TJ Wallace 
Magnolia Plantation will host a three-day Juneteenth event from June 19 – 21, 2025. There will be two free evening events and a family-friendly living history event with actors in period attire giving demonstrations, storytellers, and performances on Saturday, June 21. SC Humanities supported this program with a Major Grant. “Living Legacies: A Juneteenth Commemoration” … Read more
The 2025 Soda City Poetry Festival will take place on June 27 – 28 at Richland Library in downtown Columbia and will have the theme “One River, One Boat: Celebrating South Carolina Poets.” Former SC Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth will be the keynote speaker; other events will include regional poetry panels, poetic conversations, writing workshops, … Read more
The 5th annual “One Word Poetry Festival” will take place on May 29-June 1, 2025. The event will include poetry workshops for various ages and backgrounds, readings, a poetry slam, and open mics. SC Humanities supported the festival with a Fast Track Literary Grant. The goal of the One Word Poetry Festival is to expose the … Read more
Mattoon Presbyterian Church in Greenville will host a Juneteenth event on Thursday, June 19, 2025 that will include musical performances, arts, food, activities for children, speakers, and community discussion. SC Humanities supported this event with a Mini Grant. “From Roots to Plates: Celebrating Juneteenth with Nutritious Food” will feature a keynote lecture from Dr. Marlon … Read more
The Lancaster County Council of the Arts will present the 2nd Annual Lancaster County Literary Arts Festival on April 26 – 27, 2025. The programming will include a community read featuring South Carolina author Kasie Whitener, as well as other free and engaging activities. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. The … Read more
The Florence County Library will welcome two-time Newbery Medal-winning author and illustrator Erin Entrada Kelly for a special event at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in celebration of National Library Week. Kelly will speak on the theme “Drawn to the Library,” spotlighting the magic of books and the joy of reading. SC Humanities helped support … 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 15, 2025. Established in 1971, SC Humanities has a … 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 Sunday, June 15, 2025. 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
SC Humanities is pleased to announce that thirteen new speakers will join the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program in 2025. Offering a variety of interesting programs from “Black Folktales from Africa to South Carolina” to “College Football History in South Carolina” to “Praying, Singing and Catching Sense: Praise House Traditions in Gullah Geechee Communities,” … Read more
The Georgetown County Library will present a series of 5 writing workshops around Georgetown County in May 2025 led by the newly-named Georgetown County Library Poet Laureate, Marlanda Dekine. The “Writing the Family” workshop will be offered at each of the five different library branches in the county. The workshops will include a presentation and … Read more
Charleston Southern University hosts an annual Visiting Writers Series. For 2024-2025, they plan to host fiction writer Meagan Lucas in November and emerging poets Grace Claire Przywara and Phil Canipe in April. The free series is open to students and the community. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. The November program … Read more
Coastal Carolina University is sponsoring the second annual “Creative Sociology Writing Competition” which invites submissions of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction that align with the theme “Family Matters.” This contest is open to undergraduate and graduate students from any academic discipline enrolled in a South Carolina college or university who want to use creative writing as a tool … Read more
The traveling Smithsonian exhibit Spark! Places of Innovation will open in Belton at the Belton Area Museum Association on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The exhibition explores the unique combination of places, people, and circumstances that sparks innovation and invention in rural communities. The exhibit will be in Belton through April 12, 2025, and it is the last stop … Read more
The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will commemorate the state’s historic role in the Revolutionary War with the annual Revolutionary War Day event on Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The event is intended for visitors of all ages. SC Humanities supported this project with a Mini Grant. … Read more
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $108,000 in Major Grants to 11 cultural organizations after a February 21, 2025 Board Meeting in Georgetown. 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
Richland Library will present a free, three-day book festival on March 28 – 30, 2025. The Read Freely Fest will feature 50 authors and presenters, vendors, activities for youth, and other entertainment. Headliners include Mike Curato, DéLana Dameron, Patti Callahan Henry, Abbott Kahler, and Brendan Slocumb. SC Humanities supported this program with a Major Grant. … Read more
