TJ Wallace 
SC Humanities is pleased to welcome a new staff member. Laura McGuinn will be starting as Communications Coordinator on September 4. She will be coordinating social media, marketing, media relations, and brand awareness for South Carolina Humanities with the goal of increasing individual and community understanding of our organization’s work in South Carolina’s cultural landscape. Laura … Read more
On Friday, November 30, 2018, award-winning author Deborah Wiles will be featured at the ChristmasVille Festival in Rock Hill. Two workshops will be held for children and teachers in the Rock Hill School District, and a third event will be open to the public. SC Humanities helped support this program with a Fast Track Literary … Read more
SC Humanities has announced that four outstanding individuals will receive the prestigious 2018 Governor’s Awards in the Humanities. The honorees are Anne Cleveland, Director of the Charleston Library Society; Bobby Donaldson, historian and educator; Sara June Goldstein, literary arts advocate; and Cecil Williams, celebrated South Carolina photographer. Additionally, in 2018, SC Humanities established the new … Read more
The South Carolina Historical Society will open the recently-renovated exhibit space in the historic Fireproof Building on Meeting Street in Charleston on September 22, 2018. The new exhibit The People, The Place, The Promise is designed to tell the story of the state, including the personal stories of South Carolinians from all walks of life. South … Read more
Greenville Wordsmiths presents in-school writing workshops called “Staycations.” For a “Staycation” program, Greenville Wordsmiths travels to elementary and middle school classrooms with volunteers and a theatrical storytelling activity. They are currently booking programs for the 2018 – 2019 academic year. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. A Greenville Wordsmiths’ Staycation … 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 “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was performed in July 2018 in Charleston, and elements … Read more
Black Ink: A Charleston African-American Book Festival is the city’s annual celebration of African-American literature in the Charleston area and serves as a platform to support local black writers. The 2018 event will take place Saturday, September 8, 11:00AM–5:00PM at the Charleston County Public Library. South Carolina Humanities helped support this program with a Fast … Read more
The Pat Conroy Literary Center will present their “2018 Visiting Writers Series” from August – December 2018 featuring seven programs and thirteen writers from a variety of genres. These dialogue-driven events are formatted to educate and inspire readers and writers alike. SC Humanities supported this programming series with a Fast Track Literary Grant. The series … Read more
In August 2018, McKissick Museum will present Swag & Tassel: The Innovative Stoneware of Thomas Chandler, the first retrospective exhibition of a 19th century Edgefield, SC, potter since I Made This Jar: The Life and Works of the Enslaved African-American Potter, Dave. The show will open on August 6, and there will be an opening … Read more
The 2018 Invitational Summer Institute (ISI) of the Lowcountry Writing Project (LWP) was a three-week professional development opportunity for Lowcountry teachers, particularly those serving historically underserved downtown Charleston schools. The Institute took place in July 2018, reaching 15 teachers with in-depth, ongoing, and research-based learning opportunities related to writing and writing instruction. Additionally, 25 students from downtown … Read more
The Stone of Hope Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial at Martin Luther King Park in Columbia was erected in 1996. Today, many Columbia residents don’t know much about this significant tribute to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student campers at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Park will be provided an opportunity to participate in … Read more
The Southern Guitar Festival will present a unique program on Mexican Guitar Building on Friday, June 8, 2018. The internationally-recognized Mexican guitar ensemble Octeto Sicaru will educate audiences on basic classical guitar building techniques and demonstrate how guitar has evolved over the last hundred years. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant. The … Read more
The Gibbes Museum of Art will present the project “Guardians of the Gallery: Interpreting Visible Storage.” Designed to increase understanding about how staff protect and preserve the Museum’s collection of almost 10,000 works of art, the program will include permanent interpretive material, rotating exhibitions and public tours of the Collections Storage Center that will highlight … Read more
SC Humanities is issuing a themed request for proposals on the topic of “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” for fiscal year 2018-2019. A total of $15,000 in grants is earmarked for this purpose. SC Humanities invites projects that examine what it means to be an informed citizen in a democratic society. This grant opportunity is … Read more
In May, Historic Columbia will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Hampton-Preston Mansion and will unveil much-anticipated improvements to the site and grounds. This milestone reopening will showcase the historic property in unprecedented ways intended to broaden appreciation for both the property and the people associated with it from 1818 through the mid-20th century. SC Humanities supported new interpretive exhibits … Read more
