JACKSON, MISS. – May 17, 2022 – Artist, writer and educator Gloria Gipson Suggs, of Holly Springs, Miss., has been named among nine visual artists as South Arts’ 2022 State […]

JACKSON, MISS. – May 2, 2022 – The Mississippi Arts Commission is now accepting applications for the agency’s Mini-grant program, which is offered twice a year to organizations and individual […]

JACKSON, MISS. – April 29, 2022– Lauren Rhoades, of Jackson, Miss., has been named grants director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. Lauren Rhoades previously served as director of the Eudora […]

JACKSON, MISS. – April 28, 2022 – The Mississippi Arts Commission has named Marie Sanderson, of Ocean Springs, as Board Chairman. Sanderson has served on MAC’s Board since 2013, previously […]

Jackson, MISS. – March 30, 2022 – In partnership with The Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, the Mississippi Arts Commission will host a panel discussion on “Folklife and […]

LORMAN, MISS. – March 9, 2022 – In partnership with Alcorn State University, the Mississippi Arts Commission will host a panel discussion on “Folklife and the Civil Rights Movement in […]

JACKSON, MISS. – January 14, 2022 – In advance of the agency’s annual grant round, which opens Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Mississippi Arts Commission will host a series of presentations […]

JACKSON, MISS. – Dec. 21, 2021 – The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded 23 RESCUE ARP Grants and 51 Mini-Grants to artists and organizations around the state. The RESCUE grants awarded […]

JACKSON, MISS. – October 29, 2021 – The Mississippi Arts Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Governor’s Arts Awards as well as the return of an in-person ceremony […]

JACKSON, MISS. – October 26, 2021 – Mississippi Folklife, an online journal documenting the state’s folklife and cultural heritage, has published a new exhibit focused on the civil rights movement […]