MAC to Host “Meet the MAC – Grants 101”
JACKSON, MISS. – January 8, 2019 – The Mississippi Arts Commission will host a series of presentations titled, “Meet the MAC – Grants 101,” an overview of the agency’s grant […]
MAC Minigrants Available, Apply before Nov. 1
JACKSON, MISS. – Oct. 1, 2018 – The Mississippi Arts Commission is now accepting applications for the agency’s Minigrant program. The application deadline is Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Each year, MAC […]
MAC Announces 2019 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipients
JACKSON, MISS. – September 25, 2018 – The Mississippi Arts Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Governor’s Arts Awards. Established in 1988, Governor’s Arts Awards are given to […]
MAC Recognizes Schools for Outstanding Arts-Integrated Education
JACKSON, MISS. (Sept. 4, 2018) – The Mississippi Arts Commission recognized two schools last week as models of exemplary practice in arts integration. Nora Davis Magnet School in Laurel, Miss., and […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
MAC Welcomes Sondra Lee-Bell as Arts Industry Director
JACKSON, MISS. – June 25, 2018 – Sondra Lee-Bell, of Jackson, Miss., has been named arts industry director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. Lee-Bell has more than twenty years of […]
MAC’s Arts Mean Business Event Features Notable Jacksonians
JACKSON, MISS. – June 20, 2018 – Arts Means Business, a free, community event hosted by the Mississippi Arts Commission, will feature some of Jackson’s most creative and successful small business […]
Whole Schools Initiative Summer Institute Teaches Arts Integration
JACKSON, MISS. – June 11, 2018 – This week on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the 2018 Whole Schools Initiative Summer Institute will be held June 11-15 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College […]