Multiple rolling grants are OPEN and accepting applications!. Learn more and apply today: 🔗 Image credit: FY25 Arts Project Support Grantee | Memories I Can Feel (Garment collection) | Grantee: Andrea Tuton / A Plus | Model: Kelsie Faith

Coming to a city near you! ⭐. Join us next month for the FIRST stop of our new Spotlight Tour in Gaffney, SC. South Carolina Arts Commission staff will lead a presentation on SCAC grants and programs followed by a Q & A. Register today |🔗

It’s here! ⭐. The people have spoken, and they want the South Carolina Arts Commission to make arts opportunities available to more people and for creativity to be unleashed in their communities. Browse the full plan |

Former SCAC fellow set for ‘immersive’ Columbia exhibition, opening this evening at Richland Library! .

The South Carolina Arts Commission is announcing the appointment and confirmation of three new members joining its nine-person board of commissioners, each for a three-year term. Learn more about our new commissioners | 🔗

Start your day with some exciting arts-related news!. Today's highlights:.Glenis Redmond, Greenville’s poet laureate, awarded Order of the Palmetto . Gibbes Museum gets Rich quick. Read more ⬇️⬇️⬇️.

Congratulations to Adrian Rhodes, a past SCAC fellow, on their residency with The Ramona Residency! ⬇️⬇️⬇️. Read all about it |

Term Arts Education Project rants opened this week!. If you’re looking for support for arts education programs for Preschool (3K-4K) and/or K-12 students during the school term (including beyond the school day), this is the grant for you!. Apply by 4/14/25

Our friends at Together SC have launched a new volunteer hub ( that matches helpers with help needs!. They're billing it as South Carolina’s new statewide volunteer management system built exclusively for nonprofits.

Congratulations to state champion Faith Angeline Ongaria! 🎉 . Faith is a senior at Wilson High School in Florence and will represent South Carolina at the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest competition in Washington, D.C. Read more |🔗

It’s time to celebrate our most recent batch of emerging artist grantees!⭐. Announcement | 🔗 Learn more | 🔗 Nathalie Watson .Torres Fontain, Jr. Maggie Genoble .Jason Rogers.Aulani Pau .Julia Vanderpool

Congratulations to Mary Caroleen Sanders, the 2025 winner of the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards!. Learn more about Mary Caroleen Sanders | 🔗 Folk Heritage Award Info | 🔗

Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2025 Governor's Awards for the Arts winners! . Learn more | 🔗

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 MELT Mural Fest!.

Now available to view on our website, the S.C. State Art Collection!🔍. James D. Connell | Copper Blue Carved Lidded Jar | 199. View the collection at #Arts4SC #SCAC #ArtsLearning #SouthCarolina #IndividualArtists #SCArtists #SAC #SCStateArtCollection

There are some social posts about how the federal grant funding pause is affecting SCAC grants and select programs, and we need to add some context to the discussion. Read the whole statement -->

SCAC is happy to announce a record-breaking year for grantmaking! 🎉. Want to see *where* this funding went? Check out our NEW interactive dashboard. Break it down by location, grant type, grant amount, or grantee. Learn more |🔗

Yesterday, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced 1,474 awards totaling $36,790,500 to support the arts. $330,000 landed in South Carolina! . Read more about what these grants will be used for |

WEBINAR TOMORROW 1/8! Resources for rural arts centers! ⬇⬇⬇ . USDA Rural Development offers programs and services to build, expand, and improve community-based businesses, including movie theaters and performing arts venues. Register:

Ready to grow your arts-based business in 2025? Kickstart your journey with this specialized finance workshop tailored just for artists like YOU! 🎨💰. Get all the details | 🔗 #Arts4SC #SCArtists #ProfessionalDevelopment #ArtsBusiness #ArtistBusiness