$3.5 Million Request for NC Arts Council Grants Arts North Carolina is requesting an additional recurring $3.5 million for NC Arts Council grant programs be allocated by the NC General Assembly in the FY24-FY25 biennium budget. This allocation would achieve…
March is Art in Our Schools Month Proclaims NC AELC
March is Art in Our Schools Month Proclaims NC AELC March is Art in our Schools Month, and the NC Arts Education Leadership Coalition has issued an official proclamation supported by all ten member organizations including Arts North Carolina. Additionally,…
Artist Visa Cost Increases, Harmful Policy Changes
Artist Visa Cost Increases, Harmful Policy Changes The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a proposed rule that would impose very steep increases to some of its filing fees, including for O and P artist visas applications filed…
H136: Arts Proficiency Endorsement for NC High School Diplomas
H136: Arts Proficiency Endorsement for NC High School Diplomas On February 15th Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, along with Arts Caucus Chairs Rep. Becky Carney and Rep. Kyle Hall, filed H136, which would create an Arts Proficiency Endorsement for High School Diplomas…
President Biden Signs Historic Arts Budget
President Biden Signs Historic Arts Budget On Thursday, December 29th President Joe Biden signed the Consolidated Spending Act of 2023 into law, a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package for FY23 that includes $207 million each for the National Endowment for…