South Carolina Arts Commission

South Arts announced today that it is launching an emergency grant initiative that will start by providing immediate, unrestricted financial support toward regional artists affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. ⬇⬇⬇

South Arts launches hurricane relief, recovery fund - SC Arts Hub Your source for the arts in South Carolina & beyond.

Join our team! ✨

Are you passionate about promoting equitable access to the arts and supporting the cultivation of creativity in South Carolina? Our state arts organization is looking for dedicated individuals to join us on this mission.

Get all the details | 🔗 bit.ly/SCArtsCommJobs

Arts Industry Director | $55-$58K | Apply by 11/12
Grants Manager | $49-52K | Apply by 11/12

SPECIAL NOTE: The Arts Industry Director will be assigned to one of SCAC's Hub Offices, located in either Richland, Charleston, Florence, or Greenville County. The successful candidates for these positions can reside near and work from any one of these locations. Grants Manager MUST work in our Columbia office.

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🚨 REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS OCT. 31! 🚨

Don't miss the opportunity to learn valuable financial management skills for artists. Please share with your networks!

bit.ly/AEI-SCAC

Confidently manage your business’s finances! 💰

The Artist Entrepreneur Incubator is a virtual program that gives artists living and working in South Carolina practical skills to take their freelance businesses to the next level.

Get all the details | 🔗 bit.ly/AEI-SCAC

Uvette Pope-Rogers, CPA, CGMA, owner and principal of UR Consulting Services, will facilitate the financial management workshop.



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The Charleston Gaillard Center is welcoming Shovels & Rope, Ranky Tanky, Charlton Singleton & Friends, Quiana Parler, Elise Testone, Asiah Mae, Marcus Amaker, and Marjory Wentworth, with more expected to be announced.

Tickets start at $25 and are on sale now through the Gaillard Center.

Info + Ticket Link | bit.ly/4fqIpLX

Simple nominations laters are due by Nov. 4! 👇👇👇
More info | bit.ly/SCGAA

Who inspires you? We want to know! Nominations for South Carolina’s 2024 arts awards are officially open. 😲

The Governor's Awards for the Arts was created to honor the South Carolina folks and organizations demonstrating immense levels of achievement, influence, or support related to the arts.

Simple nomination letters will be accepted until Monday, Nov. 4.

🙌 Nominate now + Learn More |bit.ly/SCGAA




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Looking for a teaching artist? We’ve got you covered!
Want to be listed in the directory? You can apply today!

Learn more | 🔗 bit.ly/SCArtsDirectory

Benefits:
1. Free listing w/ exposure to schools & communities
2. Connectivity to others
3. Access to free online professional development from SCAC
4. Schools/districts who are funded through SCAC are required to use directory members
5. SLED background checks provided by SCAC

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Registration is now open for the 2025 S.C. Poetry Out Loud competition! 📣

Choose either the individual or school track and register by Dec. 13.

Poetry Out Loud is a national program for 9-12th grade students that encourages poetry study through a dynamic recitation competition.

Learn More + Register | 🔗 bit.ly/SC-POL

The S.C. Poetry Out Loud competition is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Poetry Out Loud was created by the NEA and the Poetry Foundation.

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Confidently manage your business’s finances! 💰

The Artist Entrepreneur Incubator is a virtual program that gives artists living and working in South Carolina practical skills to take their freelance businesses to the next level.

Get all the details | 🔗 bit.ly/AEI-SCAC

Uvette Pope-Rogers, CPA, CGMA, owner and principal of UR Consulting Services, will facilitate the financial management workshop.



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Happy Friday! What better way to end the week than with a spooky arts-related story?! 👻🎃

Hub Quick Hits: Spooky Szn in Abbeville? - SC Arts Hub Your source for the arts in South Carolina & beyond.

Keep up with new regulations affecting accessibility within your organization! ⚖

It's time to register for November's Disability and Arts Series webinar, “Digital Accessibility and Your Organization."

The Department of Justice recently finalized regulations forever changing website and digital accessibility. This webinar will review what this means for your organization and steps you can take to ensure compliance.

+ NEW THIS FISCAL YEAR....continue the conversation during monthly Accessibility Office Hours with SCAC’s Arts and Education Accessibility Director, Amanda Noyes.

Learn more + register | 🔗 bit.ly/DisabilityAndArts

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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER IS Oct. 18! 🚨

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to go on a retreat with other executive directors, artistic directors, and/or board presidents facing the same challenges and working toward the same goals. Take the time to network, share, and focus on relevant topics and tools. Leave refreshed, energized, and empowered.

All the details | 🔗 bit.ly/SCArtsRetreat

Patrick Jinks, Ph.D., BCC | Keynote and workshop facilitator
Erin Hall | Workshop facilitator
Wideman Davis Dance | Opening session
Jeff Robinson | Workshop facilitator
Able SC | Workshop facilitator
ReCraft | Arts activity

Thank you to our strategic partner SC Arts Alliance, and our sponsors, Central Carolina Community Foundation, and Ga***rd and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.

