ArtsNOW Receives Grant from Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation for a Second Year

For a second year, ArtsNOW has been awarded a grant from Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation to strengthen arts integration leadership and sustainability in South Carolina.

With Milliken's support, ArtsNOW will deepen its existing partnership with Cannons Elementary. This investment will advance instructional quality and leadership capacity through a focused combination of personalized digital coaching and principal professional learning.

This project will include digital coaching sessions tailored to the unique needs of 7 teachers, with one teacher per grade level, and the school’s visual arts teacher, participating (K-5). Additionally, their principal will attend the 2027 Principals’ Network Conference, ensuring high-impact leadership development, reinforcing a scalable, district-aligned approach to long-term instructional improvement.

Milliken & Company is a global manufacturing leader focused on materials science, creating products that enhance people’s lives and deliver solutions for its customers and communities. The Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation builds upon this mission by making a positive impact on communities, keeping in line with their core values of integrity, excellence, innovation, sustainability, and people.

“We are thrilled to partner with Milliken & Company again this year to deepen the sustainability of arts integration in Spartanburg,” said ArtsNOW President & CEO Pamela Walker. “By equipping educators with tailored coaching and principals with opportunities to develop their leadership, we’re building a culture of innovation that lasts.”

The initiative aligns with both organizations’ shared belief that creative thinking and strong leadership are essential to preparing young minds for the future. Through this partnership, ArtsNOW and the Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation are helping to ensure that every student has access to deeper learning through the arts.