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Recipients Honored during recent Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts

DATE:          March 9, 2010  

CONTACT:    Susan Dobbs, Public Relations Director

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

JACKSON – The Mississippi Arts Commission proudly presented awards to the 2010 recipients of the Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts held on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church in downtown Jackson.  Over 300 people attended the 22nd annual ceremony where the five outstanding recipients were honored, including visual artist, Wyatt Waters of Clinton; Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Grassroots Radio Show; educator, Lenagene Waldrup of Drew; basket weaver, Bessie Johnson of West Point; and Blues legend, Honeyboy Edwards of Shaw.  The ceremony will air on Mississippi Public Broadcasting on April 1, 2010 at 8:00pm. 

 

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