2019 Clemson Literary Festival

The Clemson Literary Festival is an annual event featuring three days of readings by national authors, literary panel discussions, book fairs, and open mic events that seeks to bring students, faculty, alumni, and the surrounding communities together through a mutual love and appreciation for the Arts and Humanities. The 2019 event will take place Wednesday, … Read more

Shakespeare For All – King Lear

Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina has a new long-term program, “Shakespeare For All,” that will present productions based on adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays intended to make the plays more accessible to a general audience. A full production of the adaptation of “King Lear” will be performed in March 2019 in Charleston. Free performances are … Read more

SC Humanities Awards More Than $50,000 in Major Grants

The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $50,000 in Major Grants to 9 cultural organizations after a February 22, 2019 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 … Read more

Delicious Reads in Spartanburg

Hub City Writers Project will present their 2019 Delicious Reads author extravaganza on March 17 – 18. Twenty national and regional touring authors will appear for an author-in-the-round event that will also feature delicious desserts. Five of the authors will also visit public schools. SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. … Read more

Swan Con Comic Arts Festival

The University of South Carolina Sumter in partnership with the Sumter County Cultural Commission will present “Swan Con: The Sumter Comic Arts Festival” on March 22 – 23, 2019. The “town and gown” partnership will take place at cultural venues around Sumter and will be free and open to the public. South Carolina Humanities supported … Read more

2019 South Carolina Humanities Festival – York County

The 25th Annual SC Humanities Festival will take place in York County on March 28 – 30, 2019. Presented by Visit York County, the 2019 festival will highlight the rich cultural history of York County and celebrate the arts and humanities. Other partners and sponsors include the Anne Springs Close Greenway, Arts Council of York County, Culture & Heritage Museums, Fort … Read more

Patchwork Tales Storytelling Festival

York County Library will present the 18th annual Patchwork Tales Storytelling Festival on March 14 – 16, 2019. Attendees can experience the magic of storytelling through one-of-a-kind live performances from nationally known storytellers.  SC Humanities supported this program with a Fast Track Literary Grant. York County Library’s Patchwork Tales Storytelling Festival began in 1996 with a … Read more

Crossroads: Change in Rural America Opens in Barnwell

South Carolina Humanities, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum on Main Street program, is pleased to present Crossroads: Change in Rural America. The exhibition examining the evolving landscape of rural America will open at the Barnwell County Library in partnership with the Barnwell County Museum on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Barnwell is the second-to-last stop … Read more

Moments Captured

In collaboration with members of the Charleston Arts community, Annex Dance Company presents Moments Captured, a performance of creative responses to Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South. The two-hour event on February 3, 2019 will gather professional and pre-professional artists to share dance, music, and spoken word/poetry performances inspired by the photography. SC Humanities helped … Read more