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The Dum Spiro Spero mural is one of many in the Main Street District. | Photo courtesy of One Columbia

The Midlands’ Central Carolina Community Foundation is joining forces with ArtsGrowSC – a new program for artists to help them succeed in finance + business. ArtsGrowSC was born out of a collab between the state-funded S.C. Arts Commission and CommunityWorks, a development finance company based out of Greenville.

The program offers artists resources like a savings program, business venture loans and microloans, as well as coaching and workshops that can lead to bigger grant opportunities.

ArtsGrowSC’s goal is to help further develop + spread local arts ventures around the state; contributing to the collective $9.2 billion that S.C.’s creative industries bring in.

2 min read / Midlands Anchor

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