Community Outreach
PIFMA provides quality arts enrichment opportunities and scholarships for Horry and Georgetown County K-12 students and low income residents including the following:
- Georgetown High School Band workshop and performance with Dallas Brass
- Waccamaw High School Chorus workshop and performance with Ball in the House
- Nationally known Chalk Artist, Lee Jones, provided a three day residency in the Waccamaw Schools
- Waccamaw High School and Carolina Forest High School choral workshops with Fireworks Ensemble
- Nationally known landscape artist, Charles Williams, gave a three day residency in the Waccamaw Schools
- Teach My People students rehearsed and performed with Elise Testone
- Carvers Bay High School Band and Chorus workshop with Mac Arnold and A Plate Full of Blues
- Meet and greet for Montessori Charter School students with Vivace
- Waccamaw High School Band workshop with Movin Out Band
- Carvers Bay High School Band and Chorus workshop with Annie Moses Band
- Waccamaw High School Chorus workshop and performance with Swingle Singers
- Dance lessons with Litchfield Dance Arts and performance opportunity for Teach My People students
- Advanced dance workshops for Litchfield Dance Arts students with North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble
- Performance opportunities for dozens of local musicians, including those at the high school level
- Annual scholarship and performance opportunities for Cultural Council of Georgetown County’s Young Treasurers Scholars
- Donation of ten keyboards to Waccamaw High School music program
- Free tickets to performances for all K-12 students
- Free tickets to performances for low income families
- Free tickets to performances for residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities
- Free tickets to performances for clients of Georgetown Disabilities and Special Needs
- Workshop and performance for 2,500 3rd, 4th and 5th graders from Georgetown County Schools by Squonk Opera
- Carvers Bay High School Band and Chorus workshop with Natalie Douglas
- Waccamaw High School Chorus workshop and performance with the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra