Arts Council of Beaufort County: Community Arts Grants

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ACBC Community Arts Grant Program

Overview | Guidelines/Funding Categories | Deadlines
Applications & Final Report | Grant Recipients

Overview

The Arts Council of Beaufort County offers small grants ($200 - $1,000) that are awarded quarterly to non-profit organizations, schools, individual artists and teachers in Beaufort County for cultural activities occurring in or benefiting the greater Beaufort area.

In the past, these grants have been used to provide support for professional development, high quality arts programs for the community, public awareness, audience development, arts in education for young people and cultural projects that celebrate the diversity of the Lowcountry.

All grants require matching funds and can be used to provide support for wide range of art projects. Applicants do not have to be a member of the ACBC but all grants must be submitted on the proper forms and meet the announced deadline.

A local panel, representing the communities of Beaufort County, is appointed by the Board of Directors of the Arts Council to review the project application packets and to recommend levels of funding. The Arts Council Board of Directors is responsible for approving funding decisions. Under certain circumstances, an applicant may appeal the decision of the Council and request additional review or re-apply during the next quarter.

The ACBC Community Arts Grant program is supported with public funds from the South Carolina Arts Commission, the City of Beaufort, John and Susan Bennett Meemorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Carolina Community Foundation of South Carolina, and Arts Council patron Support.

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Guidelines/Funding Categories

The new Application Packets are now available. Application Packets are particular to each funding category and also include complete guidelines within each packet. It is strongly suggested that all applicants: a) consult with a member of the Arts Council of Beaufort County staff prior to starting the application process and b) submit the application for pre-review 2 weeks prior to the deadline. Let us help you!

Funding Categories

Organizations & Schools

Projects and programs which may include, but are not limited to exhibits, festivals, promotion/publicity/printing, consultants, staff attendance at seminars, et cetera. Arts and cultural organizations not receiving direct funding from the South Carolina Arts Commission may apply for general operating funds. Maximum request: $1,000.

Professional Artists

Projects and programs which may include, but are not limited to special events, travel, registration fees, educational experiences, or other costs directly connected with the project or with professional development. Ordinary living expenses during the project are not eligible costs. Grant funds cannot be used to pay for creative time, but 1/2 of the match may be accounted for by creative time. Maximum request: $1,000.

Teachers

Projects involving visiting speakers, classroom workshops, and cultural demonstrations; funding may be provided for special arts resources or materials, to hire arts consultants or artists, or to purchase art supplies or other items for arts-related projects and activities. Maximum request: $500.

Funding cannot be provided for:

Capital improvements, mortgage payments, building construction, and renovation of a facility
Entertainment costs for parties, receptions, and fundraising benefits
Activities restricted to an organization's membership; Funded projects must be open to the general public
Projects not occurring in or benefiting Beaufort County
Student productions/projects not sponsored or supervised by a teacher or school
Non-cultural programs that are essentially recreational, social, or rehabilitational

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Quarterly Deadlines

August 15 - for projects in October, November or December

November 15 - for projects in January, February or March

February 15 - for projects in April, May or June

May 15 - for projects in July, August or September

Applications must be received by 5:00 PM on due date at Arts Council office, 1111 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC. If due date falls on a weekend or holiday, applications are due by 5:00PM on the next business day.

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Applications

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The Final Report is in Microsoft Word format for ease of use.

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Final Report Form

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Recipients

The Arts Council of Beaufort County is pleased to announce the 4th Quarter FY 07/08 Community Art Grant Recipients

ACBC Community Art Grant Awardees Spring 2008

Jan Spencer: Awarded $500
For professional development to assist with class tuition

Jazz Lovers of the Lowcountry: Awarded $954
For space rental for performances

Kim Bogan: Awarded $100
For professional development to assist with class tuition

Coastal Discovery Museum: Awarded $500
For the Art Market at Honey Horn prizes for Beaufort Artists

Beaufort Middle School: Awarded $1,000
To create a gallery to feature student art work at the school

Bluffton United Methodist Church: Awarded $754
To support the Spring Concert

Beaufort Belles: Awarded $500
For the purchase of music

Scott Gordon, Beaufort High School: Awarded $400
For a print making workshop and supplies

ACBC Community Art Grant Awardees Winter 2008

Patricia Bee: Awarded $1000
The project involves producing a CD to enhance her recently published children's book

Rhonda Stones, Drama Club Advisor & Director, Hilton Head Christian Academy: Awarded $683
The project is for production costs associated with producing "The Wiz"

Gloria Mae Pina: Awarded $325
The grant is for professional development to help offset the costs of taking a pastel class

Jacquelyn Markham: Awarded $1,000
The project is for support to publish a book of poetry and a produce a series of workshops on poetry

Lisa Clancy, Creative Arts Teacher, Mossy Oaks Elementary School: Awarded $700
The project is for the production of the spring school musical

Tracye Faulkner-Stormer: Awarded $1,000
The project supports the production of a book fair for local self-published authors

ACBC Community Art Grant Awardees Fall 2007

Ronald Daise: Awarded $1000
The project involves the writing and publication of a Teacher's Guide to accompany middle and high school studies of the book Gullah Branches, West African Roots by Ronald Daise (Sandlapper Publishing, 2007)

Chamber Music Hilton Head: Awarded $825
Operating funds for the entire 2007-2008 Season

Rachael O'Neal, Galer Elementary School: Awarded $500
"The Artists Way"--Reading Enrichment Through Artistic Experiences
"Once per week I will meet with 10 at risk students for a special reading and the arts enrichment class. During each session, students will receive a book about the artist of the month, we will read together, then students will keep a sketchbook/journal about their experiences and topics covered during the sessions."

Fripp Island Friends of Music: Awarded $300
FOM will coordinate with Beaufort County School Administrators to schedule a presentation by the Newstead Trio in a selected Beaufort County School. The presentation will take place on October 22, 2007, following the Trio's Fripp concert, and will involve a presentation to an assembly chosen by the School Administrators.

Jazz Lovers of the Lowcountry: Awarded $1000
Artists fees for 07-08 Season

Penn Center, Inc.: Awarded $1000
Heritage Juried Art Exhibition for Emerging Artists

The Arts Council of Beaufort County is pleased to announce the 1st Quarter FY 07/08 Community Art Grant Recipients

ACBC Community Art Grant Awardees Summer 2007

Beaufort Shag Club: Awarded $275
for Sea Island Junior Shag Day

Patricia Bee: Awarded $500
for her new book "Try 'Umsee's Wings"

Coastal Discovery Museum: Awarded $500
for "Artists Influenced by the Gullah Culture: 1907-2007" exhibit

Alfred Davis: Awarded $500
for "Souls of the Lowcountry" Photography Exhibit

Hank Herring: Awarded $800
for participation at the "2007 Children's Education Village NBAFI"

Dorothy Holmes Olenja: Awarded $500
for her new children's book "Great Grandma Gladys and Her Great Grandsons"

Lands End Woodland Inc.: Awarded $500
for Lands End Woodland River Festival

Marilyn Lorenz: Awarded $500
for her new children's book "Great Blue Gert"

Penn Center: Awarded $750
for "Expressions in Sweetgrass: Art by Jery Taylor" exhibit

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