Latest news — Henrietta Snype workshops, lectures and appearances

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Latest News & Appearances

A running log of where Henrietta has been and where she's headed next — workshops, lectures, festivals, and press.

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Recent Workshops & Lectures

Where she's taught and appeared.

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Basket Making Workshops at Hermosa Jewelry

Hermosa Jewelry · Charleston, SC

Hands-on sweetgrass basket making workshops hosted at Hermosa Jewelry. View group events →

Oct 24, 2022

Sweetgrass Weaving Workshop — Drayton Hall

Drayton Hall · Charleston, SC

A hands-on workshop with master weaver Henrietta Snype at one of Charleston's most historic plantation sites.

Aug 2023

Local Artist Pop-Up at DeGuise Interiors

DeGuise Interiors · Charleston, SC

Henrietta joined other Lowcountry artists for an in-store pop-up shop and meet-the-maker afternoon.

Mar 2022

Toyota Corporate Event — Sweetgrass Demonstration

Charleston, SC

A demonstration and Gullah Geechee cultural presentation for Toyota.

Feb 2022

Franke at Seaside — Demonstration & Supplies Class

Franke at Seaside · Mount Pleasant, SC

A demonstration and beginner supplies workshop for the residents of Franke at Seaside.

Recurring

K–12 School Programs across the Lowcountry

Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties (and beyond)

Each year Henrietta conducts workshops for public and private schools throughout the tri-county area, with occasional travel to Savannah, GA and Jacksonville, FL. Inquiries through Contact.

In the Press

Selected coverage.

CBS News

"Basket weavers keep an age-old tradition alive"

Henrietta on the rice fanner: "Charleston was a place that grew a lot of rice."

Read on CBS News →

Mount Pleasant Magazine · 2023

"Weaving History: Sweetgrass Tradition a Generational Artform"

A profile of Henrietta and fellow weaver Corey Alston around the Mount Pleasant Sweetgrass Festival.

Read the feature →

SCETV · 2019

SC African American History Calendar — November Honoree

Henrietta was the November honoree of the 2019 SC African American History Calendar.

Read on SCETV →

SC Arts Hub · 2018

2018 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award

Recipient feature from the South Carolina Arts Commission's official spotlight series.

Read the spotlight →

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Sweetgrass Basketry — Henrietta Snype & Durades Dialogue

Henrietta's work in Mia's Charleston Room and in Unexpected Turns.

View the Mia listing →

Buxton Books · 2022

"Row Upon Row" with Dale Rosengarten

An in-store conversation with author Dale Rosengarten, Henrietta, and her son Donovan Snype.

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