Exemplary Legislative Service to the Arts Awards On April 18th at ARTS Day 2023 Arts North Carolina presented our first Exemplary Legislative Service to the Arts Awards to seven Members of the NC General Assembly that had championed the arts…
NC Arts Nonprofits: $2.23 Billion in Economic Impact
NC Arts Nonprofits: $2.23 Billion in Economic Impact The NC Arts Council recently released the results of the Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) which showed that the nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $2.23 billion in economic activity and supported…
Historic Arts Funding in State Budget
Historic Arts Funding in State Budget On Wednesday, September 20th, the NC General Assembly released the state budget agreed upon by both House and Senate leaders, which includes $2.5 million more for NC Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program grants to…
Call to Action: Arts Funds for All 100 Counties & A+ Schools
Call to Action: Arts Funds for All 100 Counties & A+ Schools Both the NC Senate and the NC House of Representatives have passed their proposals for the FY24-FY25 Biennium State Budget, and the NC House has just selected representatives…
TAKE ACTION NOW $3.5M in House Budget for Arts – NOT for All 100 Counties
TAKE ACTION NOW $3.5M in House Budget for Arts – NOT for All 100 Counties The NC House of Representatives passed their version of the biennium budget78-38 with all Republicans and nine Democrats voting in favor of it, which includes…