“What Makes a Good Play” panel discussion — Greenville

The “What Makes a Good Play” panel discussion will take place on Friday, August 12 at 12:00 p.m. at CentreStage Theatre (501 River St, Greenville, SC 29601). The speakers include a playwright (Samantha Miller), the artistic director of the festival (West Hyler), and a dramaturg (Kimberly Colburn). They will discuss how plays are developed and how the … Read more

2022 Governor’s Awards & Fresh Voices in the Humanities Recipients Announced

South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities and the Fresh Voices in the Humanities Awards. Established in 1991, the Governor’s Awards recognize outstanding achievement in humanities research, teaching, and scholarship; institutional and individual participation in helping communities in South Carolina better understand our cultural heritage … Read more

SC History Symposium — Aiken

SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY SYMPOSIUM: VOICES AND VOTES: THE HISTORY OF DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH CAROLINAJuly 23, 2022, 5:00 – 7:00 PMSecond Baptist Church, 1151 York Street NE, Aiken, SCDr. Walter Edgar, USC andDr. Bobby Donaldson, USC, CCRH&RModerator: Dr. Tom Mack, USCAOur signature event will be a lively symposium on the dramatic events and jagged history of … Read more

Voices and Votes: Democracy in America — Allendale

The traveling Smithsonian exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America will be on display at USC-Salkehatchie. Thursday, September 8, 2022, 5:30-7:00, USC Salkehatchie Atrium: Opening Ceremony Reception “Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit “Voices and Votes” w/ Speakers –Dr. April Cone, Dr. Sarah Miller Friday, September 9, 2022, 10:00-5:00, USC Salkehatchie Atrium: Opening Day of “Voices and Votes,” plus Savannah River Site … Read more

South Carolina New Play Festival – What Makes a Good Play?

The Community Foundation of Greenville is sponsoring the South Carolina New Play Festival in Greenville on August 12 – 14, 2022. The festival will include a panel discussion about “What Makes a Good Play and How Does the Developmental Process Work” that will take place on August 12. SC Humanities supported this program with a … Read more

Smithsonian Exhibit “Voices and Votes” Opens in Laurens

The traveling Smithsonian exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America will open at the Laurens County Museum on Saturday, June 4th, 2022. The exhibition examines the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people,” and how each generation since continues to question how to form “a more perfect union.” The exhibit will be … Read more