TJ Wallace 
In December 2019 – January 2020, a group of Gullah community leaders, scholars, and performers from South Carolina and Georgia will visit Sierra Leone for ten days on a heritage tour focusing on the historic links between the Gullah people and Sierra Leoneans. A crew from SCETV will document the journey, which offers a unique … Read more
The bloodless revolution that occurred in Charles Town in 1719 had a profound impact on South Carolina history that reverberates even to this day, but the event itself has been largely forgotten; a moment of history examined by only the most dedicated scholars. The exhibit “To preserve us from utter ruine”: The Revolution of 1719 … Read more
On Thursday, December 5 – Saturday, December 7, 2019, author Annette Laing will be featured at the annual ChristmasVille festival in Rock Hill. Three workshops will be held for children and teachers in the Rock Hill School District on Thursday and Friday, and a two presentations open to the public will occur on Saturday. SC … Read more
In an effort to examine and celebrate the ways food helps to define South Carolina’s culture and history, SC Humanities has launched a new statewide Request for Proposals (RFP) titled “South Carolina: Food for Thought” SC Humanities seeks proposals from interested nonprofit organizations or institutions designed to highlight South Carolina food culture and engage audiences … Read more
The Gibbes Museum of Art will present the exhibition Rauschenberg in Charleston from September 13, 2019 – January 5, 2020. (The opening date was rescheduled due to Hurricane Dorian.) This exhibition will revisit the photographic work of iconic American artist Robert Rauschenberg whose innovative combines, and use of everyday materials in paintings and sculpture transformed … Read more
SC Humanities is pleased to announce the FY2020 Board of Directors who begin their terms on November 1, 2019. Three new members will join the Board of Directors in 2019: Bonnie Hargrove of Beaufort, Dr. Isaiah McGee of Orangeburg, and Ashlye V. Wilkerson of Columbia. Bonnie Hargrove is the Director of the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for … Read more
Penn Center National Historic Landmark District will host its 37th Heritage Days Celebration on November 7 – 9 to honor its 157-year history and share the history, art, and culture of the Gullah Geechee people. The 2019 celebration will also include a special educational symposium titled “Reaching Back and Looking Forward: Our Judges and Lawyers” … Read more
Developed by the South Carolina State Museum and South Carolina Humanities, South Carolina: The Food We Celebrate is a new traveling exhibit that celebrates iconic foods from communities around South Carolina. The State Museum and South Carolina Humanities collaborated with 22 organizations across SC to develop the content for the exhibit, highlighting 20 different iconic … Read more
Four thousand years ago, in the time of Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids, an ancient civilization on the South Carolina coast also left behind colossal landmarks. Fig Island, off the coast of Charleston County, is one of the largest and most intricate oyster shell structures known. The Ring People is a 30-minute documentary that investigates … Read more
Williamsburg Technical College Library will host the literary program “One Book, One College, One Community” in October and November 2019. The featured community-read book is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The program will kick-off on Monday, October 28 and will continue through Monday, November 11 with three public events. SC Humanities helped support “One … Read more
The University of South Carolina Upstate will highlight artwork by the American illustrator Sandow Birk in November as part of a program exploring art and religion in the United States today. The exhibit, An American Qur’an: Exploring Religion in Contemporary American Art, runs from November 1 to December 6 at the Curtis R. Harley Gallery … Read more
The Greenville Jewish Federation will present a screening of the film Who Will Write Our History (2018) at Furman University on November 17, 2019. Who Will Write Our History tells the story of Emmanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, a secret archive of writing, photographs, and posters preserved in the Warsaw Ghetto so that Jewish people could tell … Read more
The Gibbes Museum of Art will present “Art+Social Justice: The Legacy of the Freedom Riders,” a two-part program designed to engage members of the Charleston community in the socially-conscious work of South Carolina-born artist Charles Williams, and to spark dialogue across generations about the Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights movement. On Wednesday, November 20, … Read more
Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina has a new long-term program, “Shakespeare For All,” that will present productions based on adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays intended to make the plays more accessible to a general audience. A full production of the adaptation of MacBeth will be performed from October 24 to November 2, 2019 in Charleston. … Read more
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $50,000 in Major Grants to 8 cultural organizations after a September 27, 2019 Board Meeting in Columbia. The awards were selected through a competitive application and review process and are made possible by SC Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Matching community support for the … Read more
