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.
Featured News
SC Humanities Awards $61,000 in Grants
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $61,000 in Major Grants to 9 cultural organizations after a September 24, 2021 Board Meeting in Columbia.
Picturing Democracy
“Picturing Democracy” is a series of programs designed to encourage critical thinking about the role of imagery in American democracy and how both information and
LGBTQ Columbia History Initiative
Historic Columbia, in Columbia, SC, in collaboration with the University of South Carolina Libraries, will launch the LGBTQ Columbia History Initiative on October 21, 2021
Eight New Speakers Added to the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud Roster
SC Humanities is pleased to announce that eight new speakers have joined the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program in 2021. Offering a variety of
2021 Governor’s Awards in the Humanities Announced
South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities and the Fresh Voices in the Humanities Awards.
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
News Stories
Remembering Ota Benga through the Poetry of Carrie Allen McCray
Allen University will host a free virtual event on Thursday, October 28, 6:30pm-8:30pm to celebrate the life of Ota Benga and Columbia-based author Carrie Allen
Meltdown in Dixie
Meltdown in Dixie, a documentary film about the battle over a Confederate flag flying outside of an ice cream shop in Orangeburg, will premiere on
2021 International Conference on Romanticism
The College of Charleston will host the 2021 International Conference on Romanticism on October 14th – 16th. There will be a variety of panels and programs
SC Humanities Awards $61,000 in Grants
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $61,000 in Major Grants to 9 cultural organizations after a September 24, 2021 Board Meeting in Columbia.
“Champions of Civil and Human Rights in South Carolina” Digital Resource
Champions of Civil and Human Rights in South Carolina is a five-volume anthology spanning the decades from 1930 to 1980 with oral history interviews of key
2021 Free Verse Festival
The 2021 Free Verse Festival will be the fifth annual offering of this innovative and eclectic all-poetry literary festival. A wide variety of events will
Hagood Mill Presents
Hagood Mill Historic Site will present three monthly celebrations this fall: the Storytelling Festival & Liars Competition on October 15 – 16, the Native American
Black Carolinians Speak: Portraits of a Pandemic
The SC African American Heritage Commission (SCAAHC) will open the exhibit “Black Carolinians Speak: Portraits of a Pandemic,” on Friday, July 16, 2021 at the
When There Is No Frontier – Exhibit and Programs
The Franklin G. Burroughs – Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach will host the exhibit When There is No Frontier by Cuban-American artist
Word on the Street
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