The Mississippi Arts Commission is investing over $1.7 million through grants for the arts in more than 300 organizations, schools, and individual artists throughout the state for the fiscal year 2025.

In Oxford, they are investing about $100,000 in local artists and events.

MAC’s annual grant funds come from the National Endowment for the Arts  and the Mississippi State Legislature.

MAC also approved 23 artists and performing groups for inclusion in its Artist Roster and Teaching Artist Roster, which features many of the best artists and arts educators in the state. The Artist Roster is updated annually in the fall on MAC’s website.

“Mississippi’s statewide investment in the arts through MAC’s grants supports economic opportunities in Mississippi communities,” said Marie Sanderson, board chair for MAC.

“Through the generous support from the Mississippi Legislature, MAC is able to continue promoting the rich artistic culture of our state and the role it plays from education to the economy.”

To see the complete list of grantees, visit  https://arts.ms.gov/grant-recipients/.

Individual Artist Fellowship Recipients

 

Max Hipp       

Description: for a Literary Artist Fellowship 2787 (fiction)

Grant Awarded: $4,250

 

Lee Durkee

Description: for a Literary Artist Fellowship 3508 (fiction)

Grant Awarded: $4,250

 

Margaret Graber

Nadia Alexis

 

Description: for a Literary Artist Fellowship 5789 (poetry)
Grant Awarded: $4,250

 

Lauren Bone Noble    

Description: for a Performing Artist Fellowship 9103 (interdisciplinary performance)

Grant Awarded: $4,250

 

Jennifer Mizenko      

Description: for a Performing Artist Fellowship 9413 (dance/choreography)

Grant Awarded: $4,250

 

Effie Burt        

Description: for a Folk Arts Fellowship 0909 (blues vocalist)

Grant Awarded: $4,250

 

Erin Abbott    

Description: to host the One Night Stand Motel Art Show

Grant Awarded: $2,000

 

Antonio Tarrell           

Description: to create the documentary “Mississippi: Poetry in Photography”

Grant Awarded: $2,000

 

Nature Humphries     

Description: to publish a community literary journal

Grant Awarded: $2,000

 

Wendy Jean Garrison

Description: for a Folk Arts Apprenticeship in slide guitar

Grant Awarded: $2,000

 

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, Inc.

Grant Awarded: $23,400

 

OxFilm

Grant Awarded: $15,600

 

Friends of Thacker Mountain Radio, Inc.      

Grant Awarded: $15,600

 

Theatre Oxford          

Grant Awarded: $5,850

 

Oxford Civic Chorus

Description: to support a series of choral performances

Grant Awarded: $4,500

 

All Y’all Fiber

Description: to support the Oxford Fiber Arts Festival

Grant Awarded: $4,250

 

Oxford Community Market

Description: to support Music at the Market

Grant Awarded: $4,500

 

Mississippi Roses Links

Description: to support The Classics Through the Ages

Grant Awarded: $2,700

 

Mississippi Presenters’ Network

Description: to support The Artist Exchange Program

Grant Awarded: $4,250

 

Individual Artist Grants

Eliot Parker

Andi Bedsworth

Pamela Locke

Mini Grants

Oxford Juneteenth Festival