All South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) grant awards are contingent upon availability of funds, submission and approval of final reports, and compliance with program grant guidelines.
FY24 grant awards for full-year categories were approved by the SCAC Board of Commissioners June 15, 2023. Additional grants are awarded throughout the year.
| Grantee | Project | County | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Concert Band | Music Translation to Braille for Blind Band Member | Greenville | $800 |
| Greenwood Performing Arts | I Can Dance | Greenwood | $2,500 |
| Lancaster County Council of the Arts | LCCA + AbleSC Accessibility Consultation 2023-2024 | Lancaster | $2,500 |
| Total # of Awards: 3 | (as of last update) | Total # of Counties: 3 | Total Funding: $5,800 |
| Grantee | Project | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda Taylor | Launch an independent publishing company | Berkeley | $5,000 |
| Tiffany Thomas | Funding to acquire a Skutt Kiln for my ceramic work | Florence | $3,500 |
| Total # of Awards: 2 | Total # of Counties: 2 | Total Funding: $8,500 |
| Grantee | Project | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County Arts Council | Overcoming Accessibility Barriers | Anderson | $14,000 |
| Arts Center of Kershaw County | Addressing Accessibility - Arts Center of Kershaw County | Kershaw | $50,000 |
| Ballet Spartanburg, Inc. | Sensory Sensitive Performance of The Nutcracker for Multi-Sensory, Multi-Challenged Students | Spartanburg | $10,000 |
| Carolina Art Association (Gibbes Museum of Art) | Art is the Reason | Charleston | $50,000 |
| Carolina Dance Collaborative | Digital Accessibility Improvements for Carolina Dance Collaborative | Greenville | $13,844 |
| Chapman Cultural Center | Physical Accessibility Improvements at Chapman Cultural Center | Spartanburg | $50,000 |
| Charleston Gaillard Management Co. | Charleston Gaillard Center - Website Accessibility | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Charleston Stage Company, Inc. | Charleston Stage Accessibility Project | Charleston | $10,000 |
| Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. | Physical Accessibility for the Cherokee County Museum | Cherokee | $50,000 |
| City of Charleston-Cultural Affairs | Accessibility as a Tool to Enhance Centralized Arts Promotion | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Columbia Museum of Art | Increasing Physical Accessibility at the Columbia Museum of Art | Richland | $14,560 |
| Daniel O Morris South Carolina Low Country Heritage Trust dba Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage, The | Digital Accessibility for Museum Learning | Jasper | $6,213 |
| Greenville Center for Creative Arts | Accessible Furnishings and Planning for Inclusion | Greenville | $10,000 |
| Greenville Symphony Association | Greenville Symphony Arts for All | Greenville | $10,000 |
| Hagood Mill Foundation | Facilities/Physical Accessibility Improvements | Pickens | $50,000 |
| Long Bay Symphonic Society, Inc. | Long Bay Symphony Sensory Friendly Family Concert | Horry | $10,000 |
| McClellanville Arts Council | McClellanville Arts Council Accessibility Improvements | Charleston | $20,025 |
| Newberry Opera House Foundation | Newberry Opera House Assistive Hearing Technology (HAT) | Newberry | $5,850 |
| PURE Theatre | PURE Theatre Programmatic Accessibility Grant | Charleston | $10,000 |
| South Carolina Children's Theatre | Theatre-viewing Accessibility Technology for Patrons with Sensory Issues | Greenville | $9,927 |
| South Carolina Writers Association | Inclusion, Diversity, and Accessibility SCWA | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Spoleto Festival USA | Spoleto Festival USA Programmatic Accessibility | Charleston | $10,000 |
| Summerville Orchestra | Let's get digital!- Making our digital platform accessible to all. | Dorchester | $15,000 |
| Watering Hole Poetry Organization, The | TWH Digital Accessibility Improvements | Richland | $13,000 |
| Total # of Awards: 24 | Total # of Counties: 12 | Total Funding: $477,419 |
| Grantee | Project | County | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara K Streeter | ARTyRV Glass Studio Media Project | Horry | $2,500 |
| Chapin Community Theatre, Inc. | Production of original play Stilt Girl | Lexington | $2,250 |
