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
Deadline: 05/14/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Priorities
Priority will be given to:
- Proposed activities in one or more Opportunity Initiative counties targeted for special attention by SCAC; and/or
- Applicants located within an Opportunity Initiative county.
- Counties are: Allendale Bamberg, Calhoun, Edgefield, Hampton, Lee, Marlboro, Saluda, Union, Williamsburg.
Funding Information
Up to $1,800 in eligible reimbursements.
Grant Period
July 1- December 31, 2026.
Uses of Funds
- The Emerging Artist grant is a project-based grant. Grant funds must be used for actual project costs, defined as consumable and non-consumable items needed to complete the proposed project.
- Projects may be multidisciplinary, but the artist will need to apply based on the project’s primary discipline.
Eligible expenses
These include, but are 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 individual artist, not an ensemble or group, in one of the following disciplines:
- Dance (choreography or performance).
- Music (composition, production, songwriting, or performance).
- Opera/musical theatre (performance, libretto/playwriting, directing).
- Theatre (performance, playwriting, directing).
- 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 (screenwriting, film, animation, performance).
- Literature (poetry, prose).
- Spoken word/slam poetry.
- Interdisciplinary (installation, sound, video art, computer-generated art, performance art).
- Public art (permanent or ephemeral).
- Folklife and Traditional Arts (visual arts, performance, or oral literature).
- Folk and traditional artists create works that are expressions of a shared identity learned as a part of the cultural life of a particular group. This shared identity may be rooted in family, geographic, tribal, occupational, religious, or ethnic connections, among others. Folk and traditional art is handed down/taught from one generation to the next and reflects the shared experience, aesthetics, and values of a group.
- 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.
