For the fiscal year 2013, the Florence Regional Arts Alliance awarded $11,750 in Quarterly Grants to Florence County artists and arts organizations. In all 12 quarterly grants were awarded. According to the final reports from awardees, the projects funded through FRAA's grants program reached nearly 7,000 people, including 1,772 youth.
For the fiscal year 2014, the Florence Regional Arts Alliance has budgeted $19,000 to award to Florence County artists, non-profit organizations and teachers. For more information about this program, click here.
FRAA's Quarterly Grants Program is made possible through funding from Honda of South Carolina and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives funding from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC.
The Florence Regional Arts Alliance has been awarded two grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission for the 2014 fiscal year. The funding will go towards FRAA's Quarterly Grants Program and used for operating support.
"We're fortunate to have a supportive arts commission in our state and we're fortunate to have a great arts community in Florence County to benefit from the generosity of the South Carolina Arts Commission," said Quincy Kennedy, President of FRAA.
In total, FRAA will receive $14,529 in funding from the South Carolina Arts Commission. A majority of that funding will go toward FRAA's Quarterly Grants Program. For the 2014 fiscal year, FRAA will give away nearly $20,000 in grants to Florence County artists, arts organizations, teachers and schools. Honda of SC partners with FRAA to operate the Quarterly Grants Program. The Arts Commission awarded $5,038 to FRAA for operating costs.
"We can't thank the Arts Commission enough," said FRAA Executive Director Bruce Douglas. "In addition to generous funding, the Arts Commission provides leadership, guidance and support to our organization, as well as the other arts organizations and individuals in Florence County and across the state."
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 and 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, the Arts Commission is funded by the Sate of South Carolina, by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts and other sources. For more information, click here or call 803.734.8696.
As part of its Summer Arts Series, the Florence County Library System, in cooperation with the Florence Regional Arts Alliance and the Greater Lake City Artists Guild, is offering a special workshop at the Lake City Public Library on Tuesday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. “Understanding Art 101” is designed to help people gain a basic awareness of art history, art appreciation, as well as how to interpret various types of art. The workshop will be presented by Lawrence Anderson, Professor and Department Chair, Fine Arts Department at Francis Marion University.
This event is sponsored by the Florence Regional Arts Alliance and brought to you by the Greater Lake City Artists Guild. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Lake City Library.
All programs are free but registration is required. For more information or to register, please call (843) 394-8071.
