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June 2009 |
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Kristin Cobb, executive director, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County
You can be in the e-newsletter if you e-mail a photo of your arts license plate!
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July 1
Six weeks prior to project
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South Carolina Arts Commission News
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Hello everyone,
The S.C. Arts Commission has awarded $314,109 to 33 S.C. arts organizations as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These funds will help save 139 arts-sector jobs. The Arts Commission is also pleased to announce an early bird discount for Statewide Arts Conference registration and a collaboration that will provide affordable business training for artists. And more good news - we present the latest round of Individual Artist Fellows.
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Congratulations, Fellows!
 The S.C. Arts Commission has named four artists as 2010 Individual Artist Fellows: Kim Lee Keats
(craft), Terrance Orlando Henderson (dance performance), Jill Eathorne
Bahr (dance choreography), and Damond L. Howard (visual art). Fellows receive $5,000 in recognition of
their superior artistic merit. Read more on the Fellowships Web page. |
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139 arts jobs preserved with Recovery Act grants
The S.C. Arts Commission has awarded $314,109 in one-time grants under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Grants will go to 33 S.C. arts organizations in 13 counties to help secure 61
staff positions and 78 contract positions threatened by the economic downturn. A list of recipients is posted on the Web site. Recovery Act grants are funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Southern Arts Federation
is distributing its Recovery Act funding within its nine-state region and is allocating $51,125 of the Arts Commission's $314,109 in Recovery Act grants directly to arts organizations throughout the state. |
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Early registration discount for Statewide Arts Conference!
Register for the 2009 Statewide Arts Conference by July 31 and receive a $30 discount! The early-bird rate of $75 will increase to $105 on Aug. 1. Visit the Web site to register online or by mail. "Arts Be Nimble: Navigating Tough Terrain" is scheduled for Sept. 15 at the Columbia Conference Center. The conference schedule is designed to maximize your time with multiple opportunities to polish skills, discover new ways to use current resources, and forge collaborations. Check out the workshop schedule and stay tuned for additional details.  |
Affordable business training for artists
The
S.C. Arts Commission has partnered with three organizations to offer affordable business and entrepreneurial training for artists. A portion of the Leveraging Investments
in Creativity grant will help underwrite the Artist as an Entrepreneur
Institute in Columbia, reducing the cost from $450 to $150. The grant funds are also enabling The Tate Center for Entrepreneurship in
Charleston to offer a $150 rate to the first 20 artists who
register. And both the artist-focused FastTrac course in Greenville and
the general FastTrac New Venture courses around the state are
offered for $145. Visit the artist training Web page for details and registration information for each course.
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A new name for LINC
S.C. Artists LINC is now the S.C. Artists' Ventures Initiative. Because
the national LINC organization plans to sunset the LINC name in two
years, the S.C. Arts Commission's program needed a new identity.
Artists'
Ventures implies that the program belongs to artists, because it does!
The gatherings, business training and start-up support that comprise
the program are based on input from S.C. artists. Brush up on the latest on the SCAVI Web page.
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Innovative Space Awards announced
The
MetLife Innovative Space Awards (ISA) is a national awards program that emphasizes
the benefits that affordable artist spaces yield for both artists and their
communities. In Nov. 2009, ISA will award from
$10,000 to $50,000 for up to five winning projects. Applications
may be submitted by nonprofit organizations, artists, community members or public
agencies. Application deadline is Aug. 24. ISA
was developed by the national Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC) and MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning in
partnership with the MetLife Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Visit the national LINC Web site for details and application guidelines.
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Emergency planning wake-up call
The Craft Emergency Relief Fund has posted its 2008 Yearbook on YouTube. The video highlights a few of the craft artists assisted by CERF after fires,
floods, and other emergencies. A few of the slides are sobering "before" and "after"
shots of artist studios. Check out the video and other CERF resources, and use the S.C. Arts Commission's list of resources to prepare before disaster strikes.
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First Novel selection published
 First Novel prize winner Brian Ray's novel, "Through the Pale Door" has been released and is available from Hub City Writers Project or from Amazon.com. The First Novel Prize is a program of the S.C. Arts Commission, Humanities CouncilSC and the State Library. More information about Ray, his work and upcoming events is available on www.brianrayfiction.com.
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New board officers and member
The S.C. Arts Commission Board has new officers and a new member. New officers are Charles T. "Bud" Ferillo of Columbia, chairman, and Sarah Lynn Hayes of Rock Hill, vice chairman. Board members elected to the executive committee include Linda Stern of Columbia, immediate past chairman and Henry Horowitz of Greenville.
Elizabeth Factor of Charleston has been appointed to the board by Gov. Mark Sanford. Factor joins other board
members to help direct the state agency's resources toward supporting a
thriving arts environment in S.C.
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Nonprofit handbook available
The
S.C. Nonprofit Model Employee Handbook and Employer Kit is now available from the
S.C. Association of Nonprofit Organizations (SCANPO). The kit includes model
policies for an employee handbook, copies of required federal and state posters
and sample forms. Family and Medical
Leave Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act policies are also included. The kit is offered to SCANPO members for $95 and to nonmembers for $125. An order form is available on SCANPO's Web site.
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United We Serve
Artists and arts organizations are encouraged to participate in "United We Serve," the new nationwide service initiative that kicked off June 22. In addition to creating projects and involving volunteers, the arts community is invited to submit success stories demonstrating how volunteer projects have engaged the community or galvanized action. The stories will be included in a national database being developed to showcase volunteer efforts nationwide. Relatively few arts-related projects have been posted to date. For ideas on how to participate and how to share your story, visit Serve.gov.
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Second grants writing workshop to be scheduled
An enthusiastic
response to a free grants writing workshop for cultural and nonprofit
organization means that all seats have been reserved for the July 14 event!
However, a second workshop will be
scheduled for the spring. The S.C. Arts Commission, in partnership with the Humanities
CouncilSC, the S.C. Federation of Museums, McKissick Museum, the S.C. Dept. of Archives and History, S. C. State University and the National
Trust for Historic Preservation, offered the workshop as a learning opportunity
and a chance for partnership building between local organizations with similar
missions. The Humanities CouncilSC will announce details on its Web site when the second workshop
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Quote this
"Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that and just play."
-- Charlie Parker (1920-1955) | |
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Milly Hough
Communications Director
S.C. Arts Commission
803.734.8698
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| 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 works to increase 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 SouthCarolinaArts.com or call 803.734.8696. |
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