Mission:

Black Creek Arts Council is dedicated to providing guidance and assistance in arts administration, funding, education, and program coordination to arts-based organizations and artists in Darlington County.

 

Black Creek Arts Council (BCAC) is an arts-based, registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Darlington County, South Carolina. Our offices are housed in a historical 10,000-square-foot building in Downtown Hartsville, South Carolina.

We offer a variety of arts programs, including arts education classes for adults and children, after-school and pre-school aged programs, summer camps and private music lessons. Our Jean & James Fort Gallery hosts changing exhibits of regional and national artists.

Each year, we also award sub-grants to arts-presenting non-profit organizations and individual artists in Darlington County.

History

Black Creek Arts Center Building

Black Creeks Arts Center is housed in a historical building once known as the Hartsville Community Market. The Community Market the Community Market is a two-story, five bay, rectangular plan, brick building with a flat roof and parapet and cast stone trim and is one of several buildings built in 1935-1936 utilizing federal loans from the Public Works Administration.

The other main building, the Hartsville Community Center, is a two-story, five bay, rectangular plan Art Deco style brick building with a flat roof, parapet, and decorative cast-stone trim. The Hartsville Community Center now houses the Center Theater, a performing arts venue.

The buildings were were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Learn more about the buildings at the National Register's website.

Board of Directors

President

Jonathan Lee
Choice Realty, Owner/Broker

Vice-President

Jennifer Marshall
Keller Williams Palmetto, Realtor

Secretary

Sara Vaughn
Coker University, Director of Accounting
and Finance

Treasurer

Carol Ann Beasley
Hartsville High School, School Counselor

 

Rhonda Coker
Retired

Hannah Howle
Darlington Veneer Company, Sales Representative

Mark Ingram
Ingram Law Firm, Attorney-at-Law

TH Pierce
Safe Federal Credit Union, Chief Risk Officer

Eric Tew
DCIT, Graphic Communications Instructor

Brandi Wheeler
Define Wealth, Client Services, and Marketing Assistant

 

JOIN US!

If you have time and energy, we are looking for you! Help with our fundraising events and become an advocate for an amazing organization. This is an opportunity to give back to the community and have fun. Board meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Be a part of something that will change your life. If you are interested in joining our Board, please contact Allison Pederson by email at info@blackcreekarts.org.

Board Member Application: Application

Become a Benefactor of Black Creek Arts Council in 2022

Funding and operating support for BCAC are provided by the South Carolina Arts Commission (which receives support from John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC and the National Endowment for the Arts), local businesses, regional and national foundations, and corporations and most importantly, by the people of Darlington County.

 

Click Donate Now to make a donation in support of Black Creek Arts Council programs.

Foundations

  • Charles W. and Elizabeth H. Coker Foundation
  • Joan S. and Charles W. Coker Foundation
  • Sonoco Foundation
  • South Carolina Arts Commission
  • National Endowment For the Arts

Businesses

  • Vintage Craft Beer and Wine
  • Sonoco
  • Choice Realty
  • Define Wealth
  • North Industrial
  • Refine Spa
  • Carolina Dental Partners

  • Carolina Pines

  • SPC Credit Union

  • Blackwell Law

  • The Citizens

  • The Rooster One Thirty Six

  • Pepsi of Florence

  • Waymaker

Individuals

  • Mrs. Gay Ham
  • Mrs. Jane Wheeler
  • Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hoffman
  • Mr. and Mrs. Bob Anderson
  • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bush
  • Mr. and Mrs. Howard Coker
  • Mrs. Sharon Brown
  • Ms. Diane DeLucia
  • Mrs. Timi Bronson
  • Mrs. Audrey Tripp
  • Mrs. MaryAnn Chapman
  • Mrs. Jane Wheeler
  • Mrs. Judy Jacobs
  • Mrs. Jennifer Marshall
  • Mrs. Kathy Moore
  • Mrs. Linda Szablewski
  • Ms. Candace Holcombe
  • Mrs. Leslie Tallon
  • Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Drayton
  • Ms. Elizabeth Hill
  • Mrs. Sue Brand
  • Mr. and Mrs. Pat Youngblood
  • Mrs. Mary Houser
  • Mrs. Hannah Rose Areephanthu
  • Mr. Chandler Peel
  • Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gant
  • Mrs. Nancy Culpepper
  • Mrs. Greta Hawkins