The City of Charleston is seeking applications for its Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grants Program to support arts organizations and projects that reflect artistic excellence and events which are well-advertised and open to the public.
Donor Name: City of Charleston
State: South Carolina
County: Berkeley County (SC), Charleston County (SC), Dorchester County (SC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/15/2022
Grant Size: up to $2,000
Details:
The Lowcountry Arts Grants Program (LQAGP) is a subgranting program of the South Carolina Arts Commission and is administered by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs and the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Program.
The LQAGP is intended to support arts organizations and projects that reflect artistic excellence and events which are well-advertised and open to the public. The LQAGP provides assistance for professional or career development for individual artists and staff of cultural organizations in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties.
The LQAGP will fund the following application:
- Art in public places
- Commissioning new works
- Community outreach
- Design arts
- Expendable supplies and materials
- Folk art
- Fundraising
- Marketing projects
- Media and theater productions
- Presentation of individual artists or ensembles
- Professional consultants
- Professional development and study
- Rental or lease of equipment
- Small press publications
- Staff salaries
- Staff training
- Ticket subsidy
Funding Information
Grants of up to $2,000 are awarded on a quarterly basis.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit Organizations:
- Arts producing, presenting, and service organizations and other (non-art) organizations, the appropriate staff
- Eligibility:
- Must be chartered in South Carolina as a nonprofit organization or governmental agency
- Must be located in Berkeley, Charleston, or Dorchester Counties
- Applicant must hold a federal tax-exempt status or apply through a qualified fiscal agent
- Individual Artists:
- Applicant must be professional artists or an individual who devotes a major portion of their time to the practice and production of art through which he/she earns or endeavors to earn his/her livelihood.
- Eligibility:
- Must reside in Berkeley, Charleston, or Dorchester counties for 6 months prior to the date of application and throughout the grant period.
- Must not be a degree-seeking, full-time undergraduate student during the grant period. Graduate students are ineligible to apply if academic credit will be earned as a result of the proposed project.
For more information, visit City of Charleston.
