ARTIST Project Grant Application FY25

Overview

The Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC) is a 50 year-old arts service and development non-profit agency that provides financial support and technical assistance to artists, arts and community organizations and arts educators in Greenville County. MAC's Quarterly Grants Program supports projects that expand availability and accessibility of the arts, involve young people, provide arts experiences to new or under-served audiences, use arts innovatively, and show collaboration.

Funding Priorities

The quarterly project grants program for artists supports activities that advance the artistic development of individual Greenville County artists. Grants underwrite actual project costs, not ordinary living or studio expenses, and are intended to further artistic development and growth through exhibit or performance opportunities, marketing and publicity plans, conferences and workshops, and other professional development engagements.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be a practicing artist in dance, music, literature, media, theater or visual arts.
• Be at least 21 years old and not a matriculating student throughout the grant cycle.
• Be a permanent resident of Greenville County for a minimum of 6 months prior to the application deadline and during the grant period (proof of residency may be requested).
• Have the ability to match 1:1 any grant funds awarded.
• Projects must be thoroughly planned, scheduled and budgeted; not in their conceptual phase. Performance dates and times as well as locations must be confirmed.

Funding Range, Match, and Restrictions

• Up to $1,500.00 and a 1:1 (applicant to MAC) match per award.
• Applicants with outstanding MAC project support activities or reports are ineligible until all previously awarded grant requirements are completed and approved.
• No more than two grants may be awarded to an applicant within one fiscal/calendar year.
• A single project cannot be funded from two separate quarterly grants.

2025 Deadlines