Call for Nominations for the Board of Directors
The Humanities CouncilSC invites nominations for its Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors for The Humanities CouncilSC consists of 24 volunteer academic and public members. New members will begin three-year terms in November 2008. Nominations are due by July 15, 2008.
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Recent News
Events 
New Scholar Joins Speakers Bureau Program
The Humanities CouncilSC is happy to welcome scholar Aida Rogers to Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud. Rogers offers a program on South Carolina food culture, "South Carolina: Ain't We Got Food."
Speakers Bureau: Humanities Out Loud sends some of South Carolina's finest scholars throughout the state to share their knowledge of the humanities. Aida Rogers is the newest member of 28 participating scholars who speak on a variety of humanities topics. Non-profit groups and public agencies are eligible to apply.
Call for Nominations for the Governor's Awards in the Humanities
The Humanities CouncilSC invites nominations for the annual Governor's Awards in the Humanities. The Governor's Awards in the Humanities recognize exemplary support for public humanities programs. Forty-six individuals and organizations have received awards from 1991-2007.
Nominations are due by July 15, 2008.
Two Films Premiere in Charleston
Two documentary films supported by The Humanities CouncilSC will premiere in Charleston in June. Bin Yah: There's no Place Like Home and Grass Roots: The Enduring Art of the Lowcountry Basket both explore elements of Gullah culture and the art of sweetgrass basketmaking. Both documentaries received Major Grants from THCSC in February 2007.
Art Credit: Snipe family basket stand on Highway 17. Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 2007. Photo: Karin Willis. Museum for African Art
Spotlight on Grant-Funded Project
Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art is an exhibit organized by the Gibbes Museum that presents plantation-related images of the American South. On May 23, 2008, a panel of scholars will discuss the social, cultural, and art historical significance of the exhibit. The panel was supported by The Humanities CouncilSC by a Major Grant.
Credit: Untitled from the Passage on the Underground Railroad Series, 2002; By Stephen Marc (American, b. 1954), archival pigment inkjet print, 18x52 inches; Courtesy of the artist
Smithsonian Exhibit Comes to South Carolina
The Smithsonian exhibit Key Ingredients: America By Food will tour South Carolina from June 2008 - May 2009, visiting five small communities and the South Carolina State Fair. Key Ingredients explores how the food we eat connects us to our communities, heritage, and national culture. Key Ingredients is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and The Humanities CouncilSC.
Picture courtesy of Edible Lowcountry.
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