The Berkley County Library System will host its second annual Tri-County Literary Celebration featuring over 100 authors and publishers residing in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester

Winthrop University will host a “Writers Reading” series featuring two established authors in February and April 2016. Creative non-fiction writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest will visit

The McKissick Museum will present a conference on “Shared Traditions: Sacred Music in the South” on February 26 – 27, 2016 in Columbia. The conference

SC Humanities is happy to announce that 6 small communities in South Carolina will have the opportunity to host the traveling Smithsonian exhibit The Way

The American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, SC will present a special weekend event honoring artisan Charles Werner, an expert blacksmith who created

The inaugural Deckle Edge Literary Festival will be held February 19-21, 2016, in Columbia, South Carolina. The weekend-long festival will feature readings, book signings, panel

The Newberry County Literacy Council will present the inaugural Newberry County Big Read program designed to promote reading and discussion throughout the county. The book

Greenville Wordsmiths will present a new, free writing program for youth ages 9 – 14 in Greenville in 2016. The “Saturday Writing Club” will allow

Storyboard America is a vision to build a nation of storytellers through the public library system, a vision that is beginning right here in South

SC Humanities is pleased to announce that two Student Research Fellows have been selected for 2016: Anthony Garruzzo of the College of Charleston and Rachel

SC Humanities is pleased to announce that nine organizations received Fast Track Literary Grants after the inaugural deadline in November 2015. The projects that are

As we close another year it is important to remember all those who have contributed financially to insure that SC Humanities has remained strong for

Columbia, SC – The Pulitzer Prize Board has announced an award of $25,823 to SC Humanities (SC Humanities) for From the Jazz Age to the

SC Humanities and the University of South Carolina Press partnered together to produce three collectible hardback editions of little-known short stories by beloved South Carolina author

The Upcountry History Museum has a strong oral history program, and in 2015 – 2017, they are specifically focused on collecting oral histories from Vietnam

The Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina (JHSSC) and Historic Columbia will hold a joint meeting, “A Tale of Two Cities (and a few small

The Santa Elena Foundation will present a special series of programs at the new Santa Elena History Center in downtown Beaufort starting in November 2015.

The Chester County Historical Society will implement a major effort to explore and collect the history of black citizens of Chester County. Monthly history harvest

SC Humanities Board of Directors awarded over $40,000 in Major Grants to 8 cultural organizations after a September 18, 2015 Board Meeting in Columbia. The

The Arkhaios Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Film Festival is an annual event taking place on Hilton Head Island as part of South Carolina Archaeology Month.

Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina will present the world premiere of the original play “Radical Son: A Play in One Act About Freedom” in Charleston

SC Humanities has sponsored several programs studying Jewish history and culture that will take place in November 2015 in communities around the state. The 2015

SC Humanities is pleased to announce the launch of a new category of grant available to nonprofit organizations and public institutions in South Carolina. The

In an effort to support projects that demonstrate the critical role the humanities play in our public life and in understanding contemporary issues, SC Humanities

Connect Camden is a two-part community forum designed to facilitate dialogue around the topics Preserving History in Camden and Camden’s Time, Talents, and Treasures in

The Aiken County Public Library will be presenting an original Let’s Talk About It series titled “Tragic Affairs Abroad” from October 2015 – March 2016.

The 2015 – 2016 academic year marks the 100th anniversary of Georgia O’Keeffe’s time as a professor of art at Columbia College, a period during

The Georgetown County Library and Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina University will host the 2015 Lowcountry Rice Culture Forum, an event that draws enthusiastic participants

SC Humanitiesis 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

The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach will present the two coordinating exhibits Rice and Indigo: Paintings by Jonathan Green and