COLUMBIA — An artist whose work was rejected by the S.C. Arts Commission for perceived political ideology is getting support from another source.
On Oct. 15, after calling Greenville’s Shakira Olivera-Bautista’s artworks “political” and “scary,” commission board members voted to deny the Latina artist $1,800 in grant funds intended for emerging artists.
The board’s decision drew fire from arts advocates and organizations, who had already accused the commission of exhibiting prejudice in denying funding to two LGBTQ arts organizations on Oct. 1…