SC Arts Commission

Carolina Arts Unleashed – One Year of Blogging

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My oh my, has it been a year already? And, what a year it was. By early fall of 2008 the economy had gone South (Why does going South mean a bad thing?) – I came South 35 years ago and I think that was a good thing. In November, the first black man was ... Read More

Update on NEA Stimulus Monday for the Arts

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We’re finding out some things about the $50 million the National Endowment for the Arts got for economic stimulus recovery for the arts. Well, the non-profit part of the arts that is. Everyone else involved in the arts will be left out in the cold. And, it’s pretty cold out there in this economy. The ... Read More

Arts Whining – Not a Good Image for the Arts Community

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While scanning the Internet for news about what’s going on in the Carolina visual art community I came across an interesting feature in Free Times a Columbia, SC, based publication (Issue #22.14 :: 04/08/2009 – 04/14/2009) entitled, Cutting the Arts – Midlands Groups Struggle Amid Declining Support, by Ron Aiken. As I read through the ... Read More

The Check is in the Mail for the SC Arts Commission

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Take back everything I have said about the SC Arts Commission being forced to live with the reality of an economy that can’t support their pet projects anymore. The check is in the mail. Just like with AIG, get ready to learn about the silly and needless ways SC’s non-profit arts community uses (possible funding) ... Read More

Another Blow to the Coverage of the Visual Arts in the Carolinas

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Long before McClatchy newspapers bought out Knight Ridder’s newspapers in the Carolinas they operated the News & Observer in Raleigh, NC. Folks in the visual art community there were not happy with the coverage they were getting. That should have been our first warning of what was to come from McClatchy – and I said ... Read More

SC Arts Commission’s Budget Threat

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Here is something I just found posted on the SC Arts Commission’s website. …………………………………………………. SC Arts Commission FY2010 Budget Request For more than forty years, the Arts Commission has worked to build a thriving arts environment that benefits all South Carolinians, regardless of where they live or how much money they make. With leadership and ... Read More

South Carolina Arts Commission Update

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An e-mail is floating around that is trying to build support for the SC Arts Commission. Its author – Betty Plumb of the South Carolina Arts Alliance – what a surprise. The Arts Alliance is a non-profit created by the Arts Commission to lobby for them in the SC State Legislature. The Alliance is kind ... Read More

SC Arts Commission – SC Arts Foundation – Who is Whom?

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I know I touched on this subject before in this blog and I mentioned it in my commentary in the Jan. 09 issue of Carolina Arts, but I’m going into this puzzling situation in some detail, and that takes more space than I’ll ever have in the paper. Now, the claim from these two entities ... Read More

SC Arts Commission Budget Cuts – Have You Heard?

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On Oct. 14, 2008, I posted comments wondering how the SC Arts Commission would make cuts to its budget as the State of SC was facing an almost half a billion dollar shortfall. At that time people were thinking 10% cuts were in line. In my comments, I doubted that the Commission would take much ... Read More

How Will the SC Arts Commission Cut Its Budget By 10 Percent?

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The State of South Carolina is in financial trouble due to a reduction in projected revenue. Who isn’t? The Governor of SC is calling for the heads of State agencies to come up with ideas to reduce their budgets by 10 percent – before the State Legislature has to do it. I’m wondering what Suzette ... Read More