TJ Wallace
Developed by the South Carolina State Museum and South Carolina Humanities, South Carolina: The Food We Celebrate is a 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 foodways such as … Read more
South Carolina State University will present a series of three interactive, virtual programs on “Words Across the Water: Writing and Discourse Across the Black Atlantic” from February 24 – April 26, 2022. SC Humanities helped support this program with a Mini Grant. “Words Across the Water” will explore the intersections where Anglophone Caribbean and African American … Read more
A variety of events celebrating the centennial of the Adath Yeshurun Synagogue in Aiken, SC will take place starting in March 2022. The programs will investigate and celebrate the Jewish history of Aiken County. The Centennial Celebration weekend is scheduled for March 4-6 and will coincide with the opening of the “A Source of Light” Exhibit … Read more
The Arts Council of York County will host their second annual “One Word Poetry Festival” on March 30 – April 3, 2022. The 5-day event will include poetry workshops for various ages and backgrounds, readings, a poetry slam, open mics, and a poetry brunch featuring celebrated poet Rachel McKibbens. SC Humanities supported the festival with … Read more
The Pat Conroy Literary Center in partnersip with the Beaufort County Library will present the “Beaufort Human Library” event on Sunday, April 3, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The events “books” will be Beaufort community members from diverse backgrounds and experiences available to be “checked out” for conversations with participants. SC Humanities supported this program with … 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 open at … Read more
Coastal Carolina University will host their second “Gullah Geechee Community Day” on Saturday, February 26, 2022 in downtown Conway. The event will feature performers, storytellers, speakers, film screenings, craft exhibits and workshops, a history harvest, and cooking demonstrations. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant. Gullah Geechee Community Day highlights the significance of … Read more
Richland Library will present a series of black history and women’s history programs from January – March 2022 to serve audiences of all ages. The programs will kick-off with a special event at Hyatt Park in Columbia on Saturday, January 29th, the “It’s a Gullah Geechee Celebration!” This programming was supported with funding from a … Read more
The Olympia Mill Village Museum will celebrate the dedication of a new historical marker on their site on Sunday, February 13th at 2:00 p.m. This programming was supported with funding from a Growth Grant from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for the Growth Grants has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as … Read more