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Congratulations to Amanda, SCAC's Arts & Education Accessibility Director, on this well-deserved award! We truly appreciate all that you do for SCAC and our constituents.

These $10,000 restriction-free awards are once again up for grabs! ✨

The FY26 cycle will award artists in the following disciplines:
- Visual Art
- Craft
- Design arts (architecture, fashion, graphic, industrial, or interior)
- Media production
- Public art (ephemeral or permanent)

Learn more + meet the FY25 fellows: 🔗 bit.ly/SCACFellowship

+ A coaching call for potential applicants will be held via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at 3 p.m.

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We currently have three positions open! 📣

The South Carolina Arts Commission is looking for talented individuals to lead its arts industry focus area and serve on the grants team + don’t forget that our Multimedia Manager position (announced in Sept.) is still accepting applications.

Get all the details | 🔗 bit.ly/4dCpM6q

Arts Industry Director | $55-$58K | Apply by 10/29
Grants Manager | $49-52K | Apply by 10/29
Multimedia Manager | $45-$48K | Apply by 10/15

SPECIAL NOTE: The Arts Industry Director and the Multimedia Manager will be assigned to one of SCAC's Hub Offices, located in either Richland, Charleston, Florence, or Greenville County. The successful candidates for these positions can reside near and work from any one of these locations.

Grants Manager MUST work in our Columbia office.

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Milton looms in Gulf, Lowcountry on notice 🌀

FEMA reached out to the SCAC through its Heritage Emergency National Task Force with a message for Lowcountry arts constituents: ⬇⬇⬇

https://www.scartshub.com/milton-looms-in-gulf-lowcountry-on-notice/

The Department of Administration, on behalf of the Robert Smalls Monument Commission, is seeking professional resumes and information from sculptors, artists, designers, etc. interested in contracting to design a monument to Robert Smalls.

The monument will be placed on the State House grounds in Columbia.

Read more: www.scartshub.com/state-of-s-c-issues-public-art-rfq/

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Registration deadline EXTENDED to Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. 🚨

The SCAC is happy to offer a new opportunity to get away with other executive directors, artistic directors, and/or board presidents facing the same challenges and working toward the same goals. Make—and take—the time to network, share, and focus on relevant topics and tools. Leave refreshed, energized, and empowered.

All the details | 🔗 bit.ly/SCArtsRetreat

Patrick Jinks, Ph.D., BCC | Keynote and workshop facilitator
Erin Hall | Workshop facilitator
Wideman Davis Dance | Opening session
Jeff Robinson | Workshop facilitator
Able SC | Workshop facilitator
ReCraft | Arts activity

Thank you to our strategic partner SC Arts Alliance, and our sponsors, Central Carolina Community Foundation, and Ga***rd and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.

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The World (Expo) Is Calling! 📣

Logo for Expo 2025Here’s a time-sensitive, big-deal opportunity (okay, two in one) our colleagues at the NEA passed along for us to share with .

Calling #SCArtists… rep SC in Japan - SC Arts Hub Your source for the arts in South Carolina & beyond.

Information and resources for , arts orgs
A letter from Executive Director David Platts....⬇⬇⬇

Responding to Helene - SC Arts Hub Your source for the arts in South Carolina & beyond.

Learn how to secure the assistance you need! ✍

The Artist Entrepreneur Incubator is a virtual program that gives artists living and working in South Carolina practical skills to take their freelance businesses to the next level.

Get all the details | 🔗bit.ly/AEI-SCAC

The grant workshop will be facilitated by Monifa Lemons, an accomplished art therapist with seven years of experience providing creative and therapeutic support to individuals. Her work in art therapy has been complemented by an equal tenure in youth programming, where she has excelled in designing and implementing programs that foster artistic expression and personal growth among young people. As the co-founder and director of a non-profit literary organization, Monifa has spent six years leading initiatives that promote literature and the arts. Her leadership extends to the realm of spoken word, where she boasts over 27 years of experience as an artist and host, bringing poetry and performance art to diverse audiences.




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🚨 POSTPONED🚨 Due to Hurricane Helene, this webinar will be postponed until October 16th. Anyone who already registered will be contacted directly.

Bring accessibility to the forefront of your organization! 🙌

It's time to register for October’s Disability and Arts Series webinar, “Organizational Accessibility: Practices to Adopt Today."

Join Mary Reaves Able South Carolina's Director of Community Access, as she dives into topics like...

- How to promote accessibility withing your org beyond an architectural assessment and web audit.
- How to integrate individuals with disabilities in your operational governance and programing.

+ NEW THIS FISCAL YEAR....continue the conversation during monthly Accessibility Office Hours with SCAC’s Arts and Education Accessibility Director, Amanda Noyes.

Learn more + register | 🔗 bit.ly/DisabilityAndArts
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Medical, financial emergency grant opportunities for 🚨

Medical, financial emergency grant opportunities for #SCArtists - SC Arts Hub Your source for the arts in South Carolina & beyond.