The SC Arts Alliance has been the primary advocate for the arts and arts education in South Carolina since 1979. Over the 40 years, the number of paid staff has continued to be zero or one. Additionally, the SCAA has always worked closely with its university partners on helping inform college students about the role of advocacy in the arts industry and providing opportunities and resources to those collegiate courses.
As the SCAA continues past its 40th Anniversary, and under the direction of its 2016-2019 Strategic Plan, staff has created a Graduate Fellowship program to help fulfill its mission. For the first two years of the program (FY2020, FY2021), the SCAA offered one (1) Fellowship. The first Fellowship was for one semester, while the second Fellowship was expanded to a full year to allow for the student to experience a wider array of opportunities.
Beginning in FY2022, the SCAA will expand this further and offer two (2) year-long Graduate Fellowships. Placement priority will be for one Fellowship for students enrolled in Winthrop University’s Arts Management Graduate Program, and one Fellowship for students in College of Charleston’s Arts Management Certificate Program. At this time, these are the only South Carolina universities that offer a graduate program in Arts Management.
For more information about the Fellowship and how to apply, click below.
