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MAC Announces 2011 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts Recipients

DATE:         September 28 , 2010  

CONTACT:    Susan Dobbs, Public Relations Director

601/359-6031, sdobbs@arts.state.ms.us

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

JACKSON—The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is pleased to release the names of the recipients of the 2011 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts.  This outstanding group will be honored at the 23rd annual public ceremony on February 24, 2011 in the auditorium of the Mississippi Department of Education in downtown Jackson.  The five 2011 awards and recipients are:

 

Arts in Education               Charles A. Rhoads

                                     Brandon, Mississippi

Arts in Community             Natchez Literary and Cinema

                                              Celebration    

                                     Natchez, Mississippi

Artistic Excellence            Gwendolyn A. Magee

                                     Jackson, Mississippi

Excellence in Music          Mac McAnally

                                    of Belmont, Mississippi, now resides

                                    in Nashville, Tennessee

Lifetime Achievement     Joe Willie "Pinetop” Perkins

                                    of Belzoni, Mississippi, now resides                                     in Austin, Texas                 

“We are proud to announce the five outstanding recipients selected to be honored during 2011 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts,” said Malcolm White, Executive Director of Commission.  “As always, we were amazed by the incredible nominees submitted this year.  It only reconfirms that this state is filled with an unlimited amount of artistic riches.”

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 judge the submitted information to determine the five recipients.  Nomination information is sent out by the Commission in May each year.

Community support helps the Commission to 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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