TJ Wallace
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 volunteer academic and public members. New members will begin three-year terms in November 2021. Board members initiate and develop projects, seek to make the humanities accessible … Read more
The exhibit The Waccamaw Indian People: Past, Present, and Future will open at the Horry County Museum on Tuesday, April 27. This exhibit features the history of the Waccamaw Indian People and their enduring culture through the display and interpretation of the belongings and personal stories integral to their Native American heritage. South Carolina Humanities … Read more
South Carolina State University will present a four-part poetry series entitled “Words Across the Water.” The series brings together poets and writers from across the Anglophone African Diaspora in order to explore intersections of metaphor, style, and themes. SC Humanities supported this programming with a Fast Track Literary Grant. This series provides a discursive space … Read more
Sisterhood: South Carolina Suffragists is a trilogy of documentaries to commemorate the centennial of the 19th amendment. The first installment “The Grimké Sisters Through the Civil War” premiered in December 2020 on SCETV. “The Rollin Sisters—Reconstruction Through 1895” will be premiere on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 8:30 p.m., and the final episode “The Pollitzer Sisters—Turn of the … Read more
Richland Library has been offering their “Let’s Talk Race” community initiative since August 2020. Through Spring 2021, they will host virtual author events, book groups and discussions that encourage honest dialogue on injustices, anti-racism and diversity. SC Humanities supported this programming with a Fast Track Literary Grant. Events in the series include: Let’s Talk Race Book … Read more
Middleton Place Foundation will present an engaging program about Black Women in History as part of their ongoing annual Distinguished Speakers Series. The virtual conversation will take place on Tuesday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. SC Humanities helped support this program with a Mini Grant. Featured speakers for “Ukweli: Black Women in History” … Read more
Historic Brattonsville’s virtual program “Uncertain Times: Homefront 1865” gives voice to the African American story and presents a more inclusive interpretation of the Brattonsville community during the American Civil War. The program consists of three presentations: historical portrayals by FREED – Female RE-Enactors of Distinction and two interactive living history programs. South Carolina Humanities supported … Read more
South Carolina Humanities, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum on Main Street program, is pleased to present the traveling Smithsonian exhibit Water/Ways in South Carolina. The exhibition dives into water–an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally, and historically. The exhibit will open at its sixth and final venue in South Carolina at the Historic Westminster Train … Read more
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $65,000 in Major Grants to 9 cultural organizations after a February 26, 2021 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
