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Aiken Music Festival
Recipient Information
Location
Aiken, South Carolina
Year of Award
2026
Grant or Fellowship
Arts in Community Grants
Grant Amount
$8,500
For the 2026 Festival, Joye in Aiken is bringing in Collage Dance Collective, an African American Ballet Company from Memphis, TN. During their time here, they will perform a public performance and a student outreach performance. There will also be a "Lunch and Learn" given by Artistic Director Kevin Thomas at the Historic Center for African American History Art and Culture, and a master class is being considered at the Jessye Norman School for the Arts.