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: 05/23/2025
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.
Project Types
Acceptable project types:
- Artwork creation.
- Exhibition.
- Arts instruction.
Funding Information
Up to $1,800.
Grant Period
July 1-December 31, 2025.
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).
Geographical Locations
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.
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 or performance).
- Theatre (producing, directing, acting, 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, experimental film, screenwriting, or animation).
- Folk and traditional arts.
- Literature (poetry or prose).
- Spoken word/slam poetry.
- Time-based arts (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 South Carolina Arts Commission.
