Love Greenville’s arts scene? So does MAC. The Metropolitan Arts Council’s grant program allows individual artists to further develop their craft and launch their career goals, and gives local organizations and schools the ability to further expand their arts-related programs + services.
The grant program by the numbers
In 2022, MAC:
- Awarded a record-high of $542,103 to cultural initiatives throughout Greenville County
- Provided $30,000 to each of its general operation support partners
During the COVID-19 pandemic, MAC awarded $678,950 in relief funding to 33 arts organizations throughout Greenville County, including:
- Artisphere
- Centre Stage
- Greenville Chorale
- Greenville Symphony Orchestra
- Greenville Theatre
- Peace Center
- South Carolina Children’s Theatre
- The Warehouse Theatre
Each of these organizations also received an extra $10,000 in operating support through a generous gift from the Graham Foundation for the MAC grants program. MAC also provided $10,000 to the Greenville County Museum of Art (GCMA) to purchase works of art by Greenville-area artists for its permanent collection.
