South Carolina Arts Commission
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Supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the South Carolina Arts Commission collaborates with national and regional arts agencies. Serving as the premier source for arts in South Carolina and beyond, it promotes cultural enrichment and artistic excellence through its diverse programs and initiatives.
South Carolina Arts Commission
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Rock Hill Poet Laureate Angelo Geter, the Rock Hill Poet Laureate Committee and Arts Council of York County are pleased to announce the fourth annual One Word Poetry Festival, taking place from Thursday, May 30 to Sunday, June 2. The downtown Rock Hill festival has amassed more than 1,500 participants since its inception in 2021 ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
1w ago
Small increase from FY23 For its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2024, the National Endowment for the Arts announced more than $110 million in recommended grants in all 50 states and U.S. jurisdictions. These grants fall under three NEA funding categories: Grants for Arts Projects, Our Town, and State and Regional Partnerships. The ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
2w ago
Third FY24 district brings total to 12 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission is announcing that the southern Midlands city of Aiken is home to the 12th South Carolina Cultural District designated by its board of commissioners, the third in FY24. Aiken’s district is the first South Carolina Cultural District ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
2w ago
Congrats to two #SCArtists Yesterday, South Arts announced the inaugural class of State Fellows for Literary Arts alongside the 2024 State Fellows for Visual Arts in its flagship Southern Prize and State Fellowships program. The latest expansion of the annual program scaled up to include support for the literary arts in addition to the longstanding ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
2w ago
Organization Category Recipient As the day nears for the 2024 South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts, The Hub is shining the spotlight on this year’s four recipients. We are happy to introduce them to you in greater detail. This is the schedule: May 6: Diane Frankenberger (Individual Category) May 8: Dr. Minuette Floyd (Arts ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
3w ago
Jazz lovers ready for big Saturday The 2nd annual “Main Street Jazz Fest” by ColaJazz takes place this Saturday in Columbia. A recent winner of the Best of Free Times’ Best Music Event (2021, runner-up in 2022), the ColaJazz Main Street Jazz Fest offers multiple bands, food trucks and more from 2-9 p.m. in the ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
3w ago
Arts in Education Category Recipient As the day nears for the 2024 South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts, The Hub is shining the spotlight on this year’s four recipients. We are happy to introduce them to you in greater detail. This is the schedule: May 6: Diane Frankenberger (Individual Category) Today: Dr. Minuette Floyd ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
3w ago
Individual Category Recipient As the day nears for the 2024 South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts, The Hub is shining the spotlight on this year’s four recipients. We are happy to introduce them to you in greater detail. This is the schedule: Today: Diane Frankenberger (Individual Category) May 8: Dr. Minuette Floyd (Arts in ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
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Floridian takes top prize, S.C. continues ‘Poetry Ourselves’ dominance Niveah Glover, a 12th-grade student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida, is the 2024 Poetry Out Loud® national champion. After reciting poems by Patricia Smith, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Ashanti Anderson during last night’s national finals, Glover was named champion and will ..read more
South Carolina Arts Commission
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Tune in tonight online The Palmetto State will have representation in the Poetry Out Loud national finals tonight in Washington. Charleston high school senior Jessie Leitzel, one of nine students out of a field of 55 state and jurisdictional champions, advanced last night to tonight’s finale. These students will recite classic and contemporary poems, competing ..read more