TJ Wallace

The Center for Creative Partnerships will coordinate a series of public screenings and discussions of the documentary Meltdown in Dixie (2021), which examines the complexities of race and Southern culture through the story of a battle over display of a Confederate flag in Orangeburg, SC. SC Humanities supported the documentary Meltdown in Dixie with a Major … Read more

The Center for Civil Rights History and Research at the University of South Carolina has created a traveling exhibit based on the archival exhibit “Justice for All: South Carolina and the American Civil Rights Movement” that was on display at the Hollings Special Collections Library from February – August 2019.  The exhibit will be on … Read more

Coastal Carolina University will host their third “Gullah Geechee Community Day” on Saturday, February 25, 2023 in downtown Conway. The event will feature performers, presentations, workshops, genealogy research assistance, vendors, food trucks, and more. SC Humanities supported this program with a Major Grant. Gullah Geechee Community Day highlights the significance of Gullah Geechee cultures and the wider … Read more

The Mather Museum and Interpretive Center will offer performative tours of the Mather school from February – April 2023, with special educational tours during Black History Month and additional tours for the general public in March and April. The tours will be recorded and archived for promotional efforts. SC Humanities supported this project with a … Read more

In coordination with the 2023 Delicious Reads event, Hub City Writers Project will arrange visits by author Kashmira Sheth to two schools in Spartanburg in March. Sheth is the author of several award-winning picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels. SC Humanities supported this program with a Major Grant. Kasmira Sheth was born in … Read more

The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s seventh annual March Forth will be held on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5, 2023, with a special preview event the evening of Friday, March 3. March Forth commemorates the anniversary of Pat Conroy’s passing on March 4, 2016, with programs on major themes of his writing and teaching … Read more

SC Humanities is thrilled to announce that we have been named a recipient of the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation’s “Broadening Narratives” grant, a groundbreaking collections initiative that illuminates underrepresented stories. SC Humanities is one of only five organizations in South Carolina to receive this grant, along with College of Charleston Libraries, the Open Space … Read more

“Picturing Democracy” is a series of programs designed to encourage critical thinking about American democracy. SC Humanities partnered with the College of Charleston in 2021 to offer three programs about the role of imagery in American democracy and how both information and misinformation can be spread through images. In 2022 – 2023, SC Humanities is … Read more