This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, we are airing an archive show in memory of the late Clinton-based sitar player Vish Shenoy. Tune in to hear their conversation this Sunday at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio, or subscribe to the podcast through your favorite podcast app.
In advance of the agency’s annual grant round, which opens Wednesday, February 1, 2023, the Mississippi Arts Commission will host a series of presentations to assist grant applicants. The deadline to apply for MAC grants is Wednesday, March 1, 2023.
This week on the Arts Hour, Lauren Rhoades talks with Jamal Cyrus and Maude Schuyler Clay, two artists who have special exhibitions now at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Tune in to hear their conversation this Sunday at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio, or subscribe to the podcast through your favorite podcast app.
This Sunday, Larry visits with David Evans, a retired University of Memphis professor and music researcher, on his new book “Goin’ Up the Country: Adventured in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s.”
This Mississippi Arts Commission is hosting a professional development webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, November 16, from noon to 1 p.m., focused on intellectual property for artists.
This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Maria talks with Dr. J. Janice Coleman, an accomplished quilter and English professor at Alcorn State University.
The Mississippi Arts Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Arts Awards. Now in its 35th year, Governor’s Arts Awards are given to individuals and organizations to recognize outstanding work in the artistic disciplines, arts-based community development, and/or arts patronage in Mississippi. The awards, which underscore the important relationship between government and the arts, will be presented in partnership with the Office of Governor Tate Reeves.
The Mississippi Arts Commission is pleased to announce the recipients of the Building Fund for the Arts (BFA) grant. This funding opportunity supports the much-needed repair, renovation, expansion, or construction of Mississippi facilities that serve as sites for year-round arts programming in their communities. The Mississippi Legislature approved $3 million for the BFA program for FY2023.
Mississippi Whole Schools had the opportunity to gather and learn at this year’s 2022 Leadership Retreat at The MAX Museum of Art, Entertainment, and History in Meridian, MS.
This Sunday on the Mississippi Arts Hour, we are playing an archive show in memory of the late Clinton-based painter and artist Paul Fayard, who passed away in September. Tune in to hear their conversation this Sunday at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio, or subscribe to the podcast through your favorite podcast app.
