South Carolina Humanities
The humanities are how we understand ourselves and our world and how we communicate that understanding to others. South Carolina Humanities is one of 54 state and jurisdictional humanities councils that receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. SC Humanities funds, promotes, counsels, and coordinates all manner of thoughtful (and thought-provoking) endeavors—exhibits, documentaries, discussion forums, research, planning, workshops, dramatizations, lectures, and on and on—that pertain to the humanities.
Get Involved
We are a small organization, but we accomplish big things with our partners throughout South Carolina.
We help to build communities and move South Carolina forward as a state. SC Humanities reaches many rural areas, increasing the cultural capacity of local institutions and providing local economic impact.
Won’t you join us in this endeavor?
Apply
for a Grant
There are several categories of grants available to nonprofits, including major grants, mini & planning grants, and fast-track literary grants.
Request
a Speaker
Request one of South Carolina’s finest scholars to share their knowledge and to spark discussions about human values, traditions, and cultures.
Start a Conversation
The "Let's Talk About It" book discussion series has long been the backbone of library programming offered by SC Humanities with assistance from the SC State Library.
Donate
Today
Your support matters. Commit to a monthly gift or support a program that you are passionate about.
Attend
an Event
Attend an exhibition or lecture, sign-up for a workshop, and more.
Celebrate the Humanities
The annual Governor's Awards in the Humanities Luncheon celebrates excellence in the humanities.
Featured News
SC Humanities Announces its 2023 Student Scholarship Recipients
Major, Mini, and Planning Grant Award Amounts Will be Raised Starting July 1
Apply to Host Traveling Smithsonian Exhibit: "Spark! Places of Innovation" - DEADLINE EXTENDED
Now Accepting Board of Directors Nominations
2023 Call for Nominations for the Governor's Award in the Humanities and the Akers Prize
SC Humanities Celebrates 50 Golden Years
News Stories
“The Twilight of Revolutionaries and the Dawn of Photography” exhibit
The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will debut the traveling exhibit “The Twilight of Revolutionaries and the
Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk in Newberry
The Newberry Opera House will present a performance by Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk, an award-winning storytelling and
Union County Community Remembrance Project – Juneteenth Remembrance and Celebration
The Union County Community Remembrance Project will host the 2023 Juneteenth Remembrance and Celebration on Saturday, June 17th in downtown
Roper Mountain Science Center Living History Farm Will Install New Interpretive Signage
The Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville, SC maintains a Living History Farm that includes more than a dozen historic
Paths to Freedom Exhibit
The McKissick Museum will present the exhibit Paths to Freedom from June 12 – December 16, 2023. The exhibit features the artist
Resurgence and Renaissance: Art of the Catawba Nation
The Columbia Museum of Art will present the exhibit Resurgence and Renaissance: Art of the Catawba Nation Since 1973 from June 10
Atlantic Beach Gullah Geechee Culture & Nature Festival
The Atlantic Beach Gullah Geechee South Carolina Organization will host its annual Culture & Nature Festival on June 23rd –
The Discovery Educational Outreach Series in Dorchester County
Dorchester Heritage Center will present monthly lectures on a variety of historical and cultural topics relevant to Dorchester County in
Word on the Street
Fiscal Year 2020
