The 2025 recipients will be recognized at the 37th Governor’s Arts Awards ceremony at the Two Mississippi Museums in downtown Jackson on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at 6 p.m. A public reception at 4:30 p.m. will precede the ceremony. MAC and Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) partner to record and broadcast the award ceremony. The program will air on MPB Television and MPB Think Radio later in February 2025. Find out more by visiting arts.ms.gov/gaa
The 2025 recipients and awards are as follows:
| Walt Grayson | Lifetime Achievement |
| Tate Taylor | Excellence in Motion Picture |
| Rising Stars Fife and Drum Band | Excellence in Traditional Arts |
| Robert Poore | Excellence in Visual Arts and Landscape Architecture |
| Eddie Cotton Jr. | Excellence in Music |
| Jane C. Hiatt | Stephen C. Edds Patron of the Arts |