Tuning Up: Arts job at SCAC, arts ed, and more

Good morning! 

“Tuning Up” is a morning post series where The Hub delivers curated, quick-hit arts stories of interest to readers. Sometimes there will be one story, sometimes there will be several. Get in tune now, and have a masterpiece of a day. And now, in no particular order…

We’re hiring… but not for long!
The deadline to apply for the SCAC’s community arts coordinator position is coming to a close soon. The deadline is Tuesday, March 19.

Cool story, Spartan-bros.
Chapman Cultural Center is celebrating Youth Art Month. There’s a reception TODAY at CCC from 4-7 p.m. To highlight the importance of arts education, they put a local spin on the research results from the Gallup Student Poll (conducted in arts-rich South Carolina schools) that the SCAC released last month.

Johnsons donate to IAAM
Susu and George Dean Johnson, Jr. of the Johnson Collection Gallery in Spartanburg are helping to create additional cultural offerings in South Carolina by pledging a $1 million gift toward the creation of the International African American Museum in Charleston.

Governor’s School announces ‘Grand Jete’ winners
The first annual Grand Jeté student dance competition, hosted by the S.C. Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, featured 47 dancers, ages 10-19, from eight dance schools across the state, including one independent dancer. Here’s who came away with prizes.