Mississippi Arts Commission: News

Fiscal Year 2011 Grants listed by County

MAC is awarding $1.64 million in grant funds to organizations and individual artist during Fiscal Year 2011 (beginning July 1, 2010). $1.6 million of the funds were awarded on July 1 (see below). The remaining grant funds will be distributed through the agency's Minigrant program. The remaining deadline for the program is November 1, 2010.

Click on your county below to go directly to its spot on the list:

Adams | Alcorn | Amite | Attala | Bolivar | Carroll | Chickasaw | Claiborne | Clarke | Clay | Coahoma | Copiah | Desoto | Forrest | Hancock | Harrison | Hinds | Humphreys | Jackson | Jones | Kemper | Lafayette | Lamar | Lauderdale | Leake | Lee | Leflore | Lincoln | Lowndes | Madison | Marshall | Monroe | Montgomery | Neshoba | Noxubee | Oktibbeha | Panola | Pearl River | Pontotoc | Rankin | Sharkey | Simpson | Stone | Sunflower | Union | Warren | Washington | Wilkinson | Yalobusha

Adams

Catina K. Bernard - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Shirley Byrne - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Chris Cavette - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Marina Carthwright Cavette - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Mark Coffey - Natchez - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Brad Harris - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Amanda Hudson - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

J. R. Salongo Lee - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

Carolyn Weir - Natchez - Artist Minigrant - $500

McLaurin Elementary School - Natchez - Project Grant - $1,882

Natchez Opera Festival - Natchez - Operating Grant - $18,500

Alcorn

Corinth Theatre-Arts - Corinth - Operating Grant - $20,750
LINK Healthy Communities - Corinth - Project Grant - $1,938

Amite

Amite County Elementary School - Liberty - Minigrant - $1,000

Attala

Marvin K. Myles - Kosciusko - Artist Roster

Bolivar

Delta Arts Alliance - Cleveland - Operating Grant - $13,050
Sheila Gourlay - Cleveland - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Alphonso Sanders - Cleveland - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Alphonso Sanders - Cleveland - Artist Roster
Emily Tschiffely - Merigold - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Tricia Walker - Cleveland - Artist Roster

Carroll

Cecil Abels - Carrollton - Artist Roster

Carroll Co Board of Supervisors - Carrollton - Project Grant - $4,750

Chickasaw

Robert and Debra Shinn - Okolona - Artist Roster

Claiborne

Tammy McGrew - Port Gibson - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000
Harriette Person Library - Port Gibson - Project Grant - $800
Miss. Cultural Crossroads - Port Gibson - Op. Grant - $21,750
Port Gibson Main Street - Port Gibson - Project Grant - $4,750
Theatre Plus, Inc. - Port Gibson - Operating Grant - $7,947

Clarke

Quitman Lower Elem. - Quitman - Whole Schools Init. - $13,050
Quitman Upper Elem. - Quitman - Whole Schools - $2,500

Clay

Junior Aux. of West Point - West Point - Minigrant - $1.000

Project Homestead - West Point - Project Grant - $3,750

Coahoma

Coahoma Comm. College - Clarksdale - Project Grant - $4,750
Delta Blues Museum - Clarksdale - Operating Grant - $21,750
George Oliver Elem. - Clarksdale - Arts in Classroom - $2,500
Pinetop Perkins Foundation - Clarksdale - Minigrant - $750
Sunflower River Blues Assn - Clarksdale - Project Grant - $4,750
W.A. Higgins Middle - Clarksdale - Arts in Classroom - $4,750

Copiah

Charles Jenkins - Hazlehurst - Artist Minigrant - $500
Bill Pevey - Crystal Springs - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000
J. Suzanne Sanders - Gallman - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Desoto

Desoto Arts Council - Hernando - Operating Grant - $17,400
DeSoto Family Theatre - Southaven - Operating Grant - $21,750
Olive Branch Arts Council - Olive Branch - Operating Grant - $6,837

Forrest

Hattiesburg Arts Council - Hattiesburg - Op Grant - $20,880
Mississippi Boychoir - Hattiesburg - Operating Grant - $13,600
Rhythm Heritage Found. - Hattiesburg - Project Grant - $4,250
Sacred Heart School - Hattiesburg - Whole Schools - $7,671
USM/Ctr Oral History - Hattiesburg - Project Grant - $4,750
USM/Ctr Am. Indian - Hattiesburg - Proj. Grant - $4,750
Kimberly Davis - Hattiesburg - Artist Roster
Althea Jerome & Kathryn Lewis - Hattiesburg - Teaching Artist
Benjamin Morris - Hattiesburg - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Hancock

