The Upcountry History Museum – Furman University will present the original exhibit Back Where I Come From: The Upcountry’s Piedmont Blues, opening on November 10,

The second annual Deckle Edge Literary Festival will be held February 24 – 26, 2017, in Columbia, South Carolina. The weekend-long festival will feature readings,

Six Greenville-area public schools will celebrate African American History Month in February 2017 with Chautauqua performances of Matthew Henson, the first African American Arctic explorer,

SC Humanities is pleased to announce that two Student Research Fellows have been selected for 2017: Elizabeth Matthews of the University of South Carolina and Caleb Wesley

Greenville Wordsmiths will present a free writing program for youth ages 9 – 14 in Greenville in 2017. The “Saturday Writing Club” will allow a

December 2016 marks the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. South Carolina Humanities, in partnership with the National Archives and the Federation of State

South Carolina Humanities received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to coordinate programming on “Humanities and the Legacy of Race and Ethnicity

The Watering Hole is an online community dedicated to poets of color. Their 2016 Winter Retreat and Residency will take place December 26 – 30, 2016

The second annual American Heritage Festival will take place on Graham’s Historic Farm outside of Lake City, SC on December 2 – 4, 2016. The

The Chesterfield County Library System will present two special Christmas programs featuring storyteller Tim Lowry during the annual Cheraw Christmas Fest on Saturday, December 3, 2016.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 University of South Carolina Press and the University of South Carolina Beaufort Center for the Arts will present the inaugural Pat Conroy Literary Festival

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,

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

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

The College of Charleston will present the 10th Annual Nuovo Cinema Italiano Film Festival on October 6 – 9, 2016 in Charleston. Note: Due to

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

Historic Beaufort Foundation will present a photographic exhibit at the Verdier House Museum from October 20, 2016 – March 31, 2017. “Remnants of the Rice

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

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

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.

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 Literature in Prison program took place from January – July 2016 at the Broad River Correctional Institute in Columbia. Fifteen inmates participated in the

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

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