inspiring. engaging. enriching.
The humanities are how we understand ourselves and our world and how we communicate that understanding to others. South Carolina 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.
How can you 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.
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SC Humanities Growth Grants
South Carolina Humanities is honored to provide funding to humanities organizations facing financial hardship as a result of COVID-19. Funding for the SC Humanities Growth
A Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors
SC Humanities operates as a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation granting funds received from federal (National Endowment of the Humanities), corporate, state, and private sources. The Board
Host Sites Announced for Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit “Voices and Votes”
South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce that six communities in South Carolina will host the traveling Smithsonian exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America in 2022-2023. Voices
A Call for Nominations for the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities
South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce that nominations for the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities and the Fresh Voices in the Humanities Award are now being accepted through
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists – Documentary Trilogy
Sisterhood: South Carolina Suffragists is a trilogy of documentaries to commemorate the centennial of the 19th amendment. The first installment “The Grimké Sisters Through the Civil War”
SC Writers’ Association 2021 Literary Programming
The South Carolina Writers’ Association (SCWA) launches its 2021 literary arts initiatives in January. These initiatives include six “Become an Author” programs, 24 “Writing Conversation”
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SC Humanities Growth Grants
South Carolina Humanities is honored to provide funding to humanities organizations facing financial hardship as a result of COVID-19. Funding for the SC Humanities Growth
“The Story of Hamburg: South Carolina’s Lost Town” Exhibit
The Arts & Heritage Center of North Augusta has created an original exhibit about “The Story of Hamburg: SC’s Lost Town” that will open to
Union County Remembrance Project Historic Marker
The Union County Community Remembrance Project (UCCRP) has fabricated a new historical marker for the Union County Jail that will be unveiled during a special
Seen, Heard, Esteemed: Living History Narratives of Georgetown County, SC
Brookgreen Gardens will collect living history narratives about Gullah Geechee community members of Sandy Island, Plantersville, and Murrells Inlet that will be dramatized and complemented
“Meltdown in Dixie” Community Screening and Discussion
South Carolina Humanities and the Center for Civil Rights History and Research are pleased to present a community screening and discussion of the documentary film
A Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors
SC Humanities operates as a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation granting funds received from federal (National Endowment of the Humanities), corporate, state, and private sources. The Board
South Carolina Civil Rights Monument Project
The “South Carolina Civil Rights Monument Project” is a community project to create four public sculptures about the history and narratives of South Carolina Civil
Social Justice Cinema
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College and the Center for Creative Partnerships will present its Community Cinema social justice film series via Zoom this spring. SC Humanities supported
Host Sites Announced for Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit “Voices and Votes”
South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce that six communities in South Carolina will host the traveling Smithsonian exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America in 2022-2023. Voices
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