Coast Chorale - Diamondhead - Project Grant - $4,000
Jorge Lovato - Bay St. Louis - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Harrison

Center Stage - Biloxi - Operating Grant - $16,600
Gallery 782 Co-Art - Biloxi - Project Grant - $1,500
Gulf Coast Symph. Orchestra - Gulfport - Op. Grant - $34,400
Lynn Meadows Discovery Ctr - Gulfport - Op. Grant - $10,875
Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art - Biloxi - Operating Grant - $34,400
O'Keefe Educational Media - Gulfport - Project Grant - $4,250
Kenneth Davidson - Saucier - Artist Minigrant - $500
Michael Richardson - Gulfport - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Hinds

Ballet Mississippi - Jackson - Operating Grant - $25,800
Celtic Heritage Society - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
Central Miss. Blues Society - Jackson - Project Grant - $3,500
Crossroads Film Society - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,000
Farish St. Heritage Festival - Jackson - Project Grant - $3,250
Genesis and Light Center - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,250
Greater Belhaven Neighborhood - Jackson - Minigrant - $700
Greater Jackson Arts Council - Jackson - Op. Grant - $21,750
Hinds Co. Sheriff's Dept. - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
Casey Elementary School - Jackson - Model Schools - $1,725
JSU/Alexander Research Ctr - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
MS Academy Ancient Music - Edwards - Project Grant - $4,250
Miss. Ag & Forestry Museum - Jackson - Proj. Grant - $3,250
Miss. Archaeological Assn - Jackson - Project Grant - $2,100
Miss. Center for Ed. Innovation - Jackson - Minigrant - $1,000
Mississippi Chorus - Jackson - Operating Grant - $20,750
Mississippi Community Ed. Center - Jackson - Minigrant - $1,000
Miss. Families as Allies - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
Mississippi Girlchoir - Jackson - Operating Grant - $20,750
Mississippi Humanities Council - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
Mississippi Museum of Art - Jackson - Operating Grant - $34,400
Mississippi Museum of Art - Jackson - Minigrant - $450
Mississippi Music Educators - Edwards - Project Grant - $4,250
Mississippi Opera Assn - Jackson - Operating Grant - $22,235
Mississippi Puppetry Guild - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,000
Miss. Symphony Orchestra - Jackson - Op. Grant - $32,800
Miss. Watercolor Society - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,250
New Stage Theatre - Jackson - Operating Grant - $21,750
Northwest Jackson Middle School - Jackson - Minigrant - $1,000
St. Richard Catholic School - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
St. Richard Catholic School - Jackson - Model School - $1,725
St. Richard Catholic School - Jackson - Minigrant - $500
TALK Dance Company - Jackson - Project Grant - $4,750
Tougaloo College - Tougaloo - Project Grant - $4,750
USA Intl. Ballet - Jackson - Operating Grant - $34,400
VSA Arts of Mississippi - Jackson - Operating Grant - $21,750


Dexter Allen - Jackson - Artist Roster
Rick Anderson - Clinton - Teaching Artist Roster
"King" Edward Antoine - Jackson - Artist Roster
Catherine S. Bishop - Jackson - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000
Catherine Sherer Bishop - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Rhonda Blasingame - Jackson - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000
Nuno Goncalves Ferreira - Jackson - Artist Minigrant - $500
Chuck Galey - Jackson - Artist Roster and Teaching Artist Roster
Liliclaire Chatworth McKinnon-Hicks - Jackson - Artist Roster
Jackson Irish Dancers - Jackson - Artist Roster
Howard S. Jones - Jackson - Artist Roster
George Miles - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Wilma Mosley-Clopton - Jackson - Artist Minigrant - $500
MUGABEE - Utica - Artist Roster
Donald Penzien - Jackson - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000
Valerie Plested - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Puppet Arts Theatre - Jackson - Artist Roster
Rhonda Richmond - Jackson - Artist Roster
Kathryn Wiggins - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Austin Wilson - Jackson - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Peter Zapletal - Jackson - Artist Minigrant - $500

Humphreys

Ronald V. Meyers - Belzoni - Artist Roster

 

