Call to Action: Include Arts Nonprofits in Relief Bill On May 21st a bill was introduced bill in the NC House, Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 – Part II (H1012), which excludes nonprofit businesses from economic recovery grants and fails…
NC House: No Arts in WNC Relief & Budget Update
NC House: No Arts in WNC Relief & Budget Update On Wednesday, May 21st the NC House of Representative passed the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 – Part II (H1012) that would not provide the desperately needed dedicated relief funding…
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 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…