TJ Wallace

The Rensing Center in Pickens will present the Rensing Library Festival on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 3:00 – 6:00 –p.m. featuring readings and a tour of the facility, including its 4,000-item research library. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant in August 2016. The Rensing Center was established to honor … Read more

SC Humanities is pleased to announce the FY2017 Board of Directors who begin their terms on November 1, 2016. Three new members will join the Board of Directors in 2016: Duff Bruce of Greenville, Mary Ellen Fuller of Alcolu, and Ellen Granberg of Clemson. Duff Bruce was born in Greenville and graduated from Davidson College, where … 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 Friday, November 18, 2016. Student Research Fellowships are available and awarded on a competitive basis … Read more

2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the 1991 release of Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash, the first feature length film directed by an African-American woman to receive wide theatrical distribution. To celebrate and explore the film’s legacy, the Nickelodeon will present Daughters: Celebrating Emerging Female Filmmakers of Color, a three-day film festival featuring works by a … Read more

The Heritage Library will present the 2016 Lowcountry Reads for the Holidays Book Fair on Saturday, November 12, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Christ Lutheran Church on Hilton Head Island. The keynote speaker is New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews, and 40 other authors will also participate. South Carolina … Read more

The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded over $45,000 in Major Grants to 10 cultural organizations after a September 23, 2016 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 University of South Carolina Press and the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts will present the inaugural Pat Conroy Literary Festival on October 20 – 23, 2016 in Beaufort, SC. The immersive event will include writer panels, book signings, live dramatic performances, film screenings, author lunches, receptions, readings, tours, an art … Read more

The University of South Carolina Department of Anthropology will present a keynote lecture event in honor of Native American Heritage Month on Friday, November 4, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. “Intimate Grammars: A Diné Navajo Poetry Panel” will illuminate the Diné culture and the power of intimate grammar poetry. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with … Read more

The Colleton County Historical and Preservation Society is updating the interpretive elements at the historic Bedon-Lucas House to better reflect the history of Walterboro and Colleton County. The changes will be unveiled at an Open House taking place on Sunday, November 13. SC Humanities supported this project with a Mini Grant in June 2016. The … Read more

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Gervais & Vine $60 per person with online registration (includes a first trade edition of The Egret’s Plumes signed by artist Stephen Chesley) Chilled wine punch and heavy hors d’oeuvres served Archibald Rutledge’s short story “The Egret’s Plumes” was originally part of a 1913 privately printed book, … Read more

The College of Charleston will present the 10th Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival on October 6 – 9, 2016 in Charleston. Note: Due to Hurricane Matthew, the festival is rescheduled for October 20 – 23, 2016. The purpose of the festival is to bring contemporary Italian cinema to South Carolina audiences with the hope that … Read more

Over the past year, South Carolina Humanities has added more than 15 new literary speakers to the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud roster. The speakers represent a variety of genres and presentation styles, offering everything from poetry workshops for students to readings of prize-winning novels. Expanding the number of literary scholars on the Speakers Bureau … Read more

Historic Beaufort Foundation will present a photographic exhibit at the Verdier House Museum from October 20, 2016 – March 31, 2017. “Remnants of the Rice Culture: Agricultural History as Art” examines the Lowcountry’s rice fields and the history of their creation by slave labor through unique photographs by David Soliday. South Carolina Humanities supported this project … Read more

The University of South Carolina, in partnership with other colleges around the Southeast, will bring celebrated ethnobiologist and nature writer Gary Paul Nabham to Columbia on October 18 – 20, 2016 for a public lecture and other programming. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant in September 2016. Gary Paul Nabham is … Read more

SC Humanities is pleased to announce that three extraordinary South Carolina individuals were recipients of this year’s annual Governor’s Awards in the Humanities, presented at a luncheon on Thursday, October 20, 2016 (reception starting at 11:30 a.m. and luncheon starting at 12:30 p.m.) at the Hilton Columbia Center. Charles T. “Bud” Ferillo, Jr., activist and filmmaker, and Betsy Newman, an … Read more