| Community Rural Arts Work League (CRAWL) | SC Upper Lowcountry Muscadine Festival 2023 | Bamberg | $2,500 |
| Cottontown Bellevue Historic District Neighborhood Association | Cottontown Art Crawl 2024 | Richland | $2,500 |
| Dance Theatre of Greenville's Performance Company (Dtg Performance Company) | Equinox Dance Festival | Greenville | $2,500 |
| Dogon Krigga | Framing Art | Richland | $2,250 |
| Dutch Fork Choral Society | Dutch Fork Choral Society Winter 2023 and Spring 2024 Concerts (2 performances for each concert) | Lexington | $2,500 |
| F.E. Choe | Viable Paradise 2023 | Richland | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Kaminiski House | Family Fun & Literacy Day 2023 | Georgetown | $2,025 |
| Historic Columbia Foundation Inc | Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture | Richland | $2,500 |
| Janet Swigler | Iterations Part 1 Art Retreat with Nancy Crow | Richland | $2,461 |
| Jeremiah Swann | CANDENTED | Charleston | $1,279 |
| Lancaster County Council of the Arts | LCCA Professional Development 2023-2024 | Lancaster | $2,500 |
| Lance Rhodes (Lance Rhodes Illustrations) | Glory Exhibition and Workshop | Darlington | $426 |
| Lara Bircak | European School of Ballet Training Program - Lara Bircak | York | $2,500 |
| Latino Communications CDC | World Famous Hip Hop Family Day | Richland | $2,500 |
| Patrick Rutledge | The Fidelity Project | Lancaster | $2,250 |
| Photo SC | Speakers: Bill Schwab, The Night | Debra Weiss, It's Your Business | Richland | $2,500 |
| Rahshawn Merrick | The Creative Culture Art Expo | Richland | $2,000 |
| Sarah Masterson | Travelogue: Philippa Schuyler's Music for Piano | Richland | $2,128 |
| Sherard Duvall | Blaktastik: South Carolina Black Creative Culture | Richland | $2,500 |
| Tiffany Joyce Wider | Post-Production Solbird Sessions Live Album | Richland | $2,500 |
| Tomekia Means | Live Music Performance | Newberry | $2,250 |
| Town of Ridge Spring | Ridge Spring Harvest Festival | Saluda | $2,250 |
| Travelers Rest Artists Alliance dba Art Upstate | Large Scale Mural | Greenville | $2,250 |
| Yvette McCray (Vettrynn Entertainment) | Southern Belle Music Video Creation | Kershaw | $2,250 |
| Total # of Awards: 26 | (as of last update) | Total # of Counties: 13 | Total Funding: $58,569 |
| Grantee | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|
| A C Moore Elementary School | Richland | $12,500 |
| Andrew Jackson High School | Lancaster | $12,500 |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School | Lancaster | $12,500 |
| Angel Oak Elementary School | Charleston | $12,500 |
| Ashley River Creative Arts Elem School | Charleston | $12,500 |
| Beaufort Elementary School | Beaufort | $12,500 |
| Beaufort Middle School | Beaufort | $12,500 |
| Busbee Creative Arts Academy | Lexington | $12,500 |
| Calhoun Academy of the Arts | Anderson | $12,500 |
| Campobello Gramling School | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| Cannons Elementary School | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| Cheraw Intermediate School | Chesterfield | $12,500 |
| Cherryvale Elementary | Sumter | $12,500 |
| Chester Park Elementary School of the Arts | Chester | $12,500 |
| East Aiken School of the Arts | Aiken | $12,500 |
| East Point Academy | Lexington | $12,500 |
| Fairfield Central High School | Fairfield | $12,500 |
| Fine Arts Center - Greenville County Schools, The | Greenville | $12,500 |
| Fort Dorchester High School | Dorchester | $12,500 |
| H E Bonner Elementary School | Berkeley | $12,500 |
| H E McCracken Middle School | Beaufort | $12,500 |
| Hand Middle School | Richland | $12,500 |
| Heath Springs Elementary School | Lancaster | $12,500 |
| Hendrix IB Middle School | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| Hilton Head School for the Creative Arts | Beaufort | $12,500 |
| Holly Springs - Motlow Elementary School | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| Howe Hall AIMS Elementary | Berkeley | $12,500 |
| Kelly Miller Elementary School | Fairfield | $12,500 |
| Kingsbury Elementary | Sumter | $12,500 |
| L W Conder Elementary School | Richland | $12,500 |
| Lady's Island Elementary School | Beaufort | $12,500 |
| Lady's Island Middle School | Beaufort | $12,500 |
| Lake City Early Childhood Center | Florence | $12,500 |
| League Academy of Communication Arts | Greenville | $12,500 |
| Logan Elementary School | Richland | $12,500 |
