Arts orgs: Need some last-minute funding?
Last call for Arts Project Support grants
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET
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Hey, arts orgs! Fret not!
Arts Project Support grants can support your organization’s quality arts project or program or commitment to improve. Among other things, the APS grant can be used:
- to build and/or increase technical, online, or virtual capacity;
- for community arts development;
- and for career advancement and/or professional development for artists and arts administration staff.
You can also buy furniture or equipment like our friend in the banner image!
Don't delay. These grants offer a
simplified application, but time is running out. The deadline to apply for FY23 funding is Monday, March 6 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
(Psssst: Individual artists are also eligible for arts project support grant funding.)
Teaching artist opportunities open in drama, dance
Spring/summer residencies to inspire tomorrow’s readers through drama
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, May 15, 2022
The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts is interviewing experienced theatre teaching artists immediately for spring and summer residencies. Experience with elementary aged students required. Curriculum provided with room for personalization by each artist, focusing on encouraging students to find joy in reading.
(
Ed. note: this is a slightly different offering than
The Hub brought you last month.)
Spark! is an SCGSAH regional outreach program that seeks to support Read to Succeed and reading improvement efforts at Palmetto Literacy Project schools statewide through the effective use of elementary level drama strategies.
Spring sites are two days per week for four to eight weeks; Summer sites are M-Th assignments for two to five weeks. All residencies are with the same sites and groups of students for the duration. These teaching artist opportunities offer generous professional day rate, full or half days, and travel compensation/lodging per diem for distanced assignments.
Opportunities will continue for the life of the three year Arts Grow SC partnership grant. There will be fully paid training days prior to first residency to ensure consistency in the field and strengthen our research meeting to drama and literacy. Strengthen your application by including work samples of elementary workshop outlines or child oriented lesson plans of your own. South Carolina teacher certification is not required.
Sites will be located in some of the following counties: Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Greenwood, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Richland, Saluda, Williamsburg.
Apply immediately through May 15. Interested teaching artists are invited to submit a resume and cover letter to Melanie Trimble, SCGSAH Spark! grant director, at
melanietrimble@scgsah.org.
Culturally Responsive Dance Pedagogy learning from UofSC Theatre and Dance
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, March 27, 2022
- Learn how to integrate culturally relevant practices in the K-12 dance classroom
- Network and learn with other K-12 dance educators from across South Carolina and beyond
- Move and collaborate with others in UofSC’s spacious, state-of-the-art dance studios
- Develop lesson plans to implement in your classroom
- Acquire FREE curriculum resources and teaching tools
That's right: this is a free professional development opportunity for K-12 dance educators in South Carolina, and beyond,
with housing provided for all participants.
Dance practices and learning opportunities include:
- Dance traditions of the African diaspora
- Global dance practices
- Improvisation/composition
- Ballet
- Somatic exploration
- Connecting theory and practice
- Large- and small-group discussions
- Reflection and application of knowledge
Facilitated by Stephanie Milling, Jessica Moore, Meredith Sims and Gabrielle Tull. For more information, contact Stephanie Milling:
smilling@mailbox.sc.edu.
First priority will be given to South Carolina residents with opportunities for out-of-state residents as availability allows.
This professional development opportunity is being funded by an ASPIRE Racial Equity and Justice Grant funded through the Offices of the Vice President of Research and the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of South Carolina.
Free professional development opportunity for #SCartists
Access online learning from top universities
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday, September 20, 2021
The South Carolina Arts Commission and Kadenze unveiled a new partnership this week to provide #SCartists valuable access to more than 3,000 hours of online learning from top universities worldwide.
The partnership seeks to answer three questions #SCartists might have:
- Do you find it difficult to access professional arts learning?
- Are you a beginning, emerging, or mature artist or teaching artist?
- Are you looking for personal and professional development to propel your arts career forward?
Kadenze has an extensive catalog of fully online learning. Their goal is to teach the art and science of creativity at a price point that is affordable to everyone.
To that end,
the first 100 artists, teaching artists and arts administrators in South Carolina can register to be granted open and unrestricted access to the kadenze.com course catalogue free of charge for a three-month period. Extend your arts skills and knowledge by studying from more than 35 courses.
