E-News from the SC Arts Commission
7/13/2007
Hello everyone,
The SC Arts Commission marks its 40th anniversary this year, and we hope you’ll join the celebration! Our kick-off event is the Statewide Arts Conference in September, the first such conference held in several years. Other 40th anniversary activities include the First Novel competition and a performance by the National Symphony Orchestra; our regular activities will have anniversary components as well. Stay tuned for more information about how you or your organization can participate!.
In this issue:
- Statewide Arts Conference
- Individual Artist Fellows
- 2009 Fellows deadline Oct. 1
- New Audience Road Show
- Fiction Project winners
- First Novel Competition
- New online Artist Roster
- Free Night of Theatre
- National Symphony Orchestra
- Position available
- New staff
- New IRS Web site
- Deadlines review
CELEBRATING OUR PAST, CONNECTING OUR FUTURE!
Make plans to attend the 2007 Statewide Arts Conference in Newberry, Sept. 10 and 11, co-sponsored by the SC Arts Commission and the SC Arts Alliance. We'll kick off the conference with a celebration of the Arts Commission’s 40th anniversary, and then offer workshops designed to inform your work and provide tools for the present and the future. We’ve built networking time into the schedule, and we’ll cap off the first evening with the Scottie Award Event, where the SC Arts Alliance will honor artist Dr. Leo Twiggs. Registration is $140 per person for individuals representing organizations, and $70 per person for individual artists not employed by arts organizations. Visit Statewide Arts Conference for more information or to register. Registration deadline is Aug. 20.
INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS FELLOWS NAMED
The SC Arts Commission is pleased to announce the 2008 Individual Artist Fellows and alternates: Craft Fellows: Jamie Davis, Pickens County, and John Benjamin Gilliam, Greenville County; alternates: James D. Connell, York County, and Philip C. Hultgren, Kershaw County. Visual Arts Fellows: Elizabeth Melton, York County and Herb Parker, Charleston County; alternates: Aldwyth, Beaufort County and Marcelo Novo, Richland County. Media Production Fellow: Laura Kissel, Richland County; alternate: Bradley Turner Jayne, Charleston County. Screenwriting Fellow: Howard Kingkade, Richland County; alternate: Gordon Nolan Owens, Greenville County. Fellows receive $5,000 in recognition of superior artistic merit. Visit 2008 Artist Fellowships for more information about each Fellow.
2009 FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE OCT. 1
Individual artists working in prose, poetry, music performance or music composition are invited to apply for the 2009 Individual Artist Fellowships. Fellowships recognize and reward the artistic achievements of SC's exceptional individual artists. Fellowship awards are made through a highly competitive, anonymous process and are based on artistic excellence only. The deadline to apply is Oct. 1. Visit 2009 Artist Fellowship Guidelines for eligibility guidelines and more information, or call 803.734.8696.
COLUMBIA'S NEW AUDIENCE ROAD SHOW
The SC Arts Commission invites Midlands-area residents ages 23-39 to join Columbia's New Audience Road Show, a fun behind-the-scenes look at what's involved in creating and presenting art for the stage, screen and wall. The Arts Commission has teamed up with the SC Philharmonic, Trustus Theatre, The Power Company, the Nickelodeon, and the Columbia Museum of Art to launch the program. Road Show members will visit each of the participating arts organizations to learn about the art form, try their hand at creating art and take backstage tours. The third visit will include a performance or opening, and each "Roadie" will be encouraged to invite friends and share what they've learned. Registration deadline is July 25. For more information, visit Columbia's New Audience Road Show or contact Katie Fox, 803.734.8767.
FICTION PROJECT WINNERS NAMED
Twelve writers have been named winners of the 2007 SC Fiction Project, sponsored by the SC Arts Commission in partnership with The Charleston Post and Courier. The winning stories will be published in The Post and Courier on Sept. 23 and will be published electronically on the newspaper’s Web site after that date. Visit 2007 Fiction Project Winners for a list of the winners. The deadline for submissions to the 2008 SC Fiction Project is Jan. 15, 2008.
FIRST NOVEL COMPETITION
The new First Novel Competition offers one SC writer the opportunity to have his or her first novel published by Hub City Writers Project, an award-winning independent press in Spartanburg. Partnering with the SC Arts Commission and Hub City for this competition are the SC State Library and the Humanities Council SC. The winning author will receive a book contract with Hub City and a $1,000 advance against royalties. Hub City will publish at least 1,200 hardback copies of the book, including a book for every public library branch in the state. The application deadline is Jan. 2, 2008; the award winner will be announced in May 2008. Visit First Novel Competition for more information and competition guidelines.
NEW ONLINE ROSTER OF APPROVED ARTISTS
The SC Arts Commission’s online Roster of Approved Artists is now searchable! Users may search for teaching artists by name, discipline, geographic location, grade level, ethnic content and availability, and then create an account to track favorite artists. The directory also features more information about the artists and their work in schools. The Roster is an extensive list of artists in many disciplines who are available to schools and presenters. Artists accepted to the Roster must be available to serve in arts education programs in SC. For more information, visit Roster of Approved Artists or contact Katie Fox, 803.734.8696.
FREE NIGHT OF THEATRE OCT. 18
On Oct. 18, the SC Arts Commission will take part in Free Night of Theatre, an annual national audience development program for not-for-profit theatres sponsored by Theatre Communications Group. Theatres are encouraged to either designate an existing Oct. 18 performance as a Free Night of Theatre or to add an event to their schedule. To participate, contact Jeanette Guinn, 803.734.8696. Visit Performing Arts/Programs for general information.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO VISIT SC
The SC Arts Commission is pleased to announce that the National Symphony Orchestra of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected our state as the site for its 2008 American Residency. Each year, one state is chosen to schedule the orchestra for a range of activities from concerts, clinics, master classes or workshops. The NSO will be in residence in SC from Feb. 9-15, 2008. Visit Performing Arts/National Symphony Orchestra for more information. To schedule the orchestra, contact Jeanette Guinn, 803.734.8696.
POSITION AVAILABLE
The SC Arts Commission is seeking a program coordinator for grants. Visit job listings for more information.
The SC Arts Commission recently welcomed new staff members Julianne Carroll, Folk and Traditional Arts program director; Jessica Galvano, administrative assistant for executive staff; and Jillian Owens, administrative assistant for grants. The Commission and its partners also welcomed new staff members Susanna Brailsford, Literary Arts Partnership coordinator, and Hope Wright, Design Arts Partnership administrative assistant.
IRS LAUNCHES STAY EXEMPT WEB SITE FOR 501(C)(3)S
The Internal Revenue Service has launched an interactive web-based tool to assist 501(c)(3) organizations in complying with tax law. The new Stay Exempt web site provides tools and training on how to classify an organization as a public charity, determine unrelated business income and file the Form 990. The web site also covers organization employment issues, disclosure requirements, and activities that will jeopardize an organization’s tax status. Visit http://stayexempt.org/ for more information.
DEADLINES REVIEW
July 25: Registration deadline for Columbia’s New Audience Road Show
Aug. 1: FY07 Final Reports due for operating support grants
Aug. 15: Quarterly grants: Quarterly Projects for Organizations; Quarterly Projects for Artists; Cultural Visions
Aug. 20: Registration deadline for Statewide Arts Conference
Oct. 1: Individual Artist Fellowships deadline
QUOTE THIS
“Music, of all the arts, stands in a special region, unlit by any star but its own, and utterly without meaning … except its own.”
— Leonard Bernstein
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 SC General Assembly in 1967, the Arts Commission focuses on increasing 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, SC, the Arts Commission is funded by the state of SC and by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts.