S.C. Arts Awards
A joint presentation of the S.C. Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award
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Recipients from their respective categories are recognized for outstanding achievement and contributions to the arts in South Carolina with the South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts.
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Up to four artists and one advocate are recognized with the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award as practitioners and advocates of traditional arts significant to communities throughout the state. Their traditions embody folklife’s dynamic, multigenerational nature, and its fusion of artistic and utilitarian ideals.
Honoring distinct and deserving recipients
Governor’s Awards for the Arts
- Wade Sellers, Columbia (Artist category).
- Gail V. Barnes, Columbia (Individual category).
- Engaging Creative Minds, Charleston (Arts in Education category).
- Koger Center for the Arts, Columbia (Government category).
- Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter (Organization category).
Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award
- Mary “Caroleen” Sanders, Catawba Indian Reservation, Rock Hill (Artist category, Catawba pottery; posthumous).
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For additional information, please contact Communications Director Jason Rapp (803.734.8899 | jrapp@arts.sc.gov).