Visit the partnership landing page to learn more and register today. The deadline to take advantage is coming soon: Monday, Sept. 20.
South Arts offers professional development + artistic planning grants
Funding up to $1,000 is available
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As part of its efforts to advance Southern vitality through the arts, South Arts offers a limited number of
Professional Development and Artistic Planning grants to nonprofit
performing, visual, media/film, multidisciplinary and literary arts presenting organizations in its nine-state region with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Funding up to $1,000 is available to support the professional development needs of Southern presenters/programmers/curators, strengthen program design, and increase organizational capacity. For the purposes of these guidelines, “presenters” are defined as organizations that present or host guest artists for engagements in their communities. These grants are very limited and awarded on a first-come/first-served basis, so early submission is encouraged. A dollar-for-dollar cash match is a requirement.
This grant program provides assistance for a wide-range of professional development opportunities supporting resources needed to succeed in the work of presenting. In the past, these grants have been used for:
- traveling to see the work of artists being considered for future presentations, or to expand the presenters’ knowledge of an artform;
- participating in a significant professional development opportunity; and
- hosting an artist planning visit.
All applicants are required to contact Nikki Estes at 404.874.7244 ext. 16 to discuss eligibility prior to submitting an application.
Go here to learn more now!
New funding partner for potential arts businesses
- Central Carolina Community Foundation to help develop Midlands arts-based businesses
- Joins statewide initiative begun by S.C. Arts Commission and CommunityWorks of Greenville
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Midlands artisans hoping to turn a passion into a business in the New Year now have help from Central Carolina Community Foundation as it joins an S.C. Arts Commission initiative.
Central Carolina Community Foundation (CCCF) joins
ArtsGrowSC, a new program that combines the strengths of the
S.C. Arts Commission and Greenville-based
CommunityWorks, a community development finance institution, to offer qualifying artists resources – including a savings program, micro-loans, business venture loans, matching grants, personalized coaching, and workshops – that will help develop and grow arts-based business ventures.
ArtsGrowSC is being implemented to allow arts-based businesses to further contribute to the $9.2 billion generated by South Carolina’s core creative industries.
Involvement by CCCF will increase the number of artisans who can open Individual Development Accounts (IDA’s), specifically in its 11-county service area. CommunityWorks serves as a statewide IDA funding partner for the matched savings program. Artists who use an IDA to save would see a 2:1 match, so a savings of $1,000 would be matched by $1,000 from one of the participating funders, based on artist location, and another $1,000 from the Arts Commission.
Additional avenues of support from ArtsGrowSC include personal development and business coaching workshops that lead to the next-step Artists Ventures Initiative (AVI) grant program. AVI provides one-time grants to encourage the creation of artist-driven, arts-based business ventures that will provide career satisfaction and sustainability for S.C. artists. Grants can be used to launch a new venture or significantly alter an existing venture. A one-time project could receive up to $3,500, and on-going business ventures can get up to $5,000. The deadline to submit a letter of intent to seek an AVI grant is Jan. 18.
AVI grantees may then qualify for the Business Builder Loan program, wherein CommunityWorks could lend qualifying artists up to $15,000 to expand their ventures.
For more information, visit SouthCarolinaArts.com, email Joy Young at
jyoung@arts.sc.gov, or call 803.734.8203.
ABOUT THE SOUTH CAROLINA ARTS COMMISSION
The South Carolina Arts Commission is the state agency charged with creating a thriving arts environment that benefits all South Carolinians, regardless of their location or circumstances.
Created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the Arts Commission works to increase public participation in the arts by providing services, grants, and leadership initiatives in three areas:
- arts education,
- community arts development,
- and artist development.
Headquartered in Columbia, S.C., the Arts Commission is funded by the state of South Carolina, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts and other sources. For more information, visit SouthCarolinaArts.com or call (803) 734-8696.
Reserve your space at the Statewide Arts Conference!
Guided by the theme "No Time Like The Future," we’re gearing up for an outstanding Statewide Arts Conference September 14 and 15 at the State Museum in Columbia. The conference features two national keynote speakers and top-notch sessions, the opening reception for the new State Art Collection exhibition, Eclipsing 50, AND customized museum experiences created just for our conference. We've also added a pre-conference session that is included in your registration fee of $75 ($65 for two or more people who register at the same time.) Register today to reserve your space.
