TJ Wallace
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 travel to its second venue in South Carolina at the Hampton County Library, hosted … Read more
The Hagood Mill Foundation in Pickens will present a free virtual event exploring the role of the arts in community and the importance of civil dialogue. The “Seeds of Change” event will occur on Friday, August 14 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and will include a broad range of guest speakers and a panel discussion … Read more
The Seneca City Museums has launched a new website with increased virtual educational content, including a podcast titled “The Small Muse,” virtual tours, a video series about historic grave sites in Oconee County, information about the history of African American churches, and more. The virtual programming was supported by funding from a Bridge Grant from … Read more
The Fountain Inn Museum has renovated a new gallery space and will launch an new exhibit on Thursday, August 20. The Making of a Small Town exhibit will feature photographs and descriptions of the people and the efforts that created the town of Fountain Inn. SC Humanities helped support this exhibit with a Major Grant. … Read more
Historic Columbia will offer two virtual round table programs in August about the monuments and grounds of the South Carolina State House. These programs are led by Dr. Lydia Mattice Brandt, an architectural historian and an associate professor at the University of South Carolina, whose research informed Historic Columbia’s online tour of the State House Monuments. … Read more
The South Carolina Arts Commission, in partnership with South Carolina Humanities, Hampton County Historical Society, and Hampton County Library, will offer a free virtual writing workshop in August. The Communal Pen: Water/Ways workshop will allow participants to write to celebrate and explore connections to place and community. The virtual workshop is free and open to the … Read more
The Georgetown County Library will present the DigiBridge Lecture Series in July and August as part of a larger effort to record presentations by humanities scholars to document Georgetown County’s deep and diverse history and culture. This programming was supported by funding from a Bridge Grant from South Carolina Humanities, www.schumanities.org. Funding for the Bridge … 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 have its public opening in South Carolina at Hickory Knob State Park, … Read more
SC Humanities is pleased to announce that the maximum award for Major Grants will be raised to $10,000, effective starting with the August 12, 2020 deadline. Previously, the maximum award was $8,000. The SC Humanities Board of Directors voted to raise the amount of the award in June 2020. Major Grants are for public humanities programs … Read more