| Long Middle School | Chesterfield | $12,500 |
| Lower Richland High School | Richland | $12,500 |
| Mabry Middle School | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| McDonald Green Elementary School | Lancaster | $12,500 |
| Mossy Oaks Elementary School | Beaufort | $12,500 |
| New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet School | Aiken | $12,500 |
| New Prospect Elementary School | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary | Charleston | $12,500 |
| Northside Elementary School of the Arts | York | $12,500 |
| Nursery Road Elementary Arts Magnet | Lexington | $12,500 |
| OP Earle Elementary School | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| Palmetto Center for the Arts | Richland | $12,500 |
| Philip Simmons Elementary School | Berkeley | $12,500 |
| Philip Simmons Middle School | Berkeley | $12,500 |
| Pine Street Elementary | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| Pleasant Hill Middle School | Lexington | $12,500 |
| Ridge View High School | Richland | $12,500 |
| Rosewood Elementary School | Richland | $12,500 |
| Round Top Elementary | Richland | $12,500 |
| Saluda River Academy for the Arts | Lexington | $12,500 |
| Saluda Trail Middle School | York | $12,500 |
| Sanders Clyde Creative Arts Elementary School | Charleston | $12,500 |
| Satchel Ford Elementary School | Richland | $12,500 |
| SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities | Greenville | $15,000 |
| SC School for the Deaf & Blind | Spartanburg | $15,000 |
| South Florence High School | Florence | $12,500 |
| Southside Middle School | Florence | $12,500 |
| Southwood Academy of the Arts | Anderson | $12,500 |
| Stone Academy of Communication Arts | Greenville | $12,500 |
| White Knoll Middle School | Lexington | $12,500 |
| Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary School | Dorchester | $12,500 |
| Woodland Heights Elementary | Spartanburg | $12,500 |
| Total # of Awards: 67 | Total # of Counties: 17 | Total Funding: $842,500 |
| Grantee | Project | County | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey L. Carter Elementary School | Keep on Rockin’ at DLC | Florence | $2,500 |
| Duncan Elementary School of the Arts | My Teacher Told Me-You Better Orff Around! | Spartanburg | $2,500 |
| Henry L. Sneed Middle School | Essential Equipment for the Sneed Chorus | Florence | $2,500 |
| Holly Hill Elementary School | Ukulele Love: The Gift Of Music | Orangeburg | $2,221 |
| Jesse S. Bobo Elementary School | Building Musical Skills and Dramatic Arts | Spartanburg | $2,500 |
| Rudolph G Gordon School | Music Specific Professional Development Support | Greenville | $2,044 |
| Savannah Grove Elementary School | Using Theatre and Music to Do an Immersion in ELA | Florence | $2,424 |
| Total # of Awards: 7 | (as of last update) | Total # of Counties: 4 | Total Funding: $16,689 |
| Grantee | Project | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Center for the Arts | Aiken Center for the Arts Interwoven projects | Aiken | $15,000 |
| Aiken Civic Orchestra | ACO Children's Concert Series | Aiken | $15,000 |
| Aiken Symphony Orchestra | Concerts in Classrooms | Aiken | $15,000 |
| Arts Center of Coastal Carolina | Power Puppets: Building Puppets & Curriculum Connections in Science, Technology and ELA (PP:CC) | Beaufort | $13,565 |
| Arts Council of Greenwood County | Arts Center Robotics | Greenwood | $15,000 |
| Ballet Spartanburg | Dream, Discover, Design with STEAM (STEAM Outreach Education for Grades 3-5 & 6-8) | Spartanburg | $15,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate/ Kids Upstate | Afterschool Arts @ Boys & Girls Clubs | Spartanburg | $15,000 |
| Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum | Grow the Art Museum's Community Art Education Program | Horry | $15,000 |
| Carolina Art Association | Art Access with the Gibbes | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Carolina Dance Collaborative | Carolina Dance Collaborative Public Elementary Artist-in-Residence Program | Greenville | $9,742 |
| Chamber Music Charleston | CMC Youth Chamber Music Initiative | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Chapman Cultural Center | Arts Heal through SEL | Spartanburg | $15,000 |
