The Metropolitan Arts Council (MAC) works daily to support the full scope of Greenville's art culture: visual arts, live performances, literary endeavors and arts education initiatives. Your gift of any amount is greatly appreciated and goes directly towards the support of arts organizations (both large and small scale), project grants, artist programs (such as Greenville Open Studios and Downtown Alive) and arts integration initiatives in our local schools. Online gifts are accepted in the following ways...
The Art Card
Support Greenville's art culture with an amount of your choosing. Any amount add strength to all our programs and we thank you for your support! In return, every donation of $50+, you will receive the ArtCard, which provides a buy-one, get-one free ticket to each of our seven partnering organizations.
The Endowment
The MAC Grants Program is at the heart of its mission. Giving to the Endowment helps ensure MAC's support of Greenville arts entrepreneurship and growth.
SmartARTS
With a gift to SmartARTS, your donation will go directly to into the classroom of teaching artists who will influence the next generation of creatives.
We welcome a donation to MAC in an amount of your choosing. Any amount helps us support Greenville's art culture! If you choose to make a donation of $50+, you will receive the ArtCard which entitles you to buy-one-get-one-free tickets for one time at each of the following venues for one full year from the date of your donation.
The ArtCard is a great way to sample the fantastic performing arts in Greenville at substantial savings. In just two uses the ArtCard pays for itself.
Present your ArtCard to the box office of your choice when you purchase your buy-one-get-one-free tickets. The box office will then mark off their venue’s name on the back of your ArtCard to show that you have used it for that venue. You may use your ArtCard for one time at each of the venues below for one full year.
Centre Stage
Greenville Chorale
Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Greenville Theatre
Peace Center (select shows only: 2025-2026 show listings)
SC Children's Theatre (Main Stage shows)
The Warehouse Theatre
THE MAC ARTCARD
BOGO tickets to the following venues
“International Ballet is tremendously grateful for the program grants we have received from the Greenville Metropolitan Arts Council in 2021. Thanks to MAC, IB was able to produce a virtual Storytime Ballet (outreach video) for the Greenville Public Library System and also send three of our faculty members to a world-renowned teacher training program in the summer. Both projects benefitted individual artists and the broader community and we are proud to partner with MAC for this purpose.”
“MAConnect is one of my favorite parts of living in Greenville. It’s fun, welcoming, and full of people who genuinely love the arts. Supporting MAC helps keep our creative scene bold, quirky, and thriving — which is exactly what makes this city feel like home.”
“Thanks to MAC’s funding and strategic partnerships in the community, SmartArts has given me the opportunity to inspire the next generation of doctors, artists, engineers, and community leaders. I am beyond grateful to be part of such a trailblazing program that connects artists with teachers to partner in a curriculum-based art residency through the power of the arts.”
“Events like MAC's First Fridays art crawl helps shape Greenville as a vibrant, arts-forward city. It demonstrates that our community values creativity and cultural expression- qualities that attract residents, visitors, and investment. This support is especially crucial for small creative businesses like Thornback! ”
“Metropolitan Arts Council introduced us to the art world of Greenville when we moved here over seventeen years ago. Little did I know that one day MAC would showcase my art at Centre Stage, a venue they have been collaborating with for twenty years. Thanks to MAC, I was able to share my art photography with people of Upstate SC. This is just one of the numerous ways MAC encourages local artists.”
“Winning Flat Out Under Pressure has been a pivotal moment in my artistic career. The recognition elevated my visibility within the arts community and has helped me build meaningful connections with collectors and galleries, opening doors to new professional opportunities and collaborations that continue to shape my journey. I deeply value the role Metropolitan arts Council plays in empowering local artists like me to thrive and share our work with the community. ”
