NEA announces grants to S.C. arts orgs
$125,000 is coming to the Palmetto State
Hubbard St. Dance Chicago at Spoleto Festival USA
With today’s announcement of more than $27 million in grants, the National Endowment for the Arts is continuing its efforts to provide all Americans with the opportunity to participate in and experience the arts.
These fiscal year 2019 grants will reach all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. This is the first of two major grant announcements in fiscal year 2019 and includes three of the agency’s funding categories: Art Works and Challenge America to support projects by nonprofit organizations, and Creative Writing Fellowships. Through these grants, the National Endowment for the Arts supports local economies and preserves American heritage while embracing new forms of creative expression.
“The arts enhance our communities and our lives, and we look forward to seeing these projects take place throughout the country, giving Americans opportunities to learn, to create, to heal, and to celebrate,” said Mary Anne Carter, acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
In South Carolina, five groups from Aiken, Charleston, and Columbia will receive part of a total award of $125,000:
Aiken Music Festival (aka Joye in Aiken), $10,000
Challenge America Grant: To support the Joye in Aiken Performing Arts Festival, featuring public concert performances and related educational activities provided by artists representing the Juilliard School in New York City.
College of Charleston, $30,000
Art Works — Visual Arts: To support an exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art by interdisciplinary artist Jennifer Wen Ma (b. 1973).
Spoleto Festival USA, $35,000 (Charleston)
Art Works — Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works: To support artist fees at the Spoleto Festival.
Columbia Film Society, $20,000
Art Works — Media Arts: To support the Indie Grits Film Festival and associated public programming.
Columbia Museum of Art, $30,000
Art Works — Museums: To support Access CMA, an initiative designed to enhance the museum visitor’s experience.
Read the full release here.
About the National Endowment for the Arts
Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the Arts Endowment supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. Visit arts.gov to learn more.