The duties of the Commission shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) To stimulate and encourage throughout the State the study and presentation of the performing and fine arts and public interest and participation therein;
(2) To make such studies as may be deemed advisable of public and private institutions engaged within the State in artistic and cultural activities, including but not limited to music, theater, dance, painting, sculpture, architecture and allied arts and crafts, and to make recommendations concerning appropriate methods to encourage participation in and appreciation of the arts to meet the legitimate needs and aspirations of persons in all parts of the State;
(3) To take such steps as may be necessary and appropriate to encourage public interest in the cultural heritage of the State of South Carolina and to expand the State's cultural resources; and
(4) To do such other things as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 9-356; 1967 (55) 439.