Join the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art for a free film screening of Southern Rites and a Q&A with the director and Southbound photographer Gillian Laub. Laub spent over a decade working in Montgomery County, Georgia after first learning ofRead more
Join us for the official release party for In Darkest South Carolina, a biography of civil rights activist Judge Waring by Brian Hicks, hosted in conjunction with the City of Charleston as they kick off their 350th Anniversary. Brian Hicks willRead more
The Charleston Mercury presents author Shay McNeal as she speaks about her recent book, The Road to Trump. A country divided will fall into the abyss it creates. The Road to Trump chronicles the most pressing issues the United States facedRead more
Over recent months and years, as white Southerners’ hold over Southern history and memory is called into question, landscapes in the South are experiencing profound change. Monuments to the region’s charged past continue to be contested and removed from statehouse grounds,Read more
Over recent months and years, as white Southerners’ hold over Southern history and memory is called into question, landscapes in the South are experiencing profound change. Monuments to the region’s charged past continue to be contested and removed from statehouse grounds,Read more
Over recent months and years, as white Southerners’ hold over Southern history and memory is called into question, landscapes in the South are experiencing profound change. Monuments to the region’s charged past continue to be contested and removed from statehouse grounds,Read more
The Sit a Spell conversation series is presented in conjunction with the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art's current exhibition Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South. The events aim to encourage thoughtful conversation on a variety of topics andRead more
The Halsey Institute commissioned Dr. Rick Bunch, a geographic information science (GIS) and spatial cognition specialist, to design an interactive map of the South, representing everything from street name maps to data collected on prison populations and churchgoers, among otherRead more
Drama Desk and Tony Award winning musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country with its effortless wit and humor and dynamic musical score. This bee is one unforgettable experience. Sit back and watch as theseRead more
The Educated Citizen and Democracy with Dr. John S. Cowan. This talk contains dangerous ideas. Some may be useful in understanding past elections and bracing for coming ones. But at its heart, it is about misconceptions about education, and aboutRead more
