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South Carolina Arts Commission News
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Hello everyone,
This issue marks the debut of a new look for the Arts Commission's e-newsletter. New features include an active contents list and a prominent location for deadline reminders, allowing you to navigate to news and opportunities of interest. These features are partly a result of feedback from our spring 2007 communications survey. Let us know what you think. |
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Join the 40th celebration!
 Visit the 40 Lists Project to add your suggestions! Each month during the South Carolina Arts Commission's 40th Anniversary celebration, we'll unveil new lists of people, accomplishments, ideas and milestones that have contributed to the arts during the past 40 years.
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"African American Voice" exhibition
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Verner Awards nominations
 The Arts Commission is accepting nominations for the Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Awards, the highest honor the state presents in the arts. The awards are presented annually to recognize achievements and contributions to the arts in S.C. Nominations are due Jan. 15, 2008. |
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Folk Heritage Awards nominations
The Arts Commission is accepting nominations for the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards, presented annually by the S.C. General Assembly to practitioners of traditional arts. The awards are managed jointly by the Arts Commission and the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. Nominations are due Jan. 15, 2008. |
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First Novel judge named
 Distinguished novelist Percival Everett will judge the First Novel Competition sponsored by the S.C. Arts Commission and the Hub City Writers Project. Raised in Columbia, Everett is a professor of English at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and an award-winning author of more than a dozen novels.
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National Symphony Orchestra coming to S.C.
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 Make plans to see The National Symphony Orchestra during one of its five performances in South Carolina Feb. 9-15, 2008. Each year one state is chosen to schedule the orchestra, based at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, for a range of activities, including concerts, clinics, master classes and workshops. Read more... |
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Artists asked to comment on LINC
Artists are encouraged to visit the SC Artists LINC web page and blog to review comments and add to the discussion about the LINC project. South Carolina has been selected for a national initiative known as Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC), a ten-year project designed to improve conditions for artists in all disciplines, so that artists can more readily do their creative work and contribute to community life. |
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Mayors Institute underway
Mayors participating in the 2007 Mayors Institute will gather in Charleston Nov. 15-16 to present community design projects and solicit solutions from design experts. Mayors taking part include:
Mayor Brian C. Deese, Liberty
Mayor Derek Hodgin, Westminster
Mayor Buddy Johnson, Little Mountain
Mayor Betty Sims, Olanta
Mayor E. A. Stevenson, Allendale
The Mayors Institute is a program of the Design Arts Partnership. |
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Nonprofit workshops offered
The S.C. Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO) is offering a new series of Guiding Principles and Best Practices training sessions in Myrtle Beach and Columbia. For more information or to register, visit the SCANPO calendar or call 803.929.0399.
The Exempt Organizations office of the IRS is presenting a workshop on basic tax compliance issues for small- and mid-sized exempt organizations in Columbia Dec. 4-6. Visit the IRS registration service for more information or to register. |
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Quote this
"To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country." - George Washington
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Milly Hough
Communications Director
S.C. Arts Commission
803.734.8698
The
South Carolina Arts Commission is the state agency charged with
creating a thriving arts environment that benefits all South
Carolinians, regardless of their location or circumstances. Created by
the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the Arts Commission is
celebrating 40 years of increasing public participation in the arts by
providing services, grants and leadership initiatives in three areas:
arts education, community arts development and artist development.
Headquartered in Columbia, S. C., the Arts Commission is funded by the
state of South Carolina and by the federal government through the
National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit South Carolina Arts or call 803.734.8696.
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