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Overview of Art and Artists in South Carolina

Arts and culture play a significant role in the economic activity of the country. The value-added to GDP by arts and cultural production is nearly five times greater than that of the agricultural sector. Arts and culture adds nearly $60 billion more than construction and $227 billion more than transportation and warehousing to the U.S. economy. https://www.arts.gov/news/2019/latest-data-shows-increase-us-economy-arts-and-cultural-sector

In South Carolina approximately 115,000 jobs associated with the arts-related economic industry cluster. The economic output generated by this sector has been estimated to be more than $9.7 billion. The creative cluster of arts, crafts, design and related businesses contributes $269 million to South Carolina’s state tax revenue base. http://www.southcarolinaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018EconReport.pdf

The following are selected links to information about the Arts in South Carolina that you might want to explore - provided by the Lake Marion Artisans in Summerton:

SC Art Organizations

SC Art For Sale

SC Art Information, News & Events

SC Art Education - Colleges & Universities



SC Art – Artist Jobs & Careers
Finally, for those traveling on across Santee Cooper Country and along the I-95 corridor, you might want to stop and visit the following art galleries and museums along the way:



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