TJ Wallace
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
