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MAC Announces dates for 2011 Grant Review Panels

DATE:        March 29, 2011  

CONTACT:    Susan Dobbs, Public Relations Director

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) will hold review panels for its annual grant programs between April 13th and April 28th. MAC brings in arts administrators, artists, and members of the community to review the applications submitted to MAC on March 1st. Panel feedback on the applications is shared with MAC’s Board of Commissioners who make the final funding decisions.

The panel meetings are open to the public. Applicants may attend the meetings, but are not allowed to engage with the panel members. The meetings will take place in the Woolfolk State Office Building in downtown Jackson and will begin at 9:00 am each morning. Panel visitors should check in at MAC’s front desk for the specific room assignments for the panels. Applicants interested in learning what time their application will be reviewed should contact the MAC program director handling their application.

Panel recommendations will be shared with MAC’s Board of Commissioners at their quarterly meeting in June. The board members will utilize this information in making their final decisions on funding.

Panel Schedule:

Wednesday, April 13  Fellowship & Artist Roster applications from performing artists

Thursday, April 14     Arts-Based Community Development – Operating & Project Grants

Tuesday, April 19       Arts Industry – Operating Grants

                                Mississippi Heritage – Operating and Project Grants

Wednesday, April 20  Arts Industry – Project Grants 

                                        Folk Art Fellowship, Folk Art Apprenticeship and Artist Roster applications from Heritage-related artists

Thursday, April 21      Fellowship & Artist Roster applications from literary artists 

                                Artist Roster applications from media artists

Tuesday, April 26       Arts Education – Arts in the Classroom & Project Grants

Wednesday, April 27  Arts Education – Whole Schools & Teaching Artist Roster

Thursday, April 28       Fellowship & Artist Roster applications from visual artists

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