The Summer 2022 Issue, “Craft and Community During COVID” of Mississippi Folklife is now available online at www.mississippifolklife.org. This digital journal features original writing, photography, films, and documentary work focused on present-day folklife and cultural heritage throughout the state. Mississippi Folklife is a project of the Mississippi Arts Commission.
What a jam-packed July we have had at MAC! Earlier this month, MAC hosted our 2022 Mississippi Whole Schools Summer Institute. The event was held on July 12-14 in Hattiesburg, MS., at the Thad Cochran Center on the University of Southern Mississippi campu
JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) and South Arts are pleased to announce the Mississippi Center for Cultural Production (MCCP) of Utica, MS, and the B.B. King Museum and […]
In partnership with the Carnegie Public Library, the Mississippi Arts Commission will host an exhibit celebrating featured artists on the new Mississippi Folklife Directory website www.msfolkdirectory.org. The exhibit features the work of five traditional artists around the state, including Alan Kolodny (tatter and jewelry maker), Janice Mitchell (quilter), Vish Shenoy (sitar player), Paul Gore (sign painter), and Sharde Thomas (fife player).
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is investing over $1.6 million through grants in more than 260 organizations, schools, and individual artists across the state for the fiscal year 2023.
