The Mississippi Arts Commission is the state’s official arts granting and service agency. Based in Jackson, Mississippi, MAC is an independent state agency governed by a fifteen-person board. MAC is […]
JACKSON, MISS. – June 12, 2017 – This week on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the 2017 Whole Schools Initiative Summer Institute will be held June 12-16 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College […]
JACKSON, MISS. – June 1, 2017 – The Mississippi Arts Commission is accepting nominations for the 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards, an annual ceremony that recognizes individuals and organizations who have […]
JACKSON, MISS. – May 23, 2017 – What do Eudora Welty, Wyatt Waters, Leontyne Price, Morgan Freeman, Thacker Mountain Radio and Casey Elementary School have in common besides having Mississippi […]
The Mississippi Arts Commission will begin accepting applications Monday, May 1, 2017, for the agency’s Minigrant program. The application deadline is Thursday, June 1, 2017. Each year, MAC offers two opportunities […]
According to a new study released through the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, Mississippians received more than $1 billion in compensation in 2014 from arts and cultural industries in […]
Anna Ehrgott, of Jackson, Miss., has been named communications director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. Ehrgott previously served as digital media strategist for Mississippi Development Authority where she was primarily […]
Maria Zeringue, of Bloomington, Ind., and native of Thibodaux, Louisiana, has been named folk and traditional arts program director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. Zeringue previously served as research and […]
Governor Phil Bryant Selects Official State Poet Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed celebrated writer and educator, Beth Ann Fennelly, as Mississippi’s Poet Laureate, honoring her as an outstanding Mississippi author […]
Engage Mississippi and the Mississippi Day of Giving Engage Mississippi, a new effort spearheaded by Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC), Mississippi Center for Nonprofits and Volunteer Mississippi, is focused on aligning […]