Conference highlights:
Two national keynote speakers - we welcome two highly regarded keynote speakers, Dr. Jane Chu, (left) Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, and Elizabeth Merritt, (right) Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums and Vice President for Strategic Foresight, American Alliance of Museums. Merritt will also lead a session during the conference.- Opening reception for new exhibition - Eclipsing 50: The State Art Collection 1967 - 2017 was created to celebrate the Arts Commission's 50th Anniversary and includes more than 80 pieces from the collection. The exhibition focuses on the spirit of dynamism and leaps of artistic faith of our state’s changing art landscape and spans work from the last five decades. The State Art Collection was established in 1967 as one of the first programs of the South Carolina Arts Commission.
- Pre-conference session - Join the S.C. Arts Commission staff Thursday, Sept. 14 from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the State Library, 1500 Senate St., to find out about the Arts Commission's new and updated programs, opportunities and grants, including The Art of Community:Rural SC, ArtsGrowSC (a new loan program for artists) and our new grant application platform.
- Conference location - we're taking advantage of our unique venue by designing museum experiences for you - our conference attendees. Choose from several options created and presented by museum staff.
- The Vista Cultural District - explore Columbia's only state-designated cultural district during lunch on your own. Numerous restaurants and arts venues are a quick walk from the State Museum.
Conference schedule overview
(Except for Thursday's pre-conference, all sessions -- including registration -- take place at the State Museum.)
Thursday, September 14
- 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Session (State Library)
- 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration (State Museum)
- 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. Opening keynote address - Elizabeth Merritt
- 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Opening Reception for the 50th Anniversary State Art Collection - Eclipsing 50
Friday, September 15
- 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Registration
- 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Networking & coffee
- 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions, Round One
- 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Sessions, Round Two
- 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch on your own in The Vista
- 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. Keynote address - Jane Chu
- 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Museum experiences
A sample of sessions and speakers
- Peering Into the Financial Future
- South Carolina’s Creative Cluster - the Arts and Economic Development
- Transformation: Creating Asset-Based Diversity and Inclusion Strategies
- NASCAR, Improv and Advocacy?
- Building Your Arts Community (for artists)
- Combating Resistance in Your Art Practice (for artists)
- Recycle and Renew: Hands-On Art Making
- Moonshot! Exploring the State Art Collection in Eclipsing 50
- Have Exhibition, Will Travel
- Over the Moon - An Interdisciplinary Approach to Museums
- Planetarium Potpourri
Area hotels are offering special rates for conference attendees.
Find out more and register today!
Thank you to Wells Fargo, our Statewide Arts Conference sponsor.
Statewide Arts Conference to feature two national keynote speakers
Special anniversary pricing of $50 is valid through July 21.
The Statewide Arts Conference will feature two national leaders as keynote speakers: Dr. Jane Chu, (left) Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts, and Elizabeth Merritt, (right) Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums and Vice President for Strategic Foresight, American Alliance of Museums. Merritt will also lead a session during the conference.
The conference kicks off at the S.C. State Museum in Columbia's Vista Cultural District Thursday, September 14 with an evening plenary and a reception for the exhibition Eclipsing 50: The State Art Collection 1967-2017. The conference continues Friday, September 15 with a full day of sessions and museum experiences.
A sample of conference sessions:
- South Carolina's Creative Cluster: A Look at New Data About the Arts and Economic Development
- Making Your Life as an Artist: A Guide to Building a Balanced, Sustainable Artistic Life
- Advocacy and NASCAR
- Recycle & Renew: Hands on Art Making
- Peering Into the Financial Future - Finding New Strategies for Sustainable Support
- Moonshot! Exploring the State Art Collection in Eclipsing 50
- Have Exhibition, Will Travel
The conference also includes customized tours and presentations by State Museum staff members.
Take advantage of special anniversary pricing! Registration is only $50 through July 21. After July 21, registration is $75 per person ($65 per person for two or more participants who register at the same time.)
Area hotels are offering special rates for conference attendees.
Find out more and register today!
Thank you to Wells Fargo, our Statewide Arts Conference sponsor.