Jackson

Mary C. O'Keefe Cul. Center - O. Springs - Op. Grant- $21,750
Mary C. O'Keefe Cul. Center - Ocean Springs - Minigrant - $500
Miss. Gulf Coast Blues Comm. - Gautier - Project Grant - $3,250
Oak Park Elementary - Ocean Springs - Minigrant - $1,000
Singing River Chorale - Pascagoula - Project Grant - $4,000
Walter Anderson Museum - Ocean Springs - Op. Grant - $34,400
Judy Davies - Gautier - Artist Minigrant - $487
Mary Hardy - Ocean Springs - Artist Minigrant - $500
William R. Myers - Ocean Springs - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Patricia Seymour - Ocean Springs - Teaching Artist Roster

Jones

Jones Co. Jr. College - Ellisville - Arts in Classroom - $4,750
Laurel Middle School - Laurel - Whole Schools Initiative - $7,125
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art - Laurel - Op. Grant - $34,400
Mason Elementary School - Laurel - Whole Schools Init. - $8,300
Nora Davis Magnet School - Laurel - Project Grant - $4,250
Nora Davis Magnet School - Laurel - Model School - $1,725
Oak Park Elementary - Laurel - Whole Schools Init. - $2,500
Stainton Elementary - Laurel - Arts in the Classroom - $4,750

Kemper

East Miss. Community College - Scooba - Project Grant - $4,250

Lafayette

Friends of Thacker Mtn Radio - Oxford - Op. Grant - $7,125
Oxford Ballet Association - Oxford - Project Grant - $4,250
Oxford Film Festival - Oxford - Minigrant - $1,000
UM/Conf. on the Book - University - Project Grant - $4,250
UM/Dept of Theatre - University - Project Grant - $4,250
VOX Press - University - Project Grant $4,000
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council - Oxford - Op. Grant - $21,750

Andi Sherrill Bedsworth - Oxford - Artist Minigrant - $500
Beth Ann Fennelly - Oxford - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Thomas G. Franklin - Oxford - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Lou Haney - Oxford - Artist Minigrant - $500
Carlyle Wolfe - Oxford - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Lamar

Oak Grove Primary School - Hattiesburg - Project Grant - $4,750
Oak Grove Primary School - Hattiesburg - Model School - $1,725

Lauderdale

Clarkdale Elementary - Meridian - Whole Schools Init.- $7,125
Meridian Council for Arts - Meridian - Op. Grant - $10,166
Meridian Little Theatre - Meridian - Operating Grant - $20,750
Meridian Museum of Art - Meridian - Operating Grant - $20,750
Meridian Symphony Orchestra - Meridian - Op. Grant - $20,750
MS Alliance for Arts Education - Meridian - Op. Grant - $13,050
Mississippi Writers Guild - Meridian - Project Grant - $4,000
Northeast Elementary - Meridian - Minigrant - $1,000
Poplar Springs Elementary - Meridian - Whole Schools - $7,125

Leslie Lee Marshall - Toomsuba - Artist Roster
Terrence Roberts - Meridian - Artist Minigrant - $500

Leake

Carthage-Leake Co. Library - Carthage - Minigrant - $1,000

Lee

Boys & Girls Club of North MS - Tupelo - Project Grant - $4,589
Boys & Girls Club of North MS - Tupelo - Minigrant - $1,000
GumTree Museum of Art - Tupelo - Project Grant - $4,250
Pierce Street Elementary - Tupelo - Whole Schools - $8,283
Saltillo Elementary - Saltillo - Whole Schools - $13,050
Thomas Street Elementary - Tupelo - Model School - $1,725
Tupelo Community Theatre - Tupelo - Operating Grant - $20,750
Tupelo Middle School - Tupelo - Whole Schools - $8,700
Tupelo Symphony Orchestra - Tupelo - Op. Grant - $22,468

John Charles Buckley - Tupelo - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Tanner Coleman - Tupelo - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Charles T. Smith - Tupelo - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000

Leflore

City of Greenwood - Greenwood - Project Grant - $4,750
Communities in Schools - Greenwood - Op. Grant - $21,750
Main Street Greenwood - Greenwood - Project Grant - $4,750

Lincoln

MS School of the Arts Fndtn - Brookhaven - Proj. Grant - $3,705

Lowndes

Annunciation Catholic School - Columbus - Proj. Grant - $4,750
Columbus Arts Council - Columbus - Operating Grant - $21,750
Cook Elementary - Columbus - Whole Schools - $13,050

Brenda Pritchett - Columbus - Artist Roster
Michael Smith - Columbus - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Madison

