South Carolina Arts Foundation

1800 Gervais Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201

Julia M. Brown
Arts Accessibility Program Director and Executive Director of VSA arts of South Carolina

Tel.: (803) 734-0445
TTY: (803) 734-8983
Fax : (803) 734-8526
Cell : (803) 603-4450

mailto:JBrown@arts.sc.gov

Organizational Profile:

Full-time Staff: 0
Part-time Staff: 1
Volunteer Hours: 260 hours/year
Projected Total 2008
Income: $147,160
(including In-Kind Contributions)
Direct Participants: 3,300
Indirect Participants: 6,100

The South Carolina Arts Foundation (SCAF), the nonprofit arm of the South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC), seeks to assist the Commission in its mission to develop a thriving arts environment, enhancing quality of life, education, and economic vitality for all South Carolinians. The Foundation and the Commission carry out their joint goals by focusing resources in three general areas: education, community development, and artist development.

Programming Partners and Other Funders:

South Carolina Arts Commission; South Carolina Department of Education; South Carolina Arts Alliance; South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs; South Carolina Alliance for Arts Education

State Programs

Professional Development and Technical Assistance

General Arts/Education/Disabilities Services

The SCAF/SCAC offers general training programs and services related to the integration of arts and education for people with disabilities. These general training programs and services are designed for diverse audiences across the state. Services include: intensive teacher/artist/parent/arts program staff training on how to provide inclusive arts learning activities; one-time/one-day training; one-on-one consultation; information and resources for teachers, artists, parents, and arts program staff on specific aspects of inclusive arts learning activities and programming; and programs that support the career development of artists with disabilities.

Training for Residency Artists and Arts Organizations

Three years of targeted training in accessibility issues has produced a corps of artists who are ready to teach the arts to students outside mainstream K-12 settings. SCAC is currently arranging teaching opportunities for qualified teaching artists. Artists who are already on SCAC’s Roster of Approved Artists AND have been trained in accessibility issues will be strongly encouraged to conduct residencies and perform in settings that are outside the scope of SCAC’s typical venues.