| Charleston Gaillard Management Co. | Arts Integrated Literacy with the Gaillard | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Charleston Jazz | Charleston Jazz Academy Education and Outreach | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Charleston Stage Company, Inc. | CityStage: Charleston Stage in the Community | Charleston | $9,900 |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra | Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra Programs | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Clemson University | Something Very Fishy: Evaluating the effectiveness of an arts approach to teaching ocean literacy | Pickens | $11,334 |
| Columbia Children's Theatre | Riverbank Elementary School - Two-Year Theatre Residency | Richland | $8,567 |
| Columbia Museum of Art | CMA Arts Integration Institutes + Workshops | Richland | $15,000 |
| Finklea High and Loris Training Schools Alumni Association | FFAST: Artistic Expression and Academic Expansion | Horry | $15,000 |
| Friends of the Aiken Symphony Orchestra | Children’s Concert | Aiken | $10,350 |
| Girl Scouts of South Carolina - Mountains to Midlands | Express Yourself | Greenville | $15,000 |
| Greenville Center for Creative Arts | Aspiring Artists After-School Program & Community Art Project | Greenville | $15,000 |
| Greenville Theatre | Free Professional Theatre for Title 1 Schools | Greenville | $14,834 |
| Greenwood Community Theatre | Greenwood Community Theatre - Taking literary-based shows to schools in the Lakelands region | Greenwood | $15,000 |
| Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra | Link Up Music Program & Young Person's Concerts-Beaufort County Underserved Youth 2022-23 & 2023-24 | Beaufort | $15,000 |
| Market Theatre Company, The | Market School Squad Touring Show | Anderson | $14,974 |
| Metropolitan Arts Council | SmartARTS Arts Integration Residencies for Greenville County Schools | Greenville | $15,000 |
| North Charleston Pops | Pops Kidz Advantage Program | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Puppetry Arts Theatre of Charleston Inc (Tuffy Tiger Productions) | Tuffy Tiger Arts In Education Initiative | Charleston | $6,700 |
| PURE Theatre | PURE Theatre Youth Companies | Charleston | $14,012 |
| ReCraft Creative Reuse Center | Re: Designing Creativity — Elevating Elementary-Level Design Learning through Creative Reuse | Greenville | $15,000 |
| Redux Contemporary Art Center | Education and Outreach Programming 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 | Charleston | $15,000 |
| Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra | Adventures in Classical Music | York | $15,000 |
| South Carolina Philharmonic. Inc. | SC Philharmonic presents 2023 Link Up "The Orchestra Rocks" | Richland | $15,000 |
| Spartanburg Philharmonic | Spartanburg Philharmonic Youth Orchestra | Spartanburg | $15,000 |
| Summerville Community Orchestra | Youth Orchestra and Education Initiative | Dorchester | $10,000 |
| Theatre of the Republic | Theatre Arts Production Program | Horry | $15,000 |
| Trustus, Inc. | Trustus Theatre Apprentice Company | Richland | $15,000 |
| University of South Carolina | Culturally Responsive Dance Pedagogy as a Vehicle for SEL and Responding to Learning Loss | Richland | $15,000 |
| University of South Carolina Beaufort | USCB Emerging Artists 2023 and 2024 | Beaufort | $11,865 |
| Warehouse Theatre | The Warehouse Theatre's This Wooden O Shakespeare Program | Greenville | $15,000 |
| Watering Hole Poetry Organization, The | Debate Slam: Poetry Workshop | Richland | $15,000 |
| Yo Art Inc. | Media Arts Programming in Title I Schools | Charleston | $8,917 |
| Total # of Awards: 44 | Total # of Counties: 12 | Total Funding: $609,759 |
| Grantee | Project | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 West Theater Company | 34 West Theater Summer Arts | Charleston | $25,000 |
| Arts Center of Kershaw County | Arts Arising | Kershaw | $25,000 |
| Auntie Karen Foundation | Bridging The Summer Arts program | Richland | $15,300 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Crescent Region | Be Great Academy Adventure Camp | Richland | $25,000 |
| Charleston Chamber Music Intensive/ College of Charleston Music Department | Charleston Chamber Music Intensive | Charleston | $21,250 |
| Charleston Gaillard Management Co. | Summer Camps | Charleston | $21,918 |
| Charleston Jazz | Charleston Jazz Combo Camp | Charleston | $25,000 |
| Christ Church Episcopal | Creative Arts Camp | Greenville | $21,250 |
