schools Month

NC Governor Stein Proclaims Arts in Our Schools Month North Carolina Governor Josh Stein officially proclaimed March 2025 as Arts in Our Schools Month at the request of Arts North Carolina. During this month, the field of arts education joins together in…

Rep. Becky Carney, Rep. Kyle Hall, Sen. Vickie Sawyer, and Sen. Jay Chaudhuri

Act Now: Ask Your State Reps to Join the Arts Caucus

Act Now: Ask Your State Reps to Join the Arts Caucus On February 26th on the floor of the NC House of Representatives, Rep. Becky Carney announced that she and Rep. Kyle Hall would re-establish the Joint Caucus on Arts…

Federal Funding Freeze Frenzy!

Federal Funding Freeze Frenzy! The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) created a great deal of confusion this week by issuing a memo to all federal agencies late on Monday, January 27th, to “pause” payments of all federal…

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