The Georgetown County Museum will present their “First Tuesdays Summer Speaker Series” from May 6 – September 2, 2025. Confirmed speakers include Margaret Seidler, Bill Davies, Walter Hill, Elizabeth Chew, and Yancey Green. The programs are free and open to the public. SC Humanities supported this program series with a Mini Grant. The goal of … Read more
The South Carolina Humanities Board of Directors awarded more than $108,000 in Major Grants to 11 cultural organizations after a February 21, 2025 Board Meeting in Georgetown. 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
America’s Living History Foundation will present the 8th Annual American Heritage Festival on Graham’s Historic Farm in Lake City on February 15-16, 2025. This living history event celebrates the Pee Dee area’s influence in winning the American Revolution. SC Humanities supported this event with a Mini Grant. The American Heritage Festival investigates the role of … Read more
The Horry County Museum presents a program by Dr. Walter Curry on African American Confederate pensioners from South Carolina on Saturday, February 15th, at 1:00 PM. This presentation, supported by South Carolina Humanities, examines the factors that led South Carolina to employ African American labor during the American Civil War, the various functions that this … Read more
The Horry County Museum presents a program by Dr. Walter Curry on African American Confederate pensioners from South Carolina on Saturday, February 15th, at 1:00 PM. This presentation examines the factors that led South Carolina to employ African American labor during the American Civil War, the various functions that this labor fulfilled, the state’s endorsement … Read more
American Revolution Experience national exhibit Lancaster Saturday, January 11 – Monday January 27 A national exhibit commemorating America’s 250th anniversary of Independence will be at the Lancaster County Historic Robert Mills Courthouse on Main Street in Lancaster. The American Revolution Experience is a compelling exhibit including three interactive kiosks and twelve informative panels, offering visitors … Read more
The following grants were awarded by SC Humanities in fiscal year 2024 (November 1, 2023 – October 31, 2024). Major Grants Sponsoring Organization: Chester County Historical SocietyProject Title: Miss Ann Davidson’s Autograph CollectionProject Director: Bill MarionAwarded: $15,000; Cost-share: $33,520The Chester County Historical Society has obtained a unique collection of autographs compiled in the late 1930s by a Chester family. The collection includes … Read more
The 2024 Charleston Literary Festival will take place November 1 – 10, featuring a wide variety of noted authors, thinkers, and speakers. SC Humanities supported this program with a Major Grant. The full schedule of speakers and events is available on the website: https://www.charlestonliteraryfestival.com.
The 2024 Charleston Literary Festival will take place November 1 – 10, featuring 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 Library Society in the US and … Read more
The South Carolina Military Museum is currenting hosting the exhibit South Carolina Veterans and the Civil Rights Movement, which will be on display through July 2024. The exhibit will be accompanied by a Lunch & Learn Lecture series with monthly lectures from April – November. SC Humanities supported this program series with a Mini Grant. South … Read more
Senior Resources will host five courses in October 2024 at the Lourie Center as part of their bi-annual “Lourie Lectures” program. SC Humanities grant funds will support the courses “Four Stories of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina” led by Joe Long and “The History of Columbia Neighborhoods” led by four different speakers. The programs … Read more
The South East Rural Community Outreach organization in Hopkins will present their annual Juneteenth festival on the property of the historic Harriet Barber House on Saturday, June 22, 2024. The event will include presentations by authors and historians as well as other cultural offerings. Additionally, there will be four follow-up workshops over the summer for … Read more
The Rice Museum in Georgetown will host a multi-disciplinary symposium on April 18 -19, 2024 in partnership with the Georgetown County Library and Coastal Carolina University. The “Living With Water” symposium will investigate the historical, ecological, cultural, and social aspects of living along the coast and other waterways. SC Humanities supported this program with a … Read more
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
Speakers Bureau program featuring Joseph McGill and Herb FrazierLocation: Sumter County Museum (McKenzie Hall), 122 N. Washington Street, Sumter, SC 29150Free and open to the publicInfo: (803) 775-0908
The Atlantic Beach Gullah Geechee South Carolina Organization will host its annual Culture & Nature Festival on June 23rd – 25th, 2023 on 30th Avenue South, the main street in Atlantic Beach. The event aims to highlight and celebrate the historical relevance of Atlantic Beach and the Gullah Geechee values of resilience, self-sufficiency, and tenacity. … Read more
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program with Pat McNeelySponsored by Old Pendleton District Genealogical Society with support from SC HumanitiesOpen to the publicInfo: 864-933-3013
Presented by Donald Sweeper through the Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud programSponsored by the Friends of the Surfside Beach Library with support from SC HumanitiesLocation: Surfside Beach Library, 410 Surfside Drive, Surfside Beach, SC 29575Open to the publicInfo: 843-915-6283
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program featuring scholar Gail WagnerSponsored by Chesterfield District Chapter of the SC Genealogical Society with support from SC HumanitiesLocation: Old Chesterfield Courthouse, 100 Main Street, Chesterfield SC, 29709 Info: (843) 634-6447
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud program featuring scholar Ruth MillerSponsored by The Colleton County Memorial Library with support from SC HumanitiesLocation: The Colleton County Memorial Library, 600 Hampton Street, Walterboro, South Carolina 29488Free and open to the publicInfo: (843) 549-5621
Sunday, April 23, 2023 – 1:00-4:00 PM EDTPrice: Free · Duration: 3 hrsLocation: Technical College of the Lowcountry’s MacLean Hall (104 Reynolds St, bldg 12, Beaufort, SC) Check Out the Third Edition of the Beaufort Human Library, April 23 “Where oral history meets speed dating.” The Beaufort Human Library project seeks to foster empathy and … Read more
Featuring Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud scholar Suzie Parker DeVoe presenting on Charlotte Forten or Susie King TaylorSponsored by the Gender Studies Program at Francis Marion UniversityThe event will feature several speakers at stations, and attendees will be able to move around from station to stationLocation: Francis Marion University, 4822 E. Palmetto Street, Florence, SC … Read more
