South Carolina Humanities (SCH) is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in support of the NEH Initiative: “United We Stand: Connecting through Culture.” “The humanities strengthen mutual understanding by providing the context, history, and models of discourse that remind us of our … Read more
Speakers Bureau program featuring Claudia Smith Brinson with Cecil WilliamsSponsored by the City of Rock Hill Parks, Recreation, and Tourism – Lifelong Learning programLifelong Learning @ Rock Hill (LL@RH) – Where Curiosity Never Retires – is an inclusive community of adults age 50+ who share knowledge through unique learning opportunities and local excursions. Lifelong Learning @ Rock Hill … Read more
The following grants were awarded by SC Humanities in fiscal year 2023 (November 1, 2022 – October 31, 2023). Major Grants Sponsoring Organization: South Carolina New Play FestivalProject Title: South Carolina New Play Festival Town Hall: Revealing the State of American Theater and New American PlaysProject Director: West HylerAwarded: $7,500; Cost-share: $14,980The South Carolina New Play Festival will present their second … Read more
The 2023 Charleston Literary Festival will take place November 3 – 12, featuring both virtual and in-person programs and a wide variety of noted authors, thinkers, and speakers. SC Humanities supported this program with a Major Grant. The Charleston Literary Festival was founded in 2017 as a result of an Anglo-American collaboration between the historic Charleston … Read more
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $140,000 in Major Grants to 12 cultural organizations after a September 22, 2023 Board Meeting in Greenwood. 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 the … Read more
Presented by John FowlerSponsored by Anderson County Museum with support from SC Humanities through the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud programLocation: Anderson County Museum, 202 East Greenville Street, Anderson, South Carolina 29621Free and open to the publicInfo: (864) 260-4737
The program will include several self-published authors and a keynote presentation by author C. Hope Clark on “Why Edisto? Why Any Setting?”Sponsored by Friends of the Calhoun County Library with support from SC Humanities through the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud programLocation: Calhoun County Library, 900 F R Huff Drive, St. Matthews, SC 29135Free and … Read more
Presented by Dr. Walter CurryThe talk will be part of the programming at the Community Day at the Dill Sanctuary, which will also include tours, programs on ecology, and crafts and activities for children.Sponsored by The Charleston Museum with support from SC Humanities through the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud programLocation: The Charleston Museum Dill … Read more
Book discussion and signing featuring authors Joseph McGill and Herb FrazierSponsored by the Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum with support from SC Humanities through the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud programSaturday, August 26 | 11:00 a.m.Location: Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum, 1865 Lake Drive, Orangeburg, SC 29115Open to the publicInfo: 843-639-2455
