What kind of public art could you create for $3,000? Probably not the next Busted Plug Plaza or Tunnel Vision – but who knows with the entire city as your canvas?

The SC Philharmonic will make history on Friday, June 25. For the first time since it was founded 47 years ago, one of the group’s performances will be broadcast nationally.

With state funding of the arts currently sitting on the chopping block, funding for creative ventures if more important than ever.* The SC Arts Commission is offering a FastTrac NewVenture for the Creative Economy class Monday evenings from 6-9 p.m. June 21-August 30.

Festival's second weekend featured delightful opera, sublime chamber music, ridiculous punk theater. Also: Erik Friedlander!

Beginning today the Conductors Institute of South Carolina is welcoming the public to the Koger Center to observe conductors of all levels take the podium to lead the institute’s ensemble.

Even after going to the Spoleto Festival for 20 years now, I kind of freak out about everything I’ve jammed into my schedule - usually 15 performances in five days - and how little I really know about most of it.

Instead of spending the entire summer by the pool, enroll your kids (or yourself) in one of these summertime art experiences!

Have a budding Pavarotti or Renee Fleming?

is offering a one-week opera camp for children in fifth through ninth grade July 12-16 at the USC School of Music.