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Greenville Chautauqua Training Institute
Spotlight on a THCSC grant-supported project.

Statewide Outreach Meetings for the South Carolina Digital Newspaper Program
Spotlight on a THCSC grant-supported project.

Pottersville: Home of Alkaline-Glazed Pottery
Spotlight on a THCSC grant-supported project.

From Okra to Opera: The Conference on Southern Culture
Spotlight on a THCSC grant-supported project.

2012 National History Day in South Carolina
Spotlight on a THCSC grant-supported project.

A Call for Nominations for the Governor's Awards in the Humanities

A Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors

Darlington County Hosts Preservation Workshop
Spotlight on a THCSC grant-supported project.

Fort Fremont in Beaufort - Exhibit
Spotlight on a THCSC grant-supported project.

THCSC Awards Major Grants
February 2012

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2012 SC Book Festival

Mark your calendars NOW for the 16th Annual SCBook Festival on May 19-20, 2012 in Columbia, SC at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center! The 2012 SCBook Festival will feature a wide variety of authors and presenters, more than 80 exhibitors selling books and book-related items, book signings, special events, and much more! Saturday and Sunday are free and open to the public.



A Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors

The Humanities CouncilSC invites nominations for its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors consists of twenty-four volunteer academic and public members. New members will begin three-year terms in November 2012. Nominations are due by June 30, 2012.

 



A Call for Nominations for the Governor's Awards in the Humanities

The Humanities CouncilSC requests nominations for the annual Governor's Awards in the Humanities. Established in 1991, the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities recognize outstanding achievement in the humanities, whether it be in scholarship, teaching, or advocacy. Fifty-nine individuals and institutions have been honored with the Governor's Awards in the Humanities from 1991-2011. Nominations are due by July 31, 2012.


African Americans in the Civil War

The South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation will maintain a roster of scholars who can address topics related to African Americans and the Civil War in South Carolina. These scholars can be booked for programs around the state during the Sesquicentennial commemorations and beyond. Four programs have already been planned as part of a year-long lecture series to take place on February 9, 2012; May 17, 2012; August 23, 2012, and October 25, 2012. The Humanities CouncilSC supported this project with a Major Grant in September 2011.

Image: Company I, 54th Massachusetts Reenactment Regiment, courtesy of Joseph McGill


Pottersville Documentary

The Edgefield County Historical Society sponsored the creation of a brief documentary about the pottery tradition that was so important in the region in the 1800s. “Pottersville: Home of Alkaline Glazed Stoneware” follows an archaeological team from the University of Illinois as they excavate the massive kiln that produced much of the area’s pottery and discuss its economic and social significance. The Humanities CouncilSC supported this documentary with a Major Grant in September 2011.


Outreach Meetings for the SC Digital Newspaper Program

The South Carolina Digital Newspaper Program at the University of South Carolina will be sponsoring several outreach meetings in 2012 to inform the public about this wonderful resource. The Humanities CouncilSC supported this “digital newspaper roadshow” with a Mini Grant in March 2012.


New Harmonies is in Winnsboro!

The traveling Smithsonian exhibit New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music is at its eighth stop on its statewide tour: The Fairfield County Museum in Winnsboro, SC. The exhibit will be on display at the Fairfield County Museum from April 28 - June 10, 2012 (231 S. Congress Street, Winnsboro, SC 29180). There are exciting events planned in Winnsboro to go along with the exhibit, including a series of concerts and a roots music festival!

THCSC funds, promotes, and coordinates various humanities endeavors including: exhibits, documentaries, research, planning, workshops, dramatizations, and lectures.

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