(Murrells Inlet, July 8, 2016) Myrtle Beach Cultural Calendar, non profit corp., has been awarded a Quarterly Grant by the South Carolina Arts Commission funded in part by a generous award from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC. for the 2017 fiscal year. The support will enable it to continue to support the fine arts all along the Grand Strand through its website www.TheArtsGrandStrand.org. and facebook page Facebook.com/The Arts Grand Strand.
The Arts Grand Strand is a unique resource to the area providing a guide to and calendar of just the fine arts offerings from Calabash to Georgetown. Over 600 events are covered annually. Its goal is to make it easy for people to know what is going on and therefore increase participation. It also provides a forum for artitists, performers and arts organizations to promote and discuss their work. Finally, it seeks to expand and enhance the image and brand of greater Myrtle Beach.
“The South Carolina Arts Commission Grant will enable The Arts Grand Strand to strengthen its reach into the community helping the arts to flourish and enrich the lives of our residents and visitors.” said John Morken, Executive Director of Myrtle Beach Cultural Calendar.
In addition to its calendars, the website contains articles, interviews and reviews. There are also sections devoted to high school events, teachers and classes, calls for artists and auditions, dining with art and jazz and coming soon will be pages devoted to the local galleries and cultural travel opportunities.
About SCAC: The South Carolina Arts Commission is the state agency charged with creating a thriving arts environment that benefits all South Carolinians, regardless of their location or circumstances. Created by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1967, the Arts Commission is working to increase public participation in the arts by providing services, grants and leadership initiatives in three areas: arts education, community arts development and artist development. Headquartered in Columbia, SC, the Arts Commission is funded by the state of South Carolina and by the federal government through the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit www.SouthCarolinaArts.com or call (803) 734-8696
Myrtle Beach Cultural Calendar is supported in part by the SC Arts Commission and public donations.
OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD AN ARTISTICALLY VIBRANT COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, ACTORS, WRITERS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ALONG THE ENTIRE GRAND STRAND.