Community Invitation: To Kill a Mockingbird at Electric City Playhouse
Dear friends of AAR&RI, We’d love to invite our community to an upcoming local production of To Kill a Mockingbird, presented by Electric City Playhouse. Based on the classic novel by Harper Lee and dramatized by Christopher Sergel, this powerful stage adaptation explores themes that remain deeply relevant today—justice, racial inequality, moral courage, and the […]
A Look Back: The Art of Remembering – A Journey Toward Reconciliation
Last week, the Anderson County community came together for three powerful nights of dialogue exploring healing through the arts, shared spaces, and spiritual vision. More than 150 community members gathered around good food and open, respectful, and at times challenging conversations—rooted in understanding, empathy, and mutual growth. In the early 20th century, philosopher Josiah Royce […]
Save The Date: The Art of Remembering: A Journey Toward Reconciliation – September 22, 25, & 26th
The Art of Remembering: A Journey Toward ReconciliationHonoring the past, inspiring the present, and imagining a just future. Beloved Community in the MakingA three-day community gathering exploring healing through the arts, shared spaces, and spiritual vision. Hosted by the Anderson Arts Center and the Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative (AAR&RI), this conversation series invites […]
JOIN US THURSDAY, April 10, 2025: Tour & Discussion
JOIN US THURSDAY at 4:30pm 4:30pm – Tour & Readings Join us this Thursday, April 10th for an inspiring evening of readings and reflection. We will begin with a tour starting at the permanent marker by the Equal Justice Initiative, located on Main Street in downtown Anderson between John Street an River Street. We will then move to […]
Spring 2025 Documentary Viewings: Carnegie Building of the Anderson Arts Center
Join us in the Carnegie Building of the Anderson Arts Center for documentary viewings, telling stories of injustice over 100 years ago here in Anderson County. We will be watching and discussing these stories, reflecting on how to create greater communities! Documentary Viewings January 9th – 5:30pmFrom Darkness Into Light: Documentary Storytelling Journey (Story of […]
Save The Date: Transition Ceremony at the Anderson Arts Center – November 16th at 11:00am
Join us Saturday, November 16th at 11:00am for a Transition Ceremony at the Anderson Arts Center in downtown Anderson, SC as “The Sculpture” takes residence this coming Fall 2024. We invite all to join us at the Anderson Arts Center to experience this piece of artwork by Herman Keith, memorializing the five documented victims of […]
RECAP & VIDEO: Anderson County Museum – Important Conversations: Remembrance and Reconciliation Panel Discussion
The Anderson County Museum hosted a panel discussion last Tuesday (2/27), led by the Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative, to explore personal and group experiences concerning racial injustice with an eye toward creating a better future. The panel, comprised of former AnMed CEO John Miller; Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts; AnMed Chief Diversity Officer Juana Slade; and former Anmed faculty member and […]
Anderson County Museum – Important Conversations: Remembrance and Reconciliation – February 27, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Last year, the Anderson County Museum partnered with the Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative to create a permanent display, “The Earth Remembers,” which honors the memory of five racial terror lynchings in Anderson County from 1894 to 1911. This year, we are continuing the conversation as we host a panel that will be discussing […]
Sculpture Artist Herman Keith, Jr. speaks at Anderson University’s MLK Celebration 2024
Anderson University’s Office of Diversity, Community and Inclusion hosted special speaker Herman Keith, Jr. as part of their annual MLK Celebration. The service honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This event took place on Monday, January 15, 2024 at 10am inside Henderson Auditorium at Anderson University.
Ceremony of Remembrance – Marker Revealed in Downtown Anderson – October 3, 2023 at 11am.
Tuesday. October 3, 2023 was an amazing day in Anderson County. A permanent marker memorializing the five victims of racial terror lynching was revealed to the community during a ceremony in downtown Anderson. Among those in attendance were city leaders, county leaders, faith leaders, law enforcement, citizens…a diverse crowd of individuals committed to remembering those […]