Fund those summer arts learning programs with SCAC help

For learners from 3K to 12th grade

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, December 16, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ET


Today, the South Carolina Arts Commission Summer Arts Education Project grants category opened for FY26 funding.

A painter's easel, paints and brushes are set up outdoors in a mountain meadow on a sunny summer day.

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If cold cooler weather is not your thing, and you’re among those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s a little something to warm you up. (Or just to enable planning, which is applicable to all.)

These grants let you apply for up to $15,000 in support of quality arts education programs occurring during the summer of 2025 for preschool (3K-4K) and/or K-12 students between school years. Eligible to apply are both traditional providers (arts organizations) and other organizations (e.g., social service, health, community, education) that utilize the arts to meet the educational, developmental, and social needs of preschool (3K-4K) and/or K-12 students.

Examples of eligible activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Workshops.
  • Camps.
  • Artist residencies.
  • Public art projects.
  • Performances.
  • Exhibitions.
  • Acquisition of critical equipment or supplies.
  • Program planning.
  • Professional learning for instructors, artists, and/or administrators.

Use the grant to fund materials, scholarships, staff salary, and other critical expenses.

Read the full guidelines for details (and to apply).