TJ Wallace
The Morris Center for Lowcountry Heritage will present a series of 16 collateral programs from April 2024 – January 2025 to go along with two exhibits that they will have on display: Language of Clay: Catawba Indian Pottery & Oral Traditions and Sandy Islanders: A People of the Land. The proposed programs are diverse and include lectures, guided … Read more
The South Carolina Military Museum is currenting hosting the exhibit South Carolina Veterans and the Civil Rights Movement, which will be on display through July 2024. The exhibit will be accompanied by a Lunch & Learn Lecture series with monthly lectures from April – November. SC Humanities supported this program series with a Mini Grant. South … Read more
South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce that nominations for the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities and the Akers Prize are now being accepted through Saturday, June 15, 2024. Established in 1991, the Governor’s Awards celebrate the Palmetto State’s humanities academics and advocates. The Akers Prize, formerly the Fresh Voices in the Humanities Award, recognizes innovative … Read more
South Carolina Humanities is accepting nominations to become a member of our Board of Directors. New members will begin three-year terms in November 2025. Board members initiate and develop projects, seek to make the humanities accessible statewide, and take active roles in fundraising. Nominations are due by Sunday, June 30, 2024. Established in 1971, SC Humanities has … Read more
Coastal Carolina students and professors in Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Master of Liberal Arts programs are collaborating with the Waccamaw Indian People on a new public cultural and traditional ecological interpretive trail at the Waccamaw tribal grounds in Aynor, South Carolina. The trail will have its official grand opening on Tuesday, April 16, 3:00 … Read more
The Anne Frank Center at the University of South Carolina manages 15 traveling exhibits which go all around the country. They also provide special peer guide trainings that prepare students to be guides for the traveling exhibits in their schools and communities. “Anne Frank: A History For Today” will be at North Charleston High School … Read more
The Olympia Mill Village Museum & Community Place will present an artisan and heritage event featuring blacksmithing and its history on Saturday, April 20, 2024. They will feature multiple blacksmiths with three forges demonstrating the art of blacksmithing from three eras: 1850s, 1920s, and 2020s. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant. Celebrating … Read more
The Rice Museum in Georgetown will host a multi-disciplinary symposium on April 18 -19, 2024 in partnership with the Georgetown County Library and Coastal Carolina University. The “Living With Water” symposium will investigate the historical, ecological, cultural, and social aspects of living along the coast and other waterways. SC Humanities supported this program with a … Read more
The Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society will present “Discovering Our Roots: Historic Lincolnville’s Genealogy Symposium” on Saturday, April 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., at the Charles Ross Municipal Building in Lincolnville. The event will celebrate African American ancestry and explore cultural heritage. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant. Interactive presentations … Read more
