The Arts Project Support Grant is designed to support artists’ and organizations quality arts projects, marketing, and events, and in strengthening their artistic work and development
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: 03/02/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
Among other things, the Arts Project Support (APS) grant can be used to build and/or increase technical, online, or virtual capacity; for supporting art projects in public spaces, community arts development, or professional development (PD) for artists and arts administration staff.
Organizations that receive General Operating Support are only eligible to apply for Professional Development opportunities.
Funding Information
Up to $2,500 within a fiscal year, in up to two (2) APS grant awards.
Grant Period
August 11, 2025 – May 31, 2026.
Uses of Funds
- For Artists
- Technical, online, or virtual capacity building (e.g., website development, technical support, digital skills training)
- Equipment (e.g., airless paint sprayer, kilns, lighting or sound equipment, musical instruments, storage)
- Furniture (e.g., easels, music stands)
- Professional services (e.g., project-specific general liability insurance, performance space rental, web designer, consultant fees)
- Professional development (e.g., conference or membership fees, artist residencies, public art training, booth, or conference fees)
- Marketing (e.g., artist branding, event marketing, developing/redeveloping online presence; print or digital materials e.g., flyers, posters, catalogs)
- For Organizations
- Technical, online, or virtual capacity building (e.g., website development, technical support)
- 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, consultant and/or cultural plan development fees)
- Professional development (e.g., public art facilitation training, conference, or membership fees).
Geographical Areas
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.
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must meet all the following eligibility requirements:
- For Artists
- Be a practicing artist 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 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 Organizations
- a unit of government, OR
- a nonprofit organization
- currently registered as a charity with the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office Note: Applicants who are exempt from this registration must upload their registration exemption approval.
- reflecting S.C. as the primary address on all current official organizational documents
- with federal tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service
- applying through a tax-exempt fiscal agent/receiver organization Note: Applicants who are applying through a fiscal agent/receiver must submit a letter outlining the working relationship and responsibilities of both parties.
- In accordance with federal government policy, all organizations – including (but not limited to) private schools, public school districts, government entities, and nonprofit organizations – must provide a valid UEI number to receive an SCAC grant awards.
For more information, visit SCAC.
