The South Carolina Arts Commission is accepting applications for its Emerging Artist Grants 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: 11/12/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
This 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.
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 are Allendale, Bamberg, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clarendon, Dillon, Edgefield, Hampton, Jasper, Laurens, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Saluda, Williamsburg.
Funding Information
Up to $1,800.
Grant Period
January 1-June 30, 2025.
Uses of funds
The Emerging Artist grant is a project-based grant.
Projects may be multi-disciplinary, 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):
- 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.