The South Carolina Archives and History Foundation will present an exhibit titled South Carolina’s Reconstruction: Restoration, Revolution, Reaction which will offer a concise overview of the period of Reconstruction following the American Civil War. The exhibit will open on April 25, 2018 and will be on display through the end of December. SC Humanities supported this … Read more
The Dorchester County Archives & History Center will host a Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony on May 28, 2018 to honor Dorchester County veterans and all military personnel. The Heritage Museum within the Center will also unveil two new exhibits: the Veterans’ Exhibit and the Military Photography Exhibit. SC Humanities helped support these exhibits. The Memorial … Read more
With its annual Governor’s Awards In the Humanities, the Board of South Carolina Humanities has long recognized established leaders who have made enormous contributions to the state and nation in educational, cultural, and community-building roles. In 2018, SC Humanities has established a new award to be presented at the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities luncheon … Read more
Established in 1991, the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities recognize outstanding achievement in humanities research, teaching, and scholarship; institutional and individual participation in helping communities in South Carolina better understand our cultural heritage or ideas and issues related to the humanities; excellence defining South Carolina’s cultural life to the nation or world; and exemplary support … Read more
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 of Directors consists of twenty-two volunteer academic and public members. New members will begin three-year terms in November 2018. Board members initiate and develop projects, seek to make the humanities … Read more
Speaking Down Barriers will present their 1st Annual Day of Transformation on May 19 from 10 AM-2 PM in Spartanburg. The event is designed to use dialogue, art, poetry, and creativity to help people think about living together intentionally across human differences like race, culture, and class. SC Humanities supported this event with a Mini Grant. Speaking … Read more
James Island Arts will present a special program on ring shouts and praise houses at McLeod Plantation Historic Site on April 28, 2018. Ring shouts and praise houses are two examples of the rich cultural traditions found in the Americas western Atlantic basin and rooted in the West African cultures of people captured and sold … Read more
SC Humanities is pleased to announce that eight new speakers have joined the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program. Offering a variety of interesting programs from “Pat Conroy’s Reverence for Teaching” to “Music and Politics” to “How Shirley Temple Changed America,” these eight scholars are available to speak for public audiences at nonprofit organizations or … Read more
The University of South Carolina will explore current perspectives on American (Jewish) Humor through a conference on April 28 – 30, 2018. The conference seeks to serve both the University of South Carolina and the Columbia community by bringing about a much-needed discussion of civility in discourse, as it relates to the use (and misuse) … Read more
Historic Columbia and the University of South Carolina’s History Center will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment with a public symposium on Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20. Leading legal scholars and historians will participate in the symposium, which will provide a public forum for discussing the Amendment’s relevance in today’s world and reflect on what it … Read more
Winthrop University will present a keynote event featuring Dr. Cynthia Ensloe speaking about “#MeToo the World Over: Hollywood to Kabul to Beijing” on Monday, April 16, 2018. It will be the seventh and final event of a program series that started in September 2017. Dr. Ensloe (Clark University) will place the #MeToo movement into an … Read more
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $60,000 in Major Grants to 10 cultural organizations after a February 23, 2018 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 Greenwood County Library in partnership with the Benjamin E. Mays Historical Site will present a three-month series on “Let’s Talk About Race in America.” Programs start on February 18 and go through May 2018. SC Humanities supported this project with a Mini Grant. The goal of the program is for Greenwood County to come together … Read more
South Carolina State University will present programming in February and March 2018 intended to establish inter-generational dialogue regarding the changing meaning and significance of the term “Civil Rights” and commemorate and re-contextualize the Orangeburg Massacre. A variety of events are planned, including two art exhibitions, film screenings, and a community colloquium. SC Humanities supported this … Read more
Francis Marion University will present a colloquium and related events featuring Dr. Damon Tweedy, author of Black Man in a White Coat, on March 14, 2018. From his experiences in medical school, Dr. Tweedy blends observation, research, and his patients’ reports to look closely at the effects of race and racism on medical training, healthcare accessibility, hospital … Read more
