SC Arts Commission refuses grant funding to 2 LGBTQ+ organizations

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

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 1,215

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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COLUMBIA — The governing board of the South Carolina Arts Commission denied grants to a pair of LGBTQ+ arts groups in the Upstate without giving a reason.

The board voted 5-3 Thursday to reject giving $13,000 to the Greenville Gay Men’s Chorus and almost $4,000 to Spartanburg’s Proud Mary Theatre Company.

The meeting comes more than a month after the commissioners approved a combined $3.7 million in taxpayer-funded grants for more than …

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