| Colour of Music Festival | Summer Education Programs | Charleston | $19,400 |
| Columbia Children's Theatre | More Reading with Mo Willems | Richland | $19,114 |
| EdVenture, Inc. | Arts Summer Camp at EdVenture for Kindergarteners in 2023 and First Graders in 2024 | Richland | $23,333 |
| Finklea High and Loris Training Schools Alumni Association | Finklea Summer of Exploring, Expressing, & Academic Enrichment | Horry | $25,000 |
| Gaffney Bands Booster Club | Gaffney Bands Booster Band Camp | Cherokee | $21,250 |
| Greenwood Community Theatre | Summer Arts Enhancement | Greenwood | $21,250 |
| Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra | Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra - Hilton Head Chamber Music Institute Summer Program | Beaufort | $25,000 |
| Holly Springs Center | Holly Springs Center hosts "Teen Art Studio" (TAS) | Pickens | $12,934 |
| International Ballet | Project Pirouette: Turning Toward the Future | Greenville | $18,787 |
| Long Bay Symphonic Society, Inc. | 2023-2024 Summer Introductory Violin Program | Horry | $5,867 |
| Market Theatre Company, The | Theatre Summer Camps with Scholarship Program | Anderson | $25,000 |
| McCormick Arts Council at the Keturah | MACK: Summer Art Camps | McCormick | $25,000 |
| Metropolitan Arts Council | SmartARTS Education Institute | Greenville | $25,000 |
| Puppetry Arts Theatre of Charleston Inc (Tuffy Tiger Productions) | Tuffy Tiger Summer Digital Initiative | Charleston | $18,750 |
| Speaking Down Barriers | Creating and Reading for Transformation for Kids and Teens | Spartanburg | $18,374 |
| Summerville Orchestra | SUMMER-ville Strings Spectacular! | Dorchester | $25,000 |
| Trustus, Inc. | Summer Symposium | Richland | $19,834 |
| University Of South Carolina | Anne Frank Summer Program for Youth | Richland | $11,687 |
| University of South Carolina - School of Music | South Carolina Guitar Teachers' Summer Development | Richland | $21,250 |
| Yo Art Inc. | STEAM Summer Camp | Charleston | $8,917 |
| Total # of Awards: 28 | Total # of Counties: 13 | Total Funding: $570,465 |
| Grantee | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Barnwell County Consolidated School District | Barnwell | $15,000 |
| Chesterfield County School District | Chesterfield | $30,000 |
| Clarendon County School District | Clarendon | $15,000 |
| Florence School District 3 (Lake City) | Florence | $15,000 |
| Laurens School District 55 | Laurens | $14,000 |
| Lexington School District 2 | Lexington | $30,000 |
| Marion County School District | Marion | $30,000 |
| Newberry County School District | Newberry | $30,000 |
| Sumter County School District | Sumter | $15,000 |
| York School District 3 (Rock Hill) | York | $30,000 |
| Total # of Awards: 10 | Total # of Counties: 10 | Total Funding: $224,000 |
| Grantee | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Aiken County School District | Aiken | $25,000 |
| Florence School District 1 | Florence | $25,000 |
| Greenville Co School District | Greenville | $25,000 |
| Kershaw Co School District | Kershaw | $25,000 |
| McCormick School District | McCormick | $25,000 |
| Orangeburg County School District | Orangeburg | $25,000 |
| Williamsburg Co School District | Williamsburg | $25,000 |
| Total # of Awards: 7 | Total # of Counties: 7 | Total Funding: $175,000 |
| Grantee | Project | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reynolds | The Weaver, The Measurer, The Cutter | Orangeburg | $1,784 |
| Heather Patel | Catalyst Channels | Greenville | $1,800 |
| Maria S. Picone | Korean Girl Ghost | Charleston | $1,627 |
| Rush Johnston | SPLICE | York | $1,800 |
| Wilma R. King | Love Heals: The Margins and Time In-between | Richland | $1,210 |
| Zabriel Rivers | Gullah Geechie | Beaufort | $1,800 |
| Total # of Awards: 6 | Total # of Counties: 6 | Total Funding: $10,021 |
| Grantee | Discipline | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna G. Dean | Visual art | York | $10,000 |
| Jeremy Brooks | Craft | Horry | $10,000 |
| Brittany M. Watkins | Time-based art | Richland | $10,000 |
| Matthew White | Music - composition | Horry | $10,000 |
| Total # of Awards: 4 | Total # of Counties: 3 | Total Funding: $40,000 |
| Grantee | Project | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Luisa Mendez | Apprenticeship: El Vestido Tradicional de Mujeres de Puebla, Mexico: Cosiando Y Bordando | Oconee | $3,000 |
