America250 Mississippi and MAC Announce Public Art Grant Recipients
The America250 Mississippi Commission and the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) are pleased to announce the recipients of the America250 Mississippi Public Art Grant.
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Elayjah Earles is Mississippi’s Poetry Out Loud® State Champion
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is pleased to announce that Elayjah Earles, a native of Greenville, MS, and a Senior at Mississippi School of the Arts, is the 2026 Mississippi Poetry Out Loud® (POL) State Champion. Atheena Bloodgood, a Senior at Pascagoula High School, placed second, and Nita Hardin, a Junior representing Union County Heritage Museum, placed third.
MAC Awards Public Art in Community Grant to groups in Vicksburg and Moss Point
MAC Awards Public Art in Community Grant to groups in Vicksburg and Moss Point
MAC Awards $4 Million Through the Building Fund for the Arts Grant to 17 Arts Organizations in 14 Counties
JACKSON, MS – The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is pleased to award $4 million to 17 organizations in 14 counties in Mississippi through the Building Fund for the Arts (BFA) grant […]
$100,000 Dedicated to Public Art Grants in Mississippi in Honor of America250
JACKSON, MS – The America250 Mississippi Commission and the Mississippi Arts Commission are offering a one-time public art grant to celebrate Mississippi’s stories in honor of the nation’s 250th celebration […]
The Mississippi Arts Commission Announces Five 2026 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipients
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC), in partnership with the Governor’s Office, is pleased to announce four outstanding artists and one legacy arts organization as recipients of the 2026 Governor’s Arts […]
THE MISSISSIPPI ARTS COMMISSION AWARDS OVER $1.7 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is investing more than $1.7 million in the arts through grants to organizations, schools, and individual artists across the state for Fiscal Year […]
State of the Arts in Mississippi – David Lewis
An important element of my job (and even part of our strategic plan) is to keep elected officials at the state and federal levels familiar with the work of the […]
Mississippi Arts Commission Announces NEW Public Art in Community Grant
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) has partnered with the Levitt Foundation, Visit Mississippi, Mississippi Main Street Association and the Mississippi Humanities Council to create the new Mississippi Public Art in […]
Ann Fisher-Wirth is Mississippi’s Poet Laureate
Governor Tate Reeves has appointed accomplished poet Ann Fisher-Wirth of Oxford, Miss., as Mississippi’s Poet Laureate. Serving as the official state poet for a term of four years, the state’s […]