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Art in Our Schools Month, March 2023, NC Art Education Leadership Coalition

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…

Rep. Becky Carney, Rep. Kyle Hall, Sen, Vickie Sawyer, and Sen. Mike Woodard

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…

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