| Jezreel Gomez | Apprenticeship: El Vestido Tradicional de Mujeres de Puebla, Mexico: Cosiando Y Bordando | Oconee | $750 |
| Janne Funderburk | Apprenticeship: Filipino Traditional Folk Dance | Richland | $3,000 |
| Grace Ann Constantino | Apprenticeship: Filipino Traditional Folk Dance | Richland | $750 |
| Gloria McKay | Apprenticeship: Rattan Reed Basket Making | Charleston | $3,000 |
| Lacey Peake | Apprenticeship: Rattan Reed Basket Making | Richland | $750 |
| Total # of Awards: 6 | Total # of Counties: 3 | Total Funding: $11,250 |
| Grantee | Project | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts Center of Coastal Carolina | The Art of Gullah Storytelling: Comeya Tales Folklife Education Program | Beaufort | $6,000 |
| City of Walhalla | Walhalla Hispanic Heritage Festival | Oconee | $3,540 |
| Columbia Museum of Art | Resurgence and Renaissance: Art of the Catawba Nation Since 1973 | Richland | $3,778 |
| Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois and United Tribes of South Carolina | Eastern Cherokee Southern United Iroquois Tribe Annual Pow Wow | Spartanburg | $3,600 |
| Filipino-American Association of Greater Columbia, Inc. | Ugat: Reclaiming and Embracing our Ancestral Roots Through Traditional Filipino Music | Richland | $4,550 |
| Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra | Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra Gullah Cultural Series 2023-24 | Beaufort | $6,000 |
| Latino Communications CDC | Sofrito + Soul | Richland | $4,800 |
| Laurens County Museum | Celebrating Native American Traditions Past and Present | Laurens | $6,000 |
| Original Gullah Festival of South Carolina, Inc., The | The Original Gullah Festival | Beaufort | $6,000 |
| Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music | Opportunities for Middle and High Schoolers 2023-2024 | Pickens | $6,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Lancaster | NAS Center Artist-In-Residence Series: Chief William Harris, Catawba Nation Potter | Lancaster | $6,000 |
| Waccamaw Indian People | Waccamaw Indian People 2023 School Day Festival | Horry | $1,530 |
| Total # of Awards: 12 | Total # of Counties: 8 | Total Funding: $57,798 |
| Grantee | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 34 West Theater Company | Charleston | $ 21,868 |
| 701 Center for Contemporary Art | Richland | $ 19,993 |
| Aiken Center for the Arts | Aiken | $ 30,562 |
| Aiken Civic Orchestra | Aiken | $ 25,486 |
| Aiken Community Theatre | Aiken | $ 16,830 |
| Aiken Music Festival | Aiken | $ 23,093 |
| Aiken Performing Arts Group, Inc. | Aiken | $ 16,499 |
| Aiken Symphony Orchestra | Aiken | $ 14,689 |
| Anderson County Arts Council | Anderson | $ 19,993 |
| Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet | Richland | $ 8,649 |
| Art Forms and Theatre Concepts, Inc. | Charleston | $ 11,931 |
| Art League of Hilton Head | Beaufort | $ 21,868 |
| Artist Collective of Spartanburg (fmr West Main Artists Cooperative) | Spartanburg | $ 12,848 |
| Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg | Spartanburg | $ 9,234 |
| Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta | Aiken | $ 8,654 |
| Arts Center of Clemson, The | Pickens | $ 15,619 |
| Arts Center of Coastal Carolina | Beaufort | $ 46,525 |
| Arts Council of Chester County | Chester | $ 15,931 |
| Arts Council of Greenwood County | Greenwood | $ 26,553 |
| Arts Council of York County | York | $ 27,630 |
| Ballet Spartanburg | Spartanburg | $ 35,613 |
| Beaufort Arts Council | Beaufort | $ 17,874 |
| Belton Center for the Arts, Inc. | Anderson | $ 13,121 |
| Black Creek Arts Council, Inc | Darlington | $ 17,761 |
| Burroughs-Chapin Art Museum | Horry | $ 31,864 |
| Carolina Art Association | Charleston | $ 50,000 |
| Carolina Ballet Theatre | Greenville | $ 19,352 |
| Carolina Crown | York | $ 39,759 |
| Carolina Dance Collaborative | Greenville | $ 16,143 |
| Carolina Master Chorale | Horry | $ 12,360 |
| Carolina Youth Symphony | Greenville | $ 24,793 |
| Caroline Mack Center for the Arts | Sumter | $ 8,530 |
| Catawba Cultural Preservation Project | York | $ 28,323 |
| Centre Stage – South Carolina! | Greenville | $ 36,134 |
| Chamber Music Charleston | Charleston | $ 14,982 |
| Chapman Cultural Center | Spartanburg | $ 48,723 |
