Aug 18
MAC Grantee Event: Alice Moseley Fun Festival
Enjoy food, arts, crafts, music, and fun for the whole family at the Alice Moseley Fun Festival featuring live music by Amanda Shaw.
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The creative legacy of our state is still being written. The Mississippi Arts Commission is in place to Support emerging artists, Inspire them to make lasting footprints, and Enrich the creative culture all across the state. What role will you play in the next chapter of Mississippi’s story?
State Arts Conference
Come one, come all, “Come As You Art” to Mississippi’s State Arts Conference! This free, day-long convening is an opportunity for artists, arts organizations, arts educators and arts enthusiasts to learn, share and network.
Oct 18
State Arts Conference
Come one, come all, "Come As You Art" to Mississippi's State Arts Conference! This free, day-long convening is an opportunity for artists, arts organizations, arts educators and arts enthusiasts to learn, share and network. Featuring compelling speakers, helpful workshops and fun activities, conference participants will leave inspired and ready to greet the next challenge with creative solutions. Casual and creative dress is encouraged at this artful, statewide gathering. Be one of the first 200 people to register and receive a free catfish lunch from nearby Galloway Church. After the conference, join us to celebrate MAC's 50th birthday at a reception hosted by MAC's Board of Commissioners at the Mississippi Museum of Art. REGISTER here Want to learn more? Visit msstateartsconference2018.sched.com to see the conference agenda, speakers and other details as they emerge.
Aug 20
MAC Grantee Event: Art Ability Fair
Take advantage of the free, all-day classes in pottery, music, art, painting, dance, and make-overs for individuals with disabilities age 8-80.
Aug 25
MAC Grantee Event: Jericho Road Show
Catch Libby Rae Watson, Wes Lee, Bill Steber & Rambling Steve Gardner live at the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center for their one-of-a-kind Acoustic Traveling Road Show.
News
First Mississippi Writers Trail Markers to be Unveiled at Mississippi Book Festival
JACKSON, MISS. (Aug. 7, 2018) – The Mississippi Writers Trail will officially launch with the unveiling of two historical marker prototypes, honoring Eudora Welty and Jesmyn Ward, as part of the Mississippi Book Festival on Aug. 18, 2018, at 9 a.m. C-SPAN will broadcast the unveilings in the State Capitol Building before a live national audience. […]
Mississippi Folklife Summer Issue Features Blues Women, Youth Sewing, Aerial Delta Photos & More
JACKSON, MISS. – August 3, 2018 – The Folk and Traditional Arts Program of the Mississippi Arts Commission is pleased to announce the Summer 2018 issue of Mississippi Folklife’s is now available online at www.mississippifolklife.org. The summer issue publication features four articles by Mississippi authors and photographers. “Aerial Delta” by Cleveland photographer Rory Doyle is […]
MAC Awards Nearly $1.4M to Grant Recipients and Program Participants
JACKSON, MISS. – July 10, 2018 – The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded nearly $1.4 million in funding to artists and arts programs across the state for fiscal year 2019. Funds were awarded in 60 Mississippi House of Representatives districts and 38 state Senate districts, to 134 organizations and schools and to 31 individual artists. […]
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