State-funded art project at Unity Park in the design stage
A long-planned addition to Starkville’s Unity Park received financial support from the Mississippi Arts Commission in August.
Area filmmaker begins next feature film with MAC assist
Independent filmmaker Michael Williams of West Point has more stories to tell. A $5,000 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) will help him do it.
‘Meet the MAC’ at the next SAAC business skills workshop
Next up in the Business Skills Workshop series by Starkville Area Arts Council is a “Meet the MAC” session with the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Mississippi governor’s budget has free community college
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is recommending that the state spend $7 million in the coming year to provide free community college for an unspecified number of students.
Mississippi Arts Commission survives as stand-alone agency
The Mississippi Arts Commission is on track to survive as a stand-alone state agency.
Local arts community meets Senate bill with concern
Local artists and leaders from two area arts councils have met a bill filed in the Mississippi Senate to abolish the Mississippi Arts Commission with confusion and concern.
Columbus novelist receives MAC recognition
Columbus novelist Michael Farris Smith has been awarded the literary arts fellowship for fiction by the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC).
Columbus Arts Council receives MAC grant
JACKSON — The Columbus Arts Council Inc. of Columbus has been awarded an $18,000 general operating grant and a $700 mini-grant from the Mississippi Arts
Fireworks show declared success despite weather
The Mississippi Arts Commission awarded the Columbus Cultural Heritage Foundation a $1,000 grant which was used for sponsoring blues artist and headlining act Grady Champion at last week’s Independence Day celebration event, “Fireworks on the Water.”
Annunciation students take an international approach to learning
The sombreros were nearly as tall as the preschoolers wearing them, evoking smiles, a flurry of camera flashes and proud parents hefting iPads to video the youngsters.
Book illustrator delights young audience
“F” is for fun, as far as Rick Anderson is concerned. The educator-turned-illustrator’s first book, “M is for Magnolia,” was published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2003, and the Clarksdale native has been at the easel ever since.
Book illustrator delights young audience
“F” is for fun, as far as Rick Anderson is concerned. The educator-turned-illustrator’s first book, “M is for Magnolia,” was published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2003, and the Clarksdale native has been at the easel ever since.
Columbus Arts Council gets Miss. Arts Commission grant
The Columbus Arts Council has been awarded a $21,750 operating grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Shelton receives Arts Commission fellowship
Big Joe Shelton of Columbus has been awarded a $4,400 Fellowship grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Shelton receives Arts Commission fellowship
Big Joe Shelton of Columbus has been awarded a $4,400 Fellowship grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.