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Don't miss the first S.C. Artists LINC Spring Retreat.
The Project
South Carolina is one of 14 Creative Communities participating in a national initiative known as Leveraging Investments in Creativity (LINC).
Coordinating the statewide project, the Arts Commission is one of only a handful of Creative Community partners that has expanded its reach outside of a metropolitan area.
The agency will draw from and contribute to this extensive network of practitioners that aim to
- demonstrate replicable best practices and pursue innovations that yield measurable success in improving conditions for artists.
- gain public recognition of artists’ contributions.
Using a $100,000 LINC project grant, the Arts Commission plans to offer several training and networking opportunities to address critical concerns identified by S.C. artists during the project planning process.
The first opportunity will be a statewide, all-discipline artists’ retreat that will provide artists with information they can use in their personal lives, communities and businesses.
During the retreat, the agency will introduce two entrepreneurship-training programs:
- FastTrac, a 10-week intensive business development program
- The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute, a three-weekend, 24-module course
The result of both programs is a business plan, which will be required of artists seeking to participate in the Artists Ventures Program, a "virtual business incubator" initiative.
Learn more about S.C. Artists LINC.