The South Carolina Arts Commission grant is designed to assist emerging artists in South Carolina through project grant funding as well as mentorship and professional support during the grant period.
Donor Name: South Carolina Arts Commission
State: South Carolina
County: Allendale County (SC), Bamberg County (SC), Calhoun County (SC), Edgefield County (SC), Hampton County (SC), Lee County (SC), Marlboro County (SC), Saluda County (SC), Union County (SC), Williamsburg County (SC)
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 11/20/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Priorities
Priority will be given to individuals or organizations that have projects in SCAC’s Opportunity Initiative Counties:
- Allendale
- Bamberg
- Calhoun
- Edgefield
- Hampton
- Lee
- Marlboro
- Saluda
- Union
- Williamsburg
Funding Information
Up to $1,800 in eligible reimbursements.
Grant Period
January 1-June 30, 2026
Uses of Funds
Projects may be multidisciplinary, but the artist will need to apply based on the project’s primary discipline.
- Acceptable project types:
- Artwork creation.
- Exhibition.
- Arts instruction.
- This grant supports project-based activities only and cannot support:
- Operating support (for an individual artistic business or establishment of an organization by an individual).
- Professional development (e.g., attending a conference or training).
- 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):
- These grant funds cannot be used for:
- Living expenses incurred during the project.
- Salary, honorarium, or stipend for grantee.
- Food, beverages, alcohol, or catering services.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Be a practicing individual artist, not an ensemble or group, in one of the following disciplines:
- Dance (choreography or performance).
- Music (production, composition, songwriting, or performance).
- Opera/musical theatre (producing, directing, performance, or playwriting).
- Theatre (producing, directing, 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, theatrical, graphic, industrial, or interior).
- Media arts (TV or film production, performance, film, screenwriting, or animation).
- Folklife/Traditional arts (quilting, embroidery, sewing, beading, weaving, pottery, basketmaking, woodcarving, folk music, dance, or oral literature).
- Literature (poetry or prose).
- Spoken word/slam poetry.
- Interdisciplinary (installation, sound, video art, computer-generated art, or performance art).
- Public art (ephemeral or permanent).
- Be an artist starting their career, or a new discipline, 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.
- Commissioners and staff of the S.C. Arts Commission and members of their immediate families are not eligible to apply for any individual SCAC programs, grants, fellowships, or services that provide financial support or career recognition.
For more information, visit SCAC.