Craftsmen's Guild of MS - Ridgeland - Op. Grant - $34,400
In His Steps Ministries - Canton - Minigrant - $460
Madison Avenue Elemen. - Madison - Whole Schools - $2,375
Madison Central High School - Madison - Minigrant - $1,000
Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet - Madison - Project Grant - $4,250

Grady Champion - Canton - Artist Roster
Samuel McCain - Ridgeland - Artist Minigrant - $500
Jamie Weems - Ridgeland - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Marshall

North MS Hill Country Picnic - Potts Camp - Proj. Grant - $4,750
National Audobon Society - Holly Springs - Project Grant - $950
Sheri Coin Marshall - Holly Springs - Artist Roster

Monroe

Aberdeen Main Street - Aberdeen - Minigrant - $1,000

Montgomery

Action Comm. & Ed. Reform - Duck Hill - Minigrant - $4,250
Montgomery Co. Arts Council - Winona - Project Grant - $4,250

Neshoba

Phila-Neshoba Co. Arts Council - Philadelphia - Op. Grant - $7,125

Noxubee

Joe Shelton - Macon - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Oktibbeha

African Am. Cult. Society - Starkville - Minigrant - $1,000
City of Starkville - Starkville - Project Grant - $4,750
MSU Libraries - Mississippi State - Project Grant - $4,250
MSU - Crosby Arboretum - Miss. State - Project Grant - $4,750
Mississippi Theatre Assn - Starkville - Operating Grant - $13,050
MSU/Martin Ctr for Tech- Miss. State - Project Grant - $4,000
Starkville Area Arts Council - Starkville - Op. Grant - $21,750
Starkville Community Theatre - Starkville - Proj. Grant - $4,000
Starkville/MSU Symphony Assn - Starkville - Proj. Grant - $4,750
Starkville/MSU Symphony Assn - Starkville - Minigrant - $750

Marita Gootee - Starkville - Artist Fellowship - $4,400
Michael Kardos - Starkville - Artist Minigrant - $295
Nash Street - Starkville - Artist Roster
Catherine Pierce - Starkville - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Panola

Miss. Festival Foundation - Sardis - Operating Grant - $14,940
Panola Playhouse - Sardis - Project Grant - $4,250

Pearl River

Lori Gordon - Carriere - Artist Minigrant - $500
Nicholson Elementary - Nicholson - Project Grant - $3,750

Pontotoc

North Pontotoc Middle - Ecru - Whole Schools - $13,050
June Caldwell - Pontotoc - Artist Roster
Gail Morton - Thaxton - Teaching Artist Roster

Rankin

Town of Pelahatchie - Pelahatchie - Project Grant - $4,250
Brian Brazeal - Brandon - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000
Jo Patterson - Brandon - Artist Roster
Adrian Sturdivant - Brandon - Artist Roster

Sharkey

Great Delta Bear Affair - Rolling Fork - Project Grant - $4,750
Great Delta Bear Affair - Rolling Fork - Minigrant - $350

Simpson

Johnny Rawls - Mendenhall - Folk Art Apprenticeship - $2,000

Stone

MS G. Coast Comm. College - Perkinston - Proj. Grant - $4,750
Perkinston Elem. - Perkinston - Arts in Classroom - $2,500
Kathryn Lewis - Perkinston - Artist Minigrant - $500
Daisha Walker - Perkinston - Artist Minigrant - $500

Sunflower

B. B. King Museum Foundation - Indianola - Op. Grant - $30,000
B. B. King Museum Foundation - Indianola - Minigrant - $600

Union

Union Co. Historical Society - New Albany - Proj. Grant - $4,250

Warren

American Guild of Organists - Vicksburg - Project Grant - $4,250
Southern Cultural Heritage - Vicksburg - Op. Grant - $21,750

Washington

Delta Center Stage - Greenville - Operating Grant - $19,750
Delta Children's Museum - Greenville - Project Grant - $4,250
Delta Symphony Assn - Greenville - Project Grant - $4,000
Greenville Arts Council - Greenville - Operating Grant - $21,750
Greenville Renaissance Scholars - G'ville - Proj. Grant - $2,486
MACE/Delta Arts Project - Greenville - Operating Grant - $17,400
Eden Brent - Greenville - Artist Fellowship - $4,400

Wilkinson

W'ville/Wilkinson Co. Main St. - Woodville - Proj. Grant - $4,250

Yalobusha

Rebecca Jernigan - Water Valley - Artist Roster

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