After 37 years of service, Executive Director Randy Akers has announced his retirement from South Carolina Humanities effective June 30, 2025. Statewide Impact As the longest-serving executive director of a state humanities organization, Akers has been a tireless advocate for the humanities in our state and nation. Through his leadership, SC Humanities has offered countless … Read more
The exhibition “Resilience and Revolution: Native Peoples in 18th Century South Carolina” will be on display at the Dorchester Heritage Center in St. George from January 14 – May 23, 2025. “Resilience and Revolution” is a traveling exhibition created for the Traveling Exhibition Program of the South Carolina State Museum through a partnership led by South … Read more
The Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities in Greenville will create an interactive kiosk to share educational information about the Holocaust in support of their mosaic art installation from the Butterfly Project. The kiosk will be presented on April 24, 2025 for Holocaust Remembrance Day, along with a public screening of the documentary Not the … Read more
The Lancaster County Council for the Arts will implement a multi-faceted series of programs that will connect the arts and humanities to public audiences in Lancaster County. Events include the historical exhibition Icons and Visionaries opening on April 1, pop-up exhibits around town, panel discussions, and walking tours. SC Humanities helped support this programming with a … Read more
The Greenville Center for Creative Arts will offer a series of 6 “ARTalk” programs from May 2024 – March 2025. The talks will correspond to the six featured exhibits that will be on display in their Main Gallery during that period. The first event will take place on Tuesday, May 14, at 6:00 p.m. featuring … Read more
From November 2024 – May 2025, the Sigal Music Museum will present 6 lectures in their Distinguished Lecture Series to accompany their new exhibit A Measure of Music: STEAM and the Musical Mind, which highlights the intersections of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and music. The series will start on November 10 with a presentation by Michelle Moog-Koussa … Read more
Business and Professional Women’s Spartanburg Chapter has created a 30-minute documentary titled “Miss Perry Will Speak: A Century of Business & Professional Women of South Carolina” about the history of the 104-year-old organization, looking at its impact and how the role of women in the workforce has changed over the last century. The documentary will premiere … Read more
Historic Columbia’s latest exhibit, Heat & Hardship: The Hidden Labor of Enslaved Cooks, will open on February 5, 2025 at the Robert Mills House & Gardens. This innovative exhibit reimagines the site’s warming kitchen, offering visitors a deeper understanding of the lives of enslaved cooks in the 1820s. SC Humanities supported this project with a Major … Read more
America’s Living History Foundation will present the 8th Annual American Heritage Festival on Graham’s Historic Farm in Lake City on February 15-16, 2025. This living history event celebrates the Pee Dee area’s influence in winning the American Revolution. SC Humanities supported this event with a Mini Grant. The American Heritage Festival investigates the role of … Read more
The Aiken County Public Library will be presenting an original book and film discussion series titled “Modern Southern Novels on Page and Screen” from September 2024 – March 2025. This reading and film discussion series features novels by modern Southern writers whose works have been turned into films; it will kick off in September with … Read more
Lander University will present its 15th Annual Lander University Film Festival from March 18 – March 22, 2025. The festival celebrates film and encourages all aspects of filmmaking. The 2025 event includes a short film competition, which kicks off with a workshop on Thursday, February 27. SC Humanities supported the festival with a Mini Grant. For 14 years, … Read more
Coastal Carolina University will present a series of programs in February 2025 about the connection between and complex legacy of rice cultivation in Suriname Maroons and the Gullah people of South Carolina. Events will include sessions at the International Gullah Geechee and African Diaspora Conference, tours and meetings with the Rice Museum and Hasty Point … Read more
The traveling Smithsonian exhibit Spark! Places of Innovation will open in Gaffney at the Gaffney Visitors Center and Art Gallery on Saturday, January 11, 2025. The exhibition explores the unique combination of places, people, and circumstances that sparks innovation and invention in rural communities. The exhibit will be in Gaffney through February 22, 2025, and several collateral programs … Read more
The Sumter County Museum will feature the traveling exhibit Forest to Furniture: Exploring the History of South Carolina’s Wood Products from Thursday, January 23 – Saturday, April 26, 2025. The exhibit is part of the University of South Carolina’s ongoing Wood Basket project, which SC Humanities supported with a Major Grant. Forest to Furniture: Exploring the History of … Read more
