TJ Wallace 
The Free Verse Festival is the City of Charleston, SC’s first poetry festival. The mission is to uplift the community by providing eclectic poetry events and workshops at multiple venues in Downtown Charleston and West Ashley. Events will take place throughout the month of October 2017. SC Humanities supported this project with a Fast Track … Read more
SC Humanities is offering a grant opportunity for undergraduate students in colleges or universities. Student Research Fellowships support research and scholarship of important topics in the humanities. The deadline for applications for the next round of Student Research Fellowships is Monday, November 20, 2017. Student Research Fellowships are available and awarded on a competitive basis … Read more
On Saturday, October 14, Chhondeshi, a non-profit cultural organization in South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina School of Music will co-host a cultural program with the global theme “Bengal Meets the World.” The program will address Chhondeshi’s mission to promote humanity, compassion, peace and unity in diversity. Bongotsov will spotlight the artistic, literary, historical … Read more
The traveling Smithsonian exhibit The Way We Worked is now open in Hartsville, SC at the Black Creek Arts Council and will be on display through November 12, 2017. The Way We Worked explores how work became such a central element in American culture by tracing the many changes that affected the workforce and work environment in … Read more
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $60,000 in Major Grants to 12 cultural organizations after a September 22, 2017 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
On Friday, October 13, The Heritage Library on Hilton Head Island will host the Historic Zion Forum, a one-day summit dedicated to discussion and exploration of our area’s unique role in American history during the Revolutionary War and plantation era. Among the many topics being discussed will be a presentation detailing recent insights from archaeological … Read more
The 13th Annual Heritage Days at the Depot will be held Oct. 5 – 7, 2017 in historic Belton, SC. A signature event for the Belton Area Museum Association, Heritage Days at the Depot exists to encourage, promote, conserve, and honor the traditional art forms and heritage skills that make our state distinct. SC Humanities supported … Read more
South Carolina State University will present the second “South Carolina Project on Language and Culture Conference” on October 6, 2017 in Orangeburg. The conference will be on the theme of “America’s Southern Cultures and Identities: Language, Customs, and Literature.” SC Humanities supported this project with a Mini Grant. The South Carolina Project on Language and … Read more
Greenwood County Library will present their Greenwood County Reads 2017 program featuring the book The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande. Reyna Grande will give six presentations and a radio interview over the course of a two-day residency on October 2 – 3, 2017, and other events will take place in the month of October, including film … Read more
The 23rd Annual SC Humanities Festival will take place in Gaffney, SC on October 5 – 8, 2017. Presented by The City of Gaffney, the 2017 festival will highlight the Revolutionary War history of the Upstate and celebrate the arts and humanities. There are many exciting events planned, including lectures, tours, and exhibits. The full … Read more
South Carolina History Day, the affiliate program for National History Day, engages elementary, middle, and secondary school students in historical research and analysis while developing important skills. Students chose how to present their research from different categories: paper, website, documentary, performance or exhibit. Students compete at various levels of competition across the state before advancing to … Read more
Kwame Alexander, New York Times-bestselling author and 2015 Newberry Medal recipient, will be the featured speaker at the 2017 Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival. Alexander will join at least 50 black authors and hundreds of readers for the second annual festival on Saturday, September 23, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the … Read more
The Greenville County Library System will present the 3rd annual Southern Author Festival on Saturday, September 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Hughes Main Library in downtown Greenville. There will also be several preliminary events starting Tuesday, September 12 and leading up to the Saturday festival. The theme for 2017 is “Southern Foodways.” SC … Read more
With busy hands and minds, American workers perform a diverse array of jobs to power our society. Work is part of nearly every American’s life, whether for professional satisfaction and personal growth or to ensure the well-being of their families. In offices, factories, on the road, and at home, millions keep the nation going through … Read more
SC Humanities is pleased to announce that four extraordinary South Carolina individuals received this year’s annual Governor’s Awards in the Humanities, presented at a luncheon on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Hilton Columbia Center. The winners are: Karen Alexander (The Auntie Karen Foundation), arts-based community programs; Orville Vernon Burton, historian and author; Dixie Goswami, literacy education … Read more
