The Mississippi Arts Commission is investing over $1.7 million through grants for the arts in more than 300 organizations, schools, and individual artists throughout the state for the fiscal year 2025.
In Oxford, they are investing about $100,000 in local artists and events.
MAC’s annual grant funds come from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mississippi State Legislature .
MAC also approved 23 artists and performing groups for inclusion in its Artist Roster and Teaching Artist Roster, which features many of the best artists and arts educators in the state. The Artist Roster is updated annually in the fall on MAC’s website.
“Mississippi’s statewide investment in the arts through MAC’s grants supports economic opportunities in Mississippi communities,” said Marie Sanderson, board chair for MAC.
“Through the generous support from the Mississippi Legislature, MAC is able to continue promoting the rich artistic culture of our state and the role it plays from education to the economy.”
To see the complete list of grantees, visit https://arts.ms.gov/grant-recipients/ .
Individual Artist Fellowship Recipients
Max Hipp
Description: for a Literary Artist Fellowship 2787 (fiction)
Grant Awarded: $4,250
Lee Durkee
Description: for a Literary Artist Fellowship 3508 (fiction)
Grant Awarded: $4,250
Margaret Graber
Nadia Alexis
Description: for a Literary Artist Fellowship 5789 (poetry)
Grant Awarded: $4,250
Lauren Bone Noble
Description: for a Performing Artist Fellowship 9103 (interdisciplinary performance)
Grant Awarded: $4,250
Jennifer Mizenko
Description: for a Performing Artist Fellowship 9413 (dance/choreography)
Grant Awarded: $4,250
Effie Burt
Description: for a Folk Arts Fellowship 0909 (blues vocalist)
Grant Awarded: $4,250
Erin Abbott
Description: to host the One Night Stand Motel Art Show
Grant Awarded: $2,000
Antonio Tarrell
Description: to create the documentary “Mississippi: Poetry in Photography”
Grant Awarded: $2,000
Nature Humphries
Description: to publish a community literary journal
Grant Awarded: $2,000
Wendy Jean Garrison
Description: for a Folk Arts Apprenticeship in slide guitar
Grant Awarded: $2,000
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, Inc.
Grant Awarded: $23,400
OxFilm
Grant Awarded: $15,600
Friends of Thacker Mountain Radio, Inc.
Grant Awarded: $15,600
Theatre Oxford
Grant Awarded: $5,850
Oxford Civic Chorus
Description: to support a series of choral performances
Grant Awarded: $4,500
All Y’all Fiber
Description: to support the Oxford Fiber Arts Festival
Grant Awarded: $4,250
Oxford Community Market
Description: to support Music at the Market
Grant Awarded: $4,500
Mississippi Roses Links
Description: to support The Classics Through the Ages
Grant Awarded: $2,700
Mississippi Presenters’ Network
Description: to support The Artist Exchange Program
Grant Awarded: $4,250
Individual Artist Grants
Eliot Parker
Andi Bedsworth
Pamela Locke
Mini Grants
Oxford Juneteenth Festival
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