Register today! Statewide Arts Conference registration is $50 through July 21
Special anniversary pricing of $50 is valid through July 21.
Fifty years? Where did the time go? Half a century can fly by when you’re busy making your state a thriving place for the arts.
The 2017 Statewide Arts Conference will celebrate the S.C. Arts Commission’s 50th anniversary with a focus on the future. Keynote presenters include National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu and Center for the Future of Museums Founding Director Elizabeth Merritt. Sessions will cover topics of interest to artists, arts organizations, arts educators and community partners.
The conference kicks off at the S.C. State Museum in Columbia September 14 with an evening plenary and the opening reception for the 50th Anniversary State Art Collection Retrospective and continues September 15 with a full day of sessions and museum experiences.
Take advantage of special anniversary pricing! Registration is only $50 through July 21. After July 21, registration is $75 per person ($65 per person for two or more participants who register at the same time.)
Find out more and register today!
Thank you to Wells Fargo, our Statewide Arts Conference sponsor.
Call for proposals – Statewide Arts Conference
Save the date!
The South Carolina Arts Commission invites session proposals for the 2017 Statewide Arts Conference scheduled for Sept. 14 - 15 at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. The conference, a featured event on the Arts Commission's 50th Anniversary calendar, kicks off Thursday, Sept. 14 with an evening plenary and reception and continues Friday, Sept. 15 with a full day of sessions. Conference registration opens in July.
Call for proposals
Theme: No Time Like the Future
Fifty years? Where did the time go? Half a century can fly by when you’re busy making your state a thriving place for the arts. Reminiscing upon the past can be a pleasant diversion, but preparing for the future requires action. So after celebrating our accomplishments, it’s time to move forward…focused. It’s time for our next 50 years.
Do you have knowledge or expertise to share with South Carolina's network of arts leaders, educators, artists, and supporters around these broad categories?
- FORWARD – Have you overhauled an older arts program, restructured your governance, or redesigned your website with an eye toward moving your organization forward?
- FOCUSED – Are you focused on harnessing today’s rapid pace of technology and/or change to impact your organization or community through the arts?
- FUTURE – Are you already out there, gearing up for the Next Big Thing in the Arts, waiting for the rest of us to arrive?
Potential audiences
- Arts educators
- Artists
- Arts leaders/executives
- Board members
- Community members
Possible topics
- Board development/governance
- Communications and promotion
- Creating a thriving arts environment
- Creative placemaking
- Economic development
- Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Executive transition and succession planning
- Future trends
- New business models
- Next generation of emerging arts leaders
- Participation
- Program evaluation and assessment
- Rural arts
- Strategic planning
- Technology
Proposals will be evaluated according to these guidelines:
- Proposals submitted by Friday, June 16, 2017 will be given priority consideration. Final deadline is Friday June 30, 2017.
- Proposal reflects the theme of the conference and should serve to advance the mission of S.C. Arts Commission.
- Proposal is fully developed with the subject, format, and substance of the discussion, workshop, or presentation.
- Proposal offers innovative modes of thinking, diverse and broad perspectives, and a concrete demonstration of the benefits to participants.
- Proposal is not commercial in nature.
- Qualifications of presenter(s).
Find out more and submit your proposal online.
Free workshop for middle school and high school drama teachers
Challenge yourself artistically and develop practical classroom strategies
Middle and high school drama teachers from across South Carolina are invited to the Voice for the Actor workshop taking place Friday, March 11, from 6 - 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 12, from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville. Participants will join Candace Dickinson (SCGSAH Drama Department Voice faculty member and professional opera singer) in exploring lessons learned from Patsy Rodenburg’s Shakespeare’s Heightened Language workshop series. This professional development opportunity will address each participant’s vocal strengths and needs through individual and ensemble work while offering practical resources to share with students. Continuing education credits are offered.
Hotel and meal accommodations are provided. There is no cost to attend, however a $50 refundable deposit is required to secure your reservation. Your deposit will be refunded once you successfully complete the program.
To register, contact Carol Baker at carolbaker@scgsah.org or 864.282.3729.
This workshop is supported by the ABC Project, the South Carolina Arts Commission and the South Carolina Cable Television Association.