| Charleston Academy of Music | Charleston | $ 28,114 |
| Charleston Artist Guild | Charleston | $ 19,735 |
| Charleston Gaillard Management Co. | Charleston | $ 50,000 |
| Charleston Jazz | Charleston | $ 37,981 |
| Charleston Literary Festival | Charleston | $ 28,634 |
| Charleston Stage Company, Inc. | Charleston | $ 46,905 |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra | Charleston | $ 46,655 |
| Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. | Cherokee | $ 25,038 |
| Chicora Voices | Greenville | $ 14,015 |
| City of Abbeville | Abbeville | $ 11,319 |
| City of Charleston-Cultural Affairs | Charleston | $ 50,000 |
| City of North Charleston-Cultural Arts | Charleston | $ 45,000 |
| Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre | Horry | $ 13,814 |
| Colour of Music Festival | Charleston | $ 25,875 |
| Columbia Children’s Theatre | Richland | $ 29,676 |
| Columbia Choral Society | Richland | $ 8,452 |
| Columbia City Ballet | Richland | $ 37,765 |
| Columbia City Jazz Conservatory | Lexington | $ 14,829 |
| Columbia Classical Ballet Co. | Richland | $ 19,008 |
| Columbia Film Society | Richland | $ 42,500 |
| Columbia Museum of Art | Richland | $ 50,000 |
| Columbia Music Festival Assn | Richland | $ 22,416 |
| Columbia Stage Society, Inc | Richland | $ 29,988 |
| Engaging Creative Minds | Charleston | $ 31,741 |
| FBN Productions | Lexington | $ 12,459 |
| Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County | Kershaw | $ 33,048 |
| Florence County Museum | Florence | $ 36,084 |
| Florence Little Theatre | Florence | $ 29,601 |
| Florence Regional Arts Alliance | Florence | $ 11,800 |
| Florence Symphony Orchestra | Florence | $ 16,523 |
| Flowertown Players, Inc. | Dorchester | $ 18,064 |
| Foothills Conservatory for the Performing Arts | Oconee | $ 12,107 |
| Footlight Players | Charleston | $ 22,080 |
| Fort Lawn Community Center | Chester | $ 14,889 |
| Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium | Anderson | $ 19,775 |
| Greenville Arts Festival | Greenville | $ 48,844 |
| Greenville Center for Creative Arts | Greenville | $ 25,618 |
| Greenville Chautauqua Society | Greenville | $ 14,994 |
| Greenville Civic Chorale | Greenville | $ 17,301 |
| Greenville County Youth Orchestra Association | Greenville | $ 10,098 |
| Greenville Light Opera Works | Greenville | $ 19,629 |
| Greenville Symphony Association | Greenville | $ 48,844 |
| Greenville Theatre | Greenville | $ 46,328 |
| Greenwood Community Theatre | Greenwood | $ 25,024 |
| Greenwood Performing Arts | Greenwood | $ 18,881 |
| Hagood Mill Foundation | Pickens | $ 37,613 |
| HEART Inclusive Arts Community | Charleston | $ 34,978 |
| Hilton Head Choral Society | Beaufort | $ 15,148 |
| Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra | Beaufort | $ 42,484 |
| Holly Springs Center | Pickens | $ 17,999 |
| Hub City Writers Project | Spartanburg | $ 43,015 |
| International Ballet | Greenville | $ 17,301 |
| Key Changes Therapy Foundation | Lexington | $ 44,450 |
| Lancaster Co Council of the Arts | Lancaster | $ 17,301 |
| Lee Co Arts Council | Lee | $ 3,091 |
| Long Bay Symphonic Society, Inc. | Horry | $ 24,991 |
| Luminal Theater, The | Richland | $ 19,037 |
| Marionette Theatre of South Carolina | Richland | $ 23,429 |
| Market Theatre Company, The | Anderson | $ 12,393 |
| McClellanville Arts Council | Charleston | $ 16,869 |
| McCormick Arts Council at the Keturah | McCormick | $ 16,523 |
| Metropolitan Arts Council | Greenville | $ 48,844 |
| Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage | Jasper | $ 15,863 |
| Music Foundation of Spartanburg/Spartanburg Philharmonic | Spartanburg | $ 26,141 |
| Newberry Opera House Foundation | Newberry | $ 44,998 |
| North Charleston Pops | Charleston | $ 14,256 |
| One Columbia | Richland | $ 40,534 |
| Orangeburg Co Fine Arts Center | Orangeburg | $ 10,621 |
| Palmetto State Arts Education | Greenwood | $ 21,536 |
| Pat Conroy Literary Center | Beaufort | $ 19,213 |
| Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art | Georgetown | $ 12,360 |
| Peace Center Foundation | Greenville | $ 45,005 |
| Port Royal Sound Foundation | Beaufort | $ 29,988 |
| Preserving Our Southern Appalachian Music | Pickens | $ 8,654 |
| Public Works Art Center | Dorchester | $ 20,069 |
| PURE Theatre | Charleston | $ 31,620 |
| Rattlesnake Art Foundation | Anderson | $ 1,283 |