The 19th Annual Columbia Jewish Film Festival will take place October 20 – November 11, 2019 at various venues around Columbia. SC Humanities supported the screening of the film The Latter Day Jew on Tuesday, October 29, followed by a talk-back session featuring both the director and the subject of the film. The Latter Day Jew tells the … Read more
The Kaminski House Museum will present their fourth annual Family Fun & Literacy Day on Saturday, October 26 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The event focuses on literacy and its importance in all stages of our lives. SC Humanities supported this event with a Mini Grant. The Kaminski House Museum will partner with local organizations such … Read more
Since Columbia’s 1786 founding, the grounds of the South Carolina State House have grown from a 4-acre site bounded by Richardson (Main), Gervais, Assembly, and Senate streets into a 22-acre complex featuring 7 buildings and more than 30 monuments. South Carolinians have constructed, altered, and reconsidered this space for more than 230 years—and continue to … Read more
SC Humanities is pleased to announce that six new speakers have joined the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program. Offering a variety of interesting programs from “ Silas Butts: The Legacy of a Moonshiner” to “Liberty Trail – The Importance of South Carolina During the American Revolutionary War” to “Women Taking Charge: The Rise of … Read more
South Carolina Humanities, in partnership with the Dillon County Theatre Association and the City of Dillon Wellness Center, is hosting a FREE grants writing workshop and invites staff and volunteers of South Carolina cultural organizations and nonprofit agencies to attend. Admission to the workshop is free, but pre-registration is REQUIRED. This workshop is especially targeting the counties … Read more
The South Carolina Writers Association will host their first annual Fall Retreat in Beaufort on October 31 – November 3, 2019. Five literary masters will lead a full-day intensive writing workshop, along with other events. SC Humanities helped support this program with a Mini Grant. Established in 1990, the South Carolina Writers Association is a literary … Read more
The Pat Conroy Literary Center’s second annual Children’s Book Fair will be held Saturday, October 12, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Santa Elena History Center, 1501 Bay Street. The event is free and open to readers of all ages, with an emphasis on activities for children ages 4-12. Register in advance at https://childrensbookfair2.bpt.me. … Read more
The 2019 Free Verse Festival will be the third annual offering of this innovative and eclectic all-poetry literary festival. A wide variety of events will take place October 13 – 20, 2019 at venues in downtown Charleston and West Ashley. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. The three focus areas … Read more
The South Carolina Archives and History Foundation will present a symposium on the American Revolution, emphasizing the important roll the area now known as the State of South Carolina played in the winning of this revolution. “State of Rebellion: South Carolina’s Place in the American Revolution” will take place on Saturday, October 5 at the … Read more
Black Ink: The Charleston African-American Book Festival is the first and only annual celebration of African-American literature in the Charleston area. The fourth annual event will occur Saturday, October 5, 2019, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., at Memminger Auditorium in downtown Charleston. They keynote speaker is world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni. … Read more
“By The River”is a collaborative television show between SCETV and USC Beaufort. Recorded at the ETV Lowcountry studio in Beaufort, SC, “By The River” is an innovative interview-style show featuring South Carolina and Southern authors. The second season premieres on Thursday, September 5, 2019 and will run weekly through November 28 on ETVHD. It can … Read more
South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce its support of Oxford American‘s 21st Annual Southern Music Issue & CD featuring South Carolina! Oxford American is an acclaimed national magazine dedicated to featuring the very best in Southern writing, while documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South. The music issue is a collector’s item and each … Read more
Spartanburg Community College will present the Wonders of Writing (WOW) 2019 Symposium on Thursday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. at their downtown campus. This program brings visionary authors to Spartanburg in order to share their art with a diverse audience and encourage critical reflection. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. … Read more
The Nickelodeon Theatre will partner with South Carolina Pride to present a series of three films in September 2019 that will showcase the best in queer film making over the past 30 years. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant. “The Rainbow Reel” film series will feature community discussions led by humanities scholars … Read more
The Cecil J. Williams Historically Significant Image Collection at Claflin University is one of the richest and largest collections of civil rights history in existence from any living photographer. With an estimated 250,000 negatives spanning 50 years, many of the photographs have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, JET Magazine, Afro-American, … Read more
