SC Arts Commission Board Denies Funding for LGBTQIA+ Nonprofits

SC Arts Commission refuses grant funding to 2 LGBTQ+ organizations • SC Daily Gazette

South Carolina’s Arts Commission denied grant funding to a pair of LGBTQ+ arts groups in the Upstate.

SC Arts Commission board denies funding for LGBTQIA+ nonprofits

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) – The South Carolina Arts Commission board has denied funding for two Upstate nonprofits that prioritize LGBTQIA+ voices. In a SC Arts Commission special called meeting held Thursday afternoon, board members chose not to approve grant funding for both the Greenville Gay Men's Chorus and Proud Mary Theatre Company. They were the [...]

SC Arts Commission Board denies funding for Upstate LGBTQ performing arts groups

Two Upstate LGBTQ groups will not receive grant funding they had already been recommended for, following a vote by the State Arts Commission board.

SC Arts Commission denies funding for LGBTQ+ groups after delaying decision for months

The vote stems from a previous decision to delay funding the two LGBTQ+ organizations and ask both groups to re-prove their artistic merit.

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AFFA Releases Statement on SC Arts Commission Decision

The Alliance for Full Acceptance (AFFA), a 501c3 organization based in Charleston, released the following statement on the South Carolina Arts Commission's denial of funding to the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus and Proud Mary Theatre Company: