South Carolina Arts Commission

S.C. Arts Directory

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Use the filters below to find artists, arts organizations, and verified teaching artists relevant to your needs.

 

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For questions about the Arts Directory, and/or if you are a Directory artist needing to update your listing, please contact Arts Directory Coordinator Amanda Noyes (anoyes@arts.sc.gov | 803.734.8675).

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SCAC Verified Teaching Artist

Anderson County Arts Council

Discipline

  • Visual Art

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate

About

Primary Contact: April Cameron

The Anderson Arts Center’s mission is to foster the practice and appreciation of the arts. With a focus on visual arts, the... Read more in the link below

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The Baillie Players

Discipline

  • Theatre

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

A professional touring theatre company in continuous operation since 1981.
The company provides sets costumes, scripts and music in conjunction with professional consultation in theatre... Read more in the link below

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Sumter Civic Dance Company

Discipline

  • Dance

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

The Sumter Civic Dance Company provides Dance education through residencies, demonstrations, and performances. All performances are age appropriate and some pieces tell a... Read more in the link below

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Gracie and Lacy/Swing St. Louis

Discipline

  • Opera/Musical Theatre
  • Theatre
  • Dance
  • Music

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

With rave reviews in New York City (Cabaret Scenes Magazine) and hailed as “one of the most celebrated teams” in the Lowcountry (Lowcountry Today), Charleston,... Read more in the link below

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MUSC Arts in Healing

Discipline

  • Creative Arts Therapy

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

THERAPEUTIC EXPERTISE: Art and Music Therapy

MUSC Arts in Healing was founded in 2018 with the goal to provide access to the inherent healing powers of... Read more in the link below

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Andre Avila

Discipline

  • Dance
  • Folklife/Traditional Arts

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Andre Avila, co-founder and Artistic Director of ComMotion, was born in Bogotá, Colombia where his ballet, jazz, and tap training began at the age of... Read more in the link below

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Taiko Charleston

Discipline

  • Music
  • Folklife/Traditional Arts

Geographical Availability

  • Midlands
  • Low Country

About

Committed to the art form of Japanese Taiko which is grounded in core aspects of the martial arts, dance and percussion, the Taiko Charleston drummers... Read more in the link below

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Kevin D. Ferguson

Discipline

  • Theatre

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

KEVIN FERGUSON is a playwright and dramaturg. His plays include The Other Side of the Sky, A Thing With Feathers, Spinning Jenny, and Child’s Play.... Read more in the link below

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Barracuda Steel Drums

Discipline

  • Music
  • Folklife/Traditional Arts

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Barracuda Steel Drums is a source of hand-crafted steelpan instruments and a provider of resources for the steelpan community worldwide.

As a professional pan tuner, Emily... Read more in the link below

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Boyce McKinney

Discipline

  • Theatre
  • Media Arts
  • Visual Art
  • Folklife/Traditional Arts
  • Design Arts

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

I am a Charlotte based Designer/Art Director in the entertainment industry, including, but not limited to theaters, theme parks, restaurants etc. I am well versed... Read more in the link below

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Stephanie Ondo

Discipline

  • Visual Art
  • Folklife/Traditional Arts
  • Crafts

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

I have been spinning yarn since 2008. Since then I have worked with many different types of fiber, turning them into string of all kinds.... Read more in the link below

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Adrian Rhodes

Discipline

  • Visual Art

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Adrian Rhodes, of Hartsville, South Carolina, received her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Winthrop University in 2011. She is recipient of the SC Arts... Read more in the link below

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Kathryn Van Aernum

Discipline

  • Visual Art
  • Photography

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • Low Country

About

Columbia, SC artist Kathryn Van Aernum works in both the commercial and artistic worlds of photography. Her commercial work encompasses people, environments, and events for... Read more in the link below

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NC Youth Tap Ensemble

Discipline

  • Dance

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Rhythm…funk…innovation…excitement: that’s the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble (NCYTE). One of the best youth tap ensembles in the world, NCYTE features 40 dancers, ages 8... Read more in the link below

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Scott Ainslie

Discipline

  • Music
  • Folklife/Traditional Arts

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Scott Ainslie is a traditional acoustic Blues singer, guitarist, historian, storyteller, and songwriter. Ainslie graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors from Washington & Lee University... Read more in the link below

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Christopher Aldeguer

Discipline

  • Dance

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Artist Bio

Christopher James Aldeguer is an accomplished dancer and choreographer from Daly City, CA with a passion for hip hop culture. With 18 years of... Read more in the link below

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Annex Dance Company

Discipline

  • Dance

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Annex Dance Company is committed to promoting dance in its home location of Charleston, SC, as well as around the globe. Through performance, collaboration, outreach/education,... Read more in the link below

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Marina Alexandra

Discipline

  • Music

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Marina Alexandra has established herself as a dynamic performer with a powerful stage presence. Finger Style Guitar Magazine described her as an “amazing player that... Read more in the link below

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Gilbert Allen

Discipline

  • Literature

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Artist Bio

Gilbert Allen is the Bennette E. Geer Professor of Literature Emeritus at Furman University. He has published seven collections of poems and two collections... Read more in the link below

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Autumn Hill

Discipline

  • Dance

Geographical Availability

  • Upstate
  • Midlands
  • PeeDee
  • Low Country

About

Ms. Autumn Hill is a native of San Jose, CA. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Boston Conservatory of Music where she... Read more in the link below

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