Spartanburg Community College will present the “Wonders of Writing Symposium” on Thursday, September 21, 2017, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., at their Downtown Spartanburg Campus. The symposium will feature poets Ashley Jones and Ray McManus reading from their works. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant in February 2017. Ashley Jones is … Read more
Read Up Greenville is the Upstate of South Carolina’s only young adult and middle grades book festival. The 2017 festival, which will take place Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Peace Center, will feature 26 authors from around the country who will meet with fans and discuss their works. And, except for two low-cost ticketed … Read more
The 2018 South Carolina Humanities Festival will take place in Aiken on April 12 – 14, 2018. There are a wide variety of programs planned, including a student poetry competition. “All Aboard for Poetry” is a special competition celebrating the Aiken experience for students ages 6 – 18. Submissions are being accepted through March 1, … Read more
The Jasper Project will present two special literary activities in conjunction with the total solar eclipse that will run through Columbia on August 21, 2017. On Thursday, August 17, they will present a poetry invitational with poems commemorating this unique event, and in the evening, they will present “Syzygy: The Solar Eclipse Plays” in two stagings. … Read more
Edventure will present Read It and Eat It programs that tie literacy and nutrition education together in a storytime-like setting for five elementary school aftercare programs in Richland School District 1. AC Moore Elementary School, Greenview Elementary School, Horrell Hill Elementary School, Pine Grove Elementary School, and Rosewood Elementary School will all host Read It … Read more
SC Humanities is pleased to announce a special South Carolina tour of Crossroads: Change in Rural America, an exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution. Developed as part of the Museum on Main Street (MOMS) program, this exhibit is designed especially for small cultural organizations and rural audiences that lack regular access to traveling exhibitions due to space … Read more
The Georgetown County Museum will present a monthly lecture series from July – December 2017 on a variety of historical and cultural topics, including the the history of tea and tobacco in the state. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant in May 2017. The Georgetown County Museum preserves and promotes the … Read more
South Carolina History Day, the affiliate program for National History Day, engages elementary, middle, and secondary school students in historical research and analysis while developing important skills. Students choose how to present their research from different categories: paper, website, documentary, performance or exhibit. Students compete at various levels of competition across South Carolina before advancing to … Read more
Hub City Writers Project presented a day camp for high school students to examine identity, civic responsibility, and empathy through writing. The “Writing for Empathy Day Camp” took place June 26 – June 30, 2017 in Spartanburg. Twelve students representing 7 high schools participated in the camp, creating an anthology of their work. SC Humanities supported … Read more
With busy hands and minds, American workers perform a diverse array of jobs to power our society. Work is part of nearly every American’s life, whether for professional satisfaction and personal growth or to ensure the well-being of their families. In offices, factories, on the road, and at home, millions keep the nation going through … Read more
Taw Caw Community Outreach Center in Summerton, SC will host several programs in July about the Briggs vs. Elliott case, including an exhibit and a question and answer session with surviving children of the plaintiffs. The programs will be open to the public and will also be attended by 25 K-12 teachers participating in a … Read more
The Anderson County Library will present the third annual Electric City ComiCon (EC3) on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Main Branch library in Anderson. The event will feature five science fiction, fantasy and comic book writers, as well as exhibitors, contests, gaming, and more. South Carolina Humanities supported this event with a Fast Track … Read more
The Franklin G. Burroughs – Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach will present the “Food for Thought Lecture Series” this summer as companion programming to the exhibit Feast Your Eyes | Celebrating the Food of the South. On July 12, Dr. Will Goins will talk about Native American foodways in South Carolina in a … Read more
In an effort to encourage partnerships and cultural exploration at the local level, SC Humanities has launched a new statewide Request for Proposals (RFP) titled “Hometown Humanities.” SC Humanities seeks proposals from interested nonprofit organizations or institutions designed to highlight an interesting aspect of a community’s local history or culture. Applicants for this grant opportunity … Read more
The South Carolina Historical Society will highlight South Carolina’s role in the American Revolution through several special events during 2017 Liberty Week in South Carolina: June 28 – July 4, 2017. Scholar Doug MacIntyre will speak in Aiken and Florence, and several other special events will take place. South Carolina Humanities supported this project with a Mini … Read more
