2024 Governor's Individual Award for the Arts

Diane Frankenberger, of Summerville, receives the 2024 Governor's Individual Award for the Arts

Member Submission • April 3, 2024

In the Lowcountry, Diane is known as a powerhouse of wisdom, knowledge, discernment, passion, and humility.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Arts Commission is happy to announce four unique and deserving 2024 recipients of the South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts, the state’s highest award for exceptional achievement in practicing or supporting the arts.

The SCAC presents the Governor’s Awards for the Arts annually each spring. The appointed members of the agency’s board of directors vote on panel recommendations for the award. In 2024, the SCAC board approved the recommendations of the following honorees from their respective categories to be recognized for outstanding achievement and contributions to the arts in South Carolina:

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Campbell Frost, Columbia
INDIVIDUAL: Diane Frankenberger, Summerville
ARTS IN EDUCATION: Minuette Floyd, Columbia
ORGANIZATION: South Carolina Philharmonic, Columbia

“Through their unwavering dedication, talent, and commitment, this year’s recipients exemplify the very essence of South Carolina’s artistic spirit. Their contributions not only enrich our cultural landscape but also ensure that the arts are accessible to all. The Governor’s Award is a testament to their exceptional achievements and a sincere appreciation for their invaluable role in shaping and enhancing life and culture across our state,” SCAC Executive Director David Platts said.

A committee appointed by the SCAC Board of Directors reviews all nominations. After a rigorous process and multiple meetings, the panel sends to the board a recommendation from each category with a nomination for its approval. Serving on the panel in 2024 were Dr. Sarah Lynn Hayes (Rock Hill), Glenis Redmond (Mauldin), and Regi Strickland (Lexington).

Recipients of the South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards are honored during a broadcast presentation of the South Carolina Arts Awards, which are expected to air on South Carolina ETV this May at a date and time to be announced later.

Photo/South Carolina Arts Commission

In the Lowcountry, Diane Frankenberger (Individual Category) is known as a powerhouse of wisdom, knowledge, discernment, passion, and humility as well as a community builder who works to create a more colorful South Carolina. She inspires and assists anyone interested in creating with textiles; from children looking to sew their first doll to artists exhibiting in world-class institutions. In 2018, Frankenberger’s idea to turn the old Summerville Town Post Office into a free-to-all nonprofit community art center took shape in 2020. The thriving center of creativity, arts education, art studios, and art exhibitions—free and open to the public—welcomes more than 25,000 people of all ages a year. As the owner of People, Places, and Quilts, a fabric store and educational space in its 34th year (named one of the Top 10 Quilt Shops in North America), her impact on the arts, for the state of South Carolina and beyond, is immeasurable.

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