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The South Carolina Arts Commission produces a variety of documents on arts-related topics, including a long-range plan for the arts in the state and a roster of artists.
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Publication State Art Collection Loan Program Standards and Procedures(South Carolina State Library, 2024-01-08) South Carolina Arts CommissionThe South Carolina Arts Commission encourages loans to advance public understanding of the rich and diverse history of the arts in South Carolina, and to enable a wider audience to see and enjoy the State Art Collection. Up to five (5) Works of art from the South Carolina Arts Commission’s State Art Collection may be loaned to qualified South Carolina state government institutions for 1 year. The State Art Collection will only be loaned to South Carolina state government institutions that are open and accessible to the public.Publication Fiscal Year 2021-2025 Strategic Plan(South Carolina State Library, 2024-04) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis strategic plan includes desired outcomes for the arts in South Carolina and breaks down the way to achieve those outcomes.Publication FY 23 Impact Map(South Carolina State Library, 2023) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis map serves as a visual representation of how the S.C. Arts Commission distributes public funding back to communities in the state’s 46 counties as grants, which often require a 1:1 match or more in local investment, or programs that provide citizens and visitors equal access to the many documented benefits of the arts.Publication The economic impact of South Carolina’s arts-related economic cluster(South Carolina State Library, 2023-02-14) Von Nessen, Joseph C.; South Carolina Arts CommissionThe purpose of this study is to estimate the economic impact of the portion of the creative cluster in South Carolina associated with all arts, design, crafts, and related activities - defined specifically as the "artsrelated cluster." Arts and culture are essential to any region’s quality of life and local identity, and as such can serve as an engine of economic development through improving tourism and helping a region attract and retain skilled labor. This latter benefit is especially important in 2023 as South Carolina and the United States continue to face a significant labor shortage that has emerged following the COVID-19 pandemic.Publication FY 22 impact map(South Carolina State Library, 2022-08-12) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis map serves as a visual representation of how the S.C. Arts Commission distributes public funding back to communities in the state’s 46 counties as grants, which often require a 1:1 match or more in local investment, or programs that provide citizens and visitors equal access to the many documented benefits of the arts.Publication FY 21 impact map(South Carolina State Library, 2021-09-14) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis map serves as a visual representation of how the S.C. Arts Commission distributes public funding back to communities in the state’s 46 counties as grants, which often require a 1:1 match or more in local investment, or programs that provide citizens and visitors equal access to the many documented benefits of the arts.Publication Strategic plan FY2021-2025(South Carolina State Library, 2020-10) South Carolina Arts CommissionFrom October 2019 to March 2020, agency teams conducted 17 in-person meetings from the mountains to the coast and gathered additional input via an online survey that was offered in English and Spanish. More than 1,000 constituents shared their thoughts and opinions during the Canvass of the People 2020. From this public input, the agency crafted an updated vision, mission, and set of values that, along with the new strategic plan, will guide the Arts Commission’s work for the foreseeable future.Publication FY 20 impact map(South Carolina State Library, 2020-09-08) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis map serves as a visual representation of how the S.C. Arts Commission distributes public funding back to communities in the state’s 46 counties as grants, which often require a 1:1 match or more in local investment, or programs that provide citizens and visitors equal access to the many documented benefits of the arts.Publication Act 116 COVID-19 response account SCAC expenditures as of 8/1/2020(South Carolina State Library, 2020-08-01) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis details the expenditures of the Arts Commission’s allocation from the CARES ActPublication Act 116 COVID-19 response account SCAC expenditures as of 7/1/2020(South Carolina State Library, 2020-07-01) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis details the expenditures of the Arts Commission’s allocation from the CARES ActPublication The Art of Community : Rural SC(South Carolina State Library, 2020-03-06) South Carolina Arts CommissionAs part of its mission to help create a thriving arts and culture environment for South Carolina, the South Carolina Arts Commission launched an initiative, The Art of Community: Rural SC, in 2015. It creates a new framework to support new leadership, generate energy and motivate action in South Carolina’s rural regions. This paper describes the concept and history of the initiative.Publication Fiscal Year 2017-2020 strategic plan(South Carolina State Library, 2019-08-31) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis strategic plan includes desired outcomes for the arts in South Carolina and breaks down the way to achieve those outcomes by Strategic Methods, Timeline, Products/Activitiesm, Measurements/Desired results and Primary Staffing.Publication FY 19 impact map(South Carolina State Library, 2019) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis map serves as a visual representation of how the S.C. Arts Commission distributes public funding back to communities in the state’s 46 counties as grants, which often require a 1:1 match or more in local investment, or programs that provide citizens and visitors equal access to the many documented benefits of the arts.Publication [Awards by county](South Carolina State Library, 2019-08-07) South Carolina Arts CommissionThis is a list of programs given grants by the South Carolina Arts Commission. They are broken down by program, name, grant, title and county.Publication Taproots : a study in cultural exploration(South Carolina State Library, 1975) Sinclair, Bennie Lee; South Carolina Arts CommissionIn the spring of 1975, six schools (Briggs Elementary, Florence, Camden High School, Camden, Columbia High School, Columbia, York High School, York, Blue Ridge High School, Greenville County, Greenville High School, Greenville) from five sites in South Carolina participated in a Special Bi-Centennial Project, a Cultural Exploration Program sponsored by the South Carolina Arts Commission and funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Basically, the idea was to encourage students (elementary through high school) to take notice of their own surroundings as subject matter - an idea which caught and sparkled for them in a hundred directions, as evidenced in these pages.Publication South Carolina’s Arts-Related Economic Cluster : Summary(South Carolina State Library, 2018-01) Woodward, Douglas; South Carolina Arts CommissionResearchers at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina analyzed 2014 data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, regarding the South Carolina economy associated with the arts and design, crafts, and related activities. The results of the analysis reveal that arts-related economic activities in the state generate a core impact of $9.7 billion.Publication Arts in Basic Curriculum : 20-Year Anniversary Evaluation(South Carolina State Library, 2009) Arts in Basic Curriculum Project (S.C.)The Arts in Basic Curriculum (ABC) Project has ensured students throughout South Carolina have a quality, comprehensive arts education for 20 years. Through funding, research, advocacy and training and technical assistance, the Project has been a model for a number of advancements in arts education. The statewide focus, the creation of arts education standards and curriculum, the success of its advocacy and its inroads on arts education assessment and integration mark the ABC Project as a significant leader in the field of arts education. At its 20th anniversary, the ABC Project engaged an independent evaluator to explore the Project’s impact at this stage of its history. This report captures the findings of this 20-year evaluation.Publication Triennial 98(South Carolina State Library, 1998) South Carolina Arts Commission; South Carolina State MuseumNineteen ninety-eight marks the third anniversary of TRIENNIAL which was started in 1992 as a joint project of the South Carolina Arts Commission and the South Carolina State Museum. This issue highlights artists exhibiting their work in the Triennial exhibition as well as a catalogue of their work.Publication Triennial 92(South Carolina State Library, 1992) South Carolina Arts Commission; South Carolina State MuseumTriennial 92 is a joint project of two state agencies, the South Carolina Arts Commission and the South Carolina State Museum. The exhibition celebrates the Arts Commission's 25th year of support of the arts in South Carolina and marks the fourth year of a successful series of exhibitions co-sponsored by the Arts Commission and the State Museum.Publication Where we stand on arts education(South Carolina State Library, 2005) Arts in Basic Curriculum Project (S.C.)This brochure explains the ABC Project, its mission, vision and accomplishments.