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Mississippi Arts Commission announces

Governor's Awards Recipients for 2012

DATE:     October 26, 2011  

CONTACT:   Susan Dobbs, Public Relations Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Jackson, Miss - The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is pleased to release the names of the recipients of the 2012 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts.  This outstanding group will be honored at the 24th annual public ceremony on February 16, 2012 in Jackson (location to be determined.)  The 2012 awards and their recipients are:

Arts in Education             Althea Jerome

                                   Hattiesburg, Mississippi

 

Arts in Community            WellsFest

                                    Jackson, Mississippi

 

Excellence in Visual Art     McCarty Pottery

                                    Merigold, Mississippi

 

Excellence in Music          Carl Jackson

                                    Meridian, Mississippi, now resides in Gallatin, Tennessee

 

Excellence in Literature     Howard Bahr

                                    Jackson, Mississippi

 

Lifetime Achievement        Mose Allison

                                    Tippo, Mississippi, now resides in Long Island, New York

 

“We are proud to announce the six outstanding recipients to be honored during the 2012 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts,” said Malcolm White, Executive Director of MAC.  “We are always amazed by the outstanding nominees submitted each year and the continuous depth of the creative well flowing through our soil.  Mississippi is indeed filled with an abundant supply of deserving creative individuals, organizations, enterprises and communities.”

 

Awards are made to individuals and organizations for outstanding work in a wide variety of art forms including visual, performing arts, and community development through the arts.  Recipients do not have to reside in Mississippi, but they must have significant ties to the state through some years of residency.  Nominations are made by the general public and a group of industry peers judges the submitted information to determine the recipients.  Nomination information is sent out by the MAC in May each year.

 

Community support helps the MAC make this a very special occasion for those honored. Several sponsorship levels are available.  Those interested should contact Susan Dobbs at the Mississippi Arts Commission at 601/359-6031 or sdobbs@arts.state.ms.us. 

 

The Mississippi Arts Commission is a state agency, funded by the Mississippi Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Riley Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, and the Mississippi Endowment for the Arts at the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson.   MAC is the official grants-making and service agency for the arts in Mississippi.  The agency serves as an active supporter and promoter of arts in community life and in arts education.

  

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