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…
CALL TO ACTION: Urge NC Arts Caucus Membership
CALL TO ACTION: Urge NC Arts Caucus Membership On February 9th 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 and Arts Education. On February 28th…
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…
Biden Restores Committee on Arts & Humanities
Biden Restores Committee on Arts & Humanities On Friday, September 30, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting the Arts, the Humanities, and Museum and Library Services restoring the President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities, which was originally…