South Carolina Arts Commissiongrant
South Carolina Arts Commission Arts Project Support Grants
- Who Can Apply: Practicing artists age 18+ who are U.S. and South Carolina legal residents with a permanent residence in the state for at least one year, plus South Carolina-based nonprofit organizations and units of government; degree-seeking students are ineligible.
- The Focus: Quality arts projects, marketing, and events, and artistic or professional development for artists and arts organizations.
- The Funding: Up to $2,500 per applicant within a fiscal year; 1:2 match required for artists, 1:1 for organizations.
- Key Requirements: Apply through Foundant with project details, an itemized budget, 2–5 support materials and discipline-specific samples. Visual artists submit 5–10 high-resolution images; relevant video options allow up to two samples totaling 20 minutes, with public links and accurate credits.
DeadlineThursday, February 25, 2027
AwardUp to $2,500 within a fiscal year
Program datesSeptember 29, 2026 – May 31, 2027
LocationSC
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
DisciplinesDance, Music, Opera/musical theatre, Theatre, Visual arts (painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, printmaking), Crafts (ceramics, fiber, glass, leather, metal, paper, plastic, wood), Photography, Design arts, Media arts, Literature, Spoken word/slam poetry, Interdisciplinary, Public art, Folklife and traditional arts
Age range18–
Application notesApply in Foundant under FY27 Arts Project Support at least 35 days before activities or purchases. Supply the activity timeline, goals/outcomes, funding need, location, personnel, promotion strategy, itemized income/expense budget and 2–5 support materials with descriptions of their relevance. Work must date after January 1, 2021. Visual-art, craft, photography, installation and public-art image submissions require 5–10 high-resolution images; label titles/year, plus medium/dimensions for visual-art images. Design, interdisciplinary and visual public-art applicants may choose images or up to two videos, not both; media-art applicants may submit up to two videos. Video/audio review is capped at 20 minutes total; supply runtimes and review timestamps. No reels, compilations or trailers. All links must open without login. Professional-development applications identify the provider, qualifications, website and anticipated impact. The portal preview was unreadable, so additional form-specific limits could not be verified.
Contactgrants@arts.sc.gov
South Carolina Arts Commission
Organization based in Columbia