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 […]

JACKSON, MISS. – Oct. 18, 2021 – The Mississippi Arts Commission is now accepting applications for the agency’s Mini-grant program, which is offered several times a year to organizations and […]

JACKSON, MISS. – Sept. 21, 2021 – The Mississippi Arts Commission is announcing its second round of funding dedicated to providing relief to Mississippi’s arts sector during the continued economic impacts […]

JACKSON, MISS. – July 26, 2021– As part of a statewide, collaborative effort to welcome visitors back to art museums and sculpture gardens, seven of Mississippi’s major arts institutions will […]

JACKSON, MISS. – July 9, 2021 – The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded more than $1.4 million in funding to artists and arts programs across the state for fiscal year […]