Festivals Grants - South Carolina Arts Commission
Forecasted
Festivals Grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission support community-based festivals with arts programming funds to expand public engagement and participation in arts and culture across the state.
Funder: South Carolina Arts Commission
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $7,500, reimbursement only, with a 1:1 grantee match
Summary: Supports community-based South Carolina festivals that expand public engagement and participation in arts and culture.
Key Information: Individual artists, colleges, and universities are ineligible; festivals must compensate artists and include free arts programming.
Description
The South Carolina Arts Commission’s Festivals Grants support arts activities at community-based festivals held in—and benefiting—South Carolina communities. The program supports visual, media, performing, literary, and folk and traditional arts, including temporary installations, exhibitions, commissions, and licensing for original works. Funding can also support artist fees, production, marketing, travel, and accessibility services associated with arts programming.
A festival must be a gathering within a condensed period with an identifiable theme or focus. The program emphasizes meaningful local impact and active community participation. Special consideration goes to festivals serving communities that lack arts resources because of geography, economic conditions, cultural background, socio-political circumstances, disability, age, or other demonstrable factors.
