South Carolina recognizes that arts education — learning the skills and content of art forms, including creative writing, dance, drama, media arts, music, and visual arts and design — is part of a student’s complete education. The 2014 Arts Education Task Force builds on the landmark work of South Carolina’s Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Partnership (S.C. Arts Commission, S.C. Department of Education, ABC Project Office at Winthrop University, and a coalition of other arts and education organizations), which, for 27 years, has driven and guided statewide efforts to improve arts education for all children in our state. Statistics show that in South Carolina, most high poverty schools do not offer dance classes, have an aligned music and theatre curriculum, and do not experience arts assemblies. This report uses these statistics to show the status of arts education in South Carolina as it seeks to improve its state-wide arts education programs for future generations.

This report uses these statistics to show the status of arts education in South Carolina as it seeks to improve its state-wide arts education programs for future generations.