Jackson’s Charles Rounds III wins international art competition
A Jackson teen has won an international art competition. The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes recently announced that Charles Rounds III, a senior at...
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Mississippi Museum of Art receives $275K grant
by Alex Paton
Mississippi—The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) has been awarded a $275,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant was given in support...
Mississippi Arts Commission looking for Governor’s Arts nominees
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Arts Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Governor’s Arts Awards. The awards event is an annual ceremony that recognizes individuals and...
Featured Mississippi community remembers artist after death
by Alex Paton
On December 19, 2016, Ann and Henry Hunter Jordan Jr. died in a tragic house fire. Ann’s paintings and creative works were admired and collected...
Featured Mississippi artist remembered by community after death
by Alex Paton
On December 19, 2016, Ann and Henry Hunter Jordan Jr. died in a tragic house fire. Ann’s paintings and creative works were admired and collected...
Featured MAC hosts Governor’s Arts Awards, honors Mississippi artists
by Alex Paton
For three decades, the Mississippi Arts Commission, in partnership with the Governor’s Office, has recognized outstanding contributors to the state’s arts with the annual Governor’s...
Featured USM alum steel art featured in D.C. at Women to Watch 2018 exhibit
by Alex Paton
From a young girl doodling on her notepad to shaping steel as an art student at The University of Southern Mississippi, Kelsey Wishik has engaged...
Mississippi Weekend: Veterans Day, art walks, and Christmas lights
by Sarah Ulmer
Here’s what you can look forward to this weekend across the state....
William Carey professor develops bicentennial curriculum for school kids
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Mississippi statehood on December 10, 2017, the Mississippi Arts Commission announces the creation of “Mississippi History Through the...
Art exhibits pop up across state to celebrate bicentennial
by Sarah Ulmer
“Art Across Mississippi: Twelve Exhibitions, Twelve Communities” kicks off this weekend in Mccomb with the first of the exhibits opening until June 16. ...