A public launch event for the website Between the Waters will take place on Monday, September 12, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina University. Between the Waters is an interactive website that showcases the cultural history of Hobcaw Barony, a 16,000 acre historical site in Georgetown County. The project is a multi-year collaborative effort … Read more

Hub City Writers Project presented a four-day residency writing program for black teenage girls in Spartanburg County in July 2016. Other partners included Converse College, the Spartanburg County Foundation, Spoken Word Spartanburg, and Fine Print Ink. Seven young women were selected to attend the intensive Writers Well Youth Fellowship Retreat. South Carolina Humanities supported this … Read more

The Literature in Prison program took place from January – July 2016 at the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia. Fifteen inmates participated in the monthly reading and discussion opportunity, experiencing classic works of literature such as Of Mice and Men, The Odyssey, and Othello. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track … Read more

Celebrate Bluffton has created a new interactive APP for residents of and visitors to Bluffton to experience Bluffton’s history, culture, and traditions. The APP launched in July 2016 and is available to download for free in the APP Store for Apple IOS and Google Play for Android. South Carolina Humanities supported this project with a … Read more

The Children’s Museum of South Carolina in Myrtle Beach will implement a new literacy program targeting low-income families with young children. The program will run from July 13 – August 5, 2016. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant in May 2016. Through the Children’s Museum of South Carolina’s new … Read more

Historic Columbia is offering a new self-guided walking/driving tour brochure exploring 34 points of interest in Columbia’s Jewish heritage. Sponsored by Central Carolina Community Foundation, City of Columbia, and SC Humanities, the brochure is also available digitally as a mobile-friendly web-based tour and webpage containing even more information about the history of the Jewish community in … Read more

The Georgetown County Historical Society will present a monthly lecture series from June – November 2016 on a variety of historical and cultural topics, including the Revolutionary War and foodways in Charleston. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant in December 2015. The Georgetown County Historical Society preserves and promotes the history … Read more

Read Up, Greenville is a new annual celebration of Young Adult and Middle Grade books and authors. The event inaugural event will take place on Saturday, August 6 and will include book sales, author signings, panel discussions, and keynote speakers. South Carolina Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. Read Up, Greenville … Read more

The Anderson County Library will present the second annual Electric City ComiCon (EC3) on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the Main Branch library in Anderson. The event will feature 8 science fiction, fantasy and comic book writers in a variety of panels, as well as exhibitors, contests, gaming, and anime screening. South Carolina Humanities supported … Read more

The Village Museum in McClellanville in partnership with the South Carolina Historical Society is conducting a major oral history project on “Voices of the Santee Delta.” The Santee Delta is an important biological and historic area, and the collected oral histories will be archived at the South Carolina Historical Society and online via the Lowcountry Digital … Read more

The Columbia Museum of Art will present the exhibit Daufuskie Memories: Photographs by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe from May 27 – August 7, 2016. Additionally, two public programs featuring Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe will take place on June 2. South Carolina Humanities supported this programming with a Mini Grant in April 2016. Through a series of over 60 photographs … Read more

South Carolina Humanities and the South Carolina State Library will present acclaimed author Ha Jin on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at the South Carolina State Museum. The program is free and open to the public and is presented as a special literary event in a series of programs honoring the 100th anniversary … Read more

The Slave Dwelling Project will present four living history days highlighting the lives of enslaved people at four historic locations in South Carolina. The “Inalienable Rights: Living History Through the Eyes of the Enslaved” project will assemble living historians from around the Southeast to present demonstrations at Lexington County Museum on Sunday, May 1, 2016; … Read more

In partnership with the Oconee Heritage Center, the Oconee County Public Library will present a series of nine lectures in the spring and summer of 2016 about “The Land Before the Waters.” The speaker series will address the significant economic, environmental, and cultural changes to Oconee County that occurred with the creation of Lakes Hartwell, … Read more