s.c. artists' ventures initiative e-news

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State Art Collection exhibits

Check out Kickstarter

Congrats!

Innovative Partnership Grants

Folk Heritage Award nominations

Art in Sight stops in Beaufort and Clemson

Works drawn from the 448-piece State Art Collection are on view across South Carolina. The African-American Voice opens Jan. 15 in Beaufort, while three venues in Clemson host Contemporary Conversations, starting Jan. 10. The exhibitions are part of the Art in Sight campaign, designed to promote awareness of the opportunities for South Carolinians to enjoy the State Art Collection in their communities.

There are now so many SC-based Kickstarter projects that we can't cover them all! That means you've been sharing the wealth. Nice!

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December 2010

For December, we're respecting the hustle and bustle of the holiday season by sending out a short and sweet e-news. Be sure to check out the upcoming application deadlines while you're tucking into that second helping of mincemeat pie. And congratulate our newest round of Artist Venture grant winners while you're spreading good cheer!

Have a relaxing and rejuvenating holiday and a prosperous new year!

Congrats to the newest Artists' Ventures Initiative grantees!

On December 16, 2010, the S.C. Arts Commission Board of Directors approved seven grant applications for the 2010 SCAVI Artists' Ventures grants. The grantees are:

Natalie Brown: Columbia Alternacirque
Heidie Darr-Hope:Healing Icons exhibit
Brett Flashnick: Flashnick Visuals, LLC
Mary Edna Fraser: Kimono Silks
Sanford Greene: "1000", A Graphic Novel
Dheric Jacobs: Sounds Familiar Records
Ellen Kochansky: The Rensing Cente

Please join us in congratulating this round's grantees! For more information on the Artists' Ventures grants, visit our website.

Innovative Partnership Grants: deadline Jan. 15

Artists, along with colleges and universities, and arts organizations, are encouraged to partner with local schools or school districts to apply for the new Innovative Partnership grant to provide arts programming for students. Grants may be used to fund in-school, after-school, or summer arts programs that meet the educational, developmental or social needs of students in your community. Grant guidelines and details are available on the website. The application deadline is Jan. 15. For more information, contact Kim Harne, (803) 734-8630.

Traditional artists to be honored

The Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award is presented annually by the S. C. General Assembly to practitioners and advocates of traditional arts significant to communities throughout the state. Previous winners include a Piedmont Blues harp player, a Gullah storyteller, a bluegrass advocate, and a Catawba potter. The next nomination deadline is Jan. 30. Visit the S.C. Arts Commission website for more information.

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, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts and other sources. For more information, visit South Carolina Arts or call 803.734.8696.