Artists and Arts Organizations in South Carolina

The Arts Project Support Grants is designed to support artists’ and organizations’ quality arts projects, marketing, and events and/or their commitment to improving themselves and/or their work artistically. Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission State: South Carolina County: Selected Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 03/04/2025 Size of the Grant: Up to $2,500 within a fiscal year Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: These grants support an artist’s or organization’s quality arts project or program or their commitment to improving themselves and/or their work artistically. Among other things, the APS grant can be used to build and/or increase technical, online, or virtual capacity; for supporting art projects in public spaces, community arts development, or professional development for artists and arts administration staff. Funding Information Up to $2,500. Grant Period August 6, 2024 – May 31, 2025. Uses of funds  Grant funds must be used for actual project costs, defined as consumable and non-consumable items needed to complete the proposed project (including, but not limited to): For Artists Technical, online, or virtual capacity building (e.g., website development, technical support, digital skills training) Equipment (e.g., airless paint sprayer, kilns, lighting or sound equipment, musical instruments, storage) Furniture (e.g., easels, music stands) Professional services (e.g., project-specific general liability insurance, performance space rental, web designer, consultant fees) Professional development (e.g., conference or membership fees, artist residencies, public art training, booth, or conference fees) Marketing (e.g. artist branding, event marketing, developing/redeveloping online presence; print or digital materials e.g. flyers, posters, catalogs). For Organizations Technical, online, or virtual capacity building (e.g., website development, technical support) Equipment (e.g., kilns, lighting or sound equipment, musical instruments, storage) Furniture (e.g., easels, music sands) Professional services (e.g., performance space rental, web designer, consultant and/or cultural plan development fees) Professional development (e.g., public art facilitation training, conference, or membership fees). Geographical Areas  Priority will be given to individuals or organizations that have projects in SCAC’s Opportunity Initiative Counties: Allendale Bamberg Calhoun Cherokee Clarendon Dillon Edgefield Hampton Jasper Laurens Lee Marion Marlboro Saluda Williamsburg Eligibility Criteria  For Artists  The applicant must meet all the following eligibility requirements: Be a practicing artist in one of the following disciplines: Dance (choreography or performance) Music (composition or performance) Opera/musical theatre (production or performance) Theatre (performance or playwriting) Visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, or printmaking) Crafts (ceramics, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, plastic, or wood) Photography Design arts (architecture, fashion, graphic, industrial, or interior) Media arts (film, animation, including production or screenwriting) Literature (poetry or prose) Spoken word/slam poetry Time-based arts (installation, sound, video art, animation, film, computer generated art, or performance art) Public art (ephemeral or permanent) Be a legal resident of the U.S. and S.C., with a permanent residence in the state for at least one year prior to the application and throughout the grant period. Be 18 years of age or older at the time of application. Not be a degree-seeking student during the grant period. For Organizations  The applicant must be: a unit of government, OR a nonprofit organization currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval. reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents with federal tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service OR applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties. In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant award. For more information, visit SCAC.