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

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.

Related LInks

• SC Arts Commission

• SCIWAY

• SC Parks, Recreation & Tourism

• Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery