The Emerging Artist Grant is designed to support the artistic and career development of emerging South Carolina artists.
Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission
State: South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The combination of funding and mentorship is intended to:
- deepen artistic practice
- encourage career growth
- foster artistic growth, relevance, and sustainability
- provide professional development and opportunities for collaboration.
Priority
Priority will be given to individuals or organizations that have projects in SCAC’s Opportunity Initiative Counties:
- Allendale
- Bamberg
- Calhoun
- Cherokee
- Clarendon
- Dillon
- Edgefield
- Hampton
- Jasper
- Laurens
- Lee
- Marion
- Marlboro
- Saluda
- Williamsburg.
Funding Information
Up to $1,800.
Grant Period
July 1-December 31, 2024.
Uses of funds
Grant funds must be used for actual project costs, defined as consumable and non-consumable items needed to complete the proposed project (including, but not limited to):
- Supplies and materials (e.g., sheet music, art supplies, scripts, costumes)
- Equipment (e.g., kilns, lighting or sound equipment, musical instruments, storage)
- Furniture (e.g., easels, music stands)
- Professional services (e.g., performance space rental, web designer).
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Be a practicing artist in one of the following disciplines:
- Dance (choreography or performance)
- Music (composition or performance)
- Opera/musical theatre (production or performance)
- Theatre (performance or playwriting)
- Visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, or printmaking)
- Crafts (ceramics, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, plastic, or wood)
- Photography
- Design arts (architecture, fashion, graphic, industrial, or interior)
- Media arts (film, animation, including production or screenwriting)
- Literature (poetry or prose)
- Spoken word/slam poetry
- Time-based arts (installation, sound, video art, animation, film, computer generated art, or performance art)
- Public art (ephemeral or permanent)
- Be an artist starting their career, who has been active for one to five years.
- Be a legal resident of the U.S. and S.C., with a permanent residence in the state for at least one year prior to the application and throughout the grant period.
- Be 18 years of age or older at the time of application.
- Not be a degree-seeking student during the grant period.
For more information, visit SCAC.