| Recraft: Creative Reuse | Greenville | $ 29,885 |
| Redux Contemporary Art Center | Charleston | $ 26,553 |
| Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra | York | $ 23,849 |
| Sandlapper Singers | Richland | $ 8,654 |
| SC Children’s Theatre | Greenville | $ 41,683 |
| SC Theatre Association | Greenville | $ 5,144 |
| Sigal Music Museum | Greenville | $ 17,494 |
| South Carolina New Play Festival | Greenville | $ 16,343 |
| South Carolina Philharmonic. Inc. | Richland | $ 46,266 |
| Spartanburg Art Museum | Spartanburg | $ 29,919 |
| Spartanburg Little Theatre | Spartanburg | $ 33,141 |
| Speaking Down Barriers | Spartanburg | $ 19,993 |
| Spoleto Festival USA | Charleston | $ 42,094 |
| Storytree Theatre | Charleston | $ 9,996 |
| Summerville Community Orchestra | Dorchester | $ 26,865 |
| Sumter County Cultural Commission | Sumter | $ 4,330 |
| Sumter County Gallery of Art | Sumter | $ 40,313 |
| Theatre of the Republic | Horry | $ 30,793 |
| Trustus, Inc. | Richland | $ 24,794 |
| University of South Carolina, Koger Center for the Arts | Richland | $ 29,889 |
| Varna International Music Academy | Richland | $ 48,844 |
| Vaughn Newman Dance | Greenville | $ 12,491 |
| Village Repertory Co | Charleston | $ 22,714 |
| Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild | Horry | $ 10,351 |
| Warehouse Theatre | Greenville | $ 42,949 |
| Watering Hole Poetry Organization, The | Richland | $ 17,129 |
| Wits End Poetry | Greenville | $ 9,996 |
| Workshop Theatre of SC | Richland | $ 18,766 |
| Total # of Awards: 141 | Total # of Counties: 28 | Total Funding: $3,510,083 |
| Grantee | County | FY24 Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville Artist Guild | Abbeville | $4,087 |
| Abbeville Community Performing Arts | Abbeville | $4,500 |
| AFROSOUTH FILM FESTIVAL | Richland | $4,500 |
| Aiken Choral Society | Aiken | $4,750 |
| All Children's Theatre | Horry | $3,586 |
| Annex Dance Company | Charleston | $4,219 |
| Bullets and Bandaids | Richland | $4,250 |
| Charleston Concert Band dba Charleston Community Band | Charleston | $3,798 |
| Columbia Repertory Dance Company | Richland | $4,750 |
| Crooked Creek Art League | Lexington | $3,798 |
| Easley Community Band | Pickens | $3,095 |
| Edisto Art Guild | Charleston | $4,500 |
| Ensemble Eclectica | Richland | $4,000 |
| Ferrette House, Inc., The | Colleton | $5,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood: FESTIVA Arts Series | Greenwood | $4,250 |
| Foothills Chorale | Pickens | $3,586 |
| Foothills Philharmonic | Greenville | $3,586 |
| Free Reign Theatre Company | York | $4,500 |
| Friday Arts Project | York | $3,750 |
| Fripp Island Friends of Music | Beaufort | $3,703 |
| Gateway Arts Center [Council] | Oconee | $4,008 |
| Greenville Concert Band | Greenville | $4,008 |
| Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus | Greenville | $4,750 |
| Greenville Jazz Collective | Greenville | $4,008 |
| Heal with HeARTS | Charleston | $4,008 |
| Midlands Men's Chorus | Richland | $4,595 |
| Mount Pleasant Community Arts Center | Charleston | $3,375 |
| Palmetto Chamber Orchestra | Richland | $3,586 |
| Palmetto Luna Arts | Richland | $4,250 |
| Pawleys Island Concert Band | Georgetown | $4,750 |
| Power Company Collaborative | Richland | $4,008 |
| Proud Mary Theatre Company | Spartanburg | $4,750 |
| Puppetry Arts Theatre of Charleston | Charleston | $4,500 |
| SC Bach | Greenville | $4,008 |
| SC Jazz Foundation | Richland | $4,219 |
| SC Watermedia Society | Charleston | $6,225 |
| SC Writers Association | Richland | $4,219 |
| South Carolina Academy of Authors | Richland | $3,750 |
| South Carolina Art Education Association | Newberry | $4,750 |
| Spartanburg Community Band | Spartanburg | $4,219 |
| Sumter Civic Dance Company | Sumter | $4,250 |
| Sweet Adelines International-Heart of Columbia | Lexington | $3,798 |
| Sweet Adelines Intl DBA Vocal Matrix Chorus | Greenville | $4,219 |
| The Arts Grand Strand | Horry | $3,147 |
| Union County Arts Council | Union | $4,250 |
| Upstate SC LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce | Greenville | $4,500 |
| Wisdom Players Senior Theatre Company | Florence | $4,008 |
| Total # of Awards: 47 | Total # of Counties: 19 | Total Funding: $196,366 |
For additional information, please contact the Grants Team (grants@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8695).