The guiding principle of this program is that the arts help build and strengthen communities and that the experience of the arts should be available to people of all ages. Arts Calendar - Broadcasts of segments of local and regional arts activities on SC Educational Radio. A companion web page is linked to the Arts Commission's website. Cultural Visions for Rural Communities - Provides funding and technical assistance to rural South Carolina communities to stimulate economic development through the use of existing cultural assets and by the formation of strong partnerships between cultural and economic development agencies at the local and state level. Design Arts - Provides grant assistance to communities and organizations developing activities that will promote design excellence in the areas of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and planning, graphic and product design, interior design, and historic preservation.
Grants are limited to non-capital expenditures.
Program supports the South Carolina Design Arts Partnership, a project of the Arts Commission, Clemson University College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, and the South Carolina Downtown Development Association, which delivers broadly based design assistance to South Carolina communities. Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Governor's Awards for the Arts - Presents annually the highest honor the state gives in the arts to South Carolina organizations, businesses and individuals participating in the growth and advancement of the arts in South Carolina. Email Newsletter - A brief letter available by email with opportunities, deadlines, dates and internet resources of interest to artists and organizations. Folklife and Traditional Arts - Provides technical assistance and grants to community organizations seeking to identify, document and present traditional art forms and their practitioners. Also provides technical assistance to traditional artists seeking to promote or sustain their art forms.