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Metropolitan Arts Council WORKING FOR THE ARTS A Trusted Champion of the Arts Serving Greenville Since 1973 The Metropolitan Arts Council MACprovides support to area arts organizations individual artists and arts education programs through its grants program through its cultural planning process by advocating on behalf of all artists and arts groups and by providing cooperative marketing opportunities promoting arts groups that might not have resources available to them. As Greenvilles visitors center for the arts in the historic West End district MAC serves as an arts advocate through the South Carolina Arts Alliance and through direct contact with all governmental entities. MAC receives its funding from the City of Greenville the County of Greenville the South Carolina Arts Commission and through private donations. MAC was founded in 1973 and is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation.