This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Kristen Brandt talks with Jennifer Beasley, the artistic director for the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet. The episode airs on MPB Radio this Sunday at 5 p.m. CST. You can also listen on your favorite podcasting app.
This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Leslie talks with Tupelo native and arts administrator Melanie Deas. Tune in to hear their conversation on Sunday, June 18, at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. You can also listen through your favorite podcast app.
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 (MAC) is pleased to announce a new look for Mississippi’s official grant-making and service agency for the arts.
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) Executive Director, Sarah Story, will step down from her role effective Friday, September 9, 2022. Story has served as executive director since September of 2020.
The Summer 2022 Issue, “Craft and Community During COVID” of Mississippi Folklife is now available online at www.mississippifolklife.org. This digital journal features original writing, photography, films, and documentary work focused on present-day folklife and cultural heritage throughout the state. Mississippi Folklife is a project of the Mississippi Arts Commission.
