• SCGSAH welcomes incoming young artists from across the state

    08/31/2021

    Christina Vandiver

    The SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is proud to announce the 112 artistically talented students who were selected to attend the prestigious arts school’s residential high school program after participating in a competitive

  • Governor's School celebrates 21st graduating class

    05/25/2021

    Christina Vandiver

    The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is proud to present the following 112 students of the Class of 2021. Aiken County: Dezmond Ahmaad Chavous Edward Beaufort Kelso Amaud Vashon Odom Anderson County: Tatum Virginia Gee

  • Governor's School Unveils 2020-2025 Strategic Plan

    05/15/2021

    Christina Vandiver

    The SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities released its 2020-2025 Strategic Plan in May, which includes key strategies for furthering the school's impact on the state. These include evolving curriculum, expanding its role as an arts

  • Tuition-free dance program in Summerville now accepting applications

    03/04/2021

    Christina Vandiver

    The Lowcountry Youth Dance Academy is an afterschool outreach program of the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities that offers pre-professional dance training to students in 5th-9th grade Since 2018, the Lowcountry Youth Dance Academy has

  • Seven SCGSAH students recognized in YoungArts competition

    01/22/2021

    Christina Vandiver

    Each year the National YoungArts Foundation holds one of the largest student art competitions highlighting promising young artists, ages 15-18, in the literary, visual, design and performing arts from around the country. This year, seven students

  • SCGSAH receives national research award from Arts Schools Network

    12/16/2020

    Christina Vandiver

    The Arts Schools Network Board of Directors has awarded the Research Initiative-Institution Award to the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. The award honors an organization for its commitment to ongoing research and the

  • Young artists invited to apply for SCGSAH

    10/26/2020

    Christina Vandiver

    Artistically talented students in grades 6-11 can now apply to the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities’ summer programs and tuition-free, residential high school for the 2021-2022 school year. All South Carolina residents are eligible

  • SCGSAH hosts virtual information sessions for interested families

    09/21/2020

    Christina Vandiver

    The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is hosting virtual information sessions throughout the fall semester for individuals interested in arts programs for middle and high school students. These 30-minute, online sessions

  • SCGSAH celebrates 20th graduating class

    05/22/2020

    Christina Vandiver

    The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is proud to present the following 92 graduates of the Class of 2020. Abbeville County Joseph Thomas Scott Aiken County Isabella Grace Bernard Allison Makenzie Sudlow Anderson County

  • Duke Energy funds new training program for Pee Dee arts teachers

    02/24/2020

    Christina Vandiver

    The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities Foundation received a $25,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to create a professional development program for arts teachers in Florence and surrounding areas. This funding will

  • SCGSAH is now accepting applications for all programs

    10/25/2019

    Christina Vandiver

    The SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, a public, residential high school for artistically talented students, is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year and summer programs. All South Carolina residents in grades 6-11

  • SCGSAH celebrates 20th Anniversary

    10/09/2019

    Christina Vandiver

    The SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the opening of its public residential high school for the arts in Greenville. To kick off a year of celebrations, the school recently held a Founder’s Day

  • SCGSAH honors Class of 2019

    06/14/2019

    Christina Vandiver

    One hundred and nine students, representing 25 counties in South Carolina, graduated from the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities on Friday, May 24 at the Peace Center in downtown Greenville. The Governor’s School’s Class of 2019

  • SCGSAH announces 10th U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts

    05/21/2019

    Christina Vandiver

    Amber Magnuson, a Creative Writing senior at the SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities has been selected to join the 55th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars and is one of only 20 students chosen nationwide as a U.S. Presidential Scholar

  • SCGSAH to showcase young artists at Artists in Bloom on April 25

    04/18/2019

    Christina Vandiver

    “God Friended Me” star Brandon Micheal Hall will receive the Governor’s School’s President’s Alumni Award at “Artists in Bloom,” presented by TD Bank. For the fifth year , TD Bank will present “Artists in Bloom,” a fundraising event benefitting the

  • 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing Award Winners

    03/14/2019

    Christina Vandiver

    The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7-12. This year, they received nearly 350,000 works of visual art and writing, and our students won 193 awards

  • SCGSAH now accepting applications for 2019-2020

    09/25/2018

    Christina Vandiver

    The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, a public, residential high school for artistically-talented students, is now accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year and summer programs. All South Carolina residents in

  • New Employees Join The Governor's School Community

    08/15/2018

    The Governor's School welcomes the following new faculty and staff members to our community! Guidance Deborah Ware - Director of Guidance Deborah Ware is from Charleston, SC. She has 17 years of experience as a school counselor and was most recently