The Mississippi Arts Commission is a state agency created in 1968 to support the arts in Mississippi.
Jackson, MS
Joined June 2009
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The homegrown talent right here in Mississippi is truly remarkable.
It was an honor to celebrate this year’s winners at the Governor’s Arts Awards.
You can watch the full ceremony on @MPBOnline Friday, February 16, at 7:30pm!
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We had a wonderful time at the Governor’s Arts Awards. Congrats to each of the winners!
Celebrating Mississippi’s creative spirit never gets old!
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Tonight we celebrated Mississippi’s rich artistic legacy!
Congratulations to each of this year’s Governor’s Arts Awards winners. Thank you for sharing your creativity with our state!
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The Mississippi Arts Commission recently announced the recipients of the 2024 Governor’s Arts Awards. djournal.com/mbj/arts-commis…
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MS Arts Commission announces 2024 Governor's Arts Awards recipients. See the winners here. clarionledger.com/story/news…
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Southern Writers!
@southarts has a new prize opportunity for writers in the South (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA , MS, NC, SC, and TN). This year's inaugural Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Literary Arts will be awarded to fiction writers.
@MSarts
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Madison Harris of Maryland, Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri of Indiana, and Edward Wilson Jr. of Mississippi!!! Congratulations to our top 3! #POL23
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Who is going to win Poetry Out Loud 2023? Host Joy Sunday has announced the Final 3: Maryland Champion Madison Harris, Indiana Champion Sreepadaarchana Munjuluri, and Mississippi Champion Edward Wilson Jr.
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Edward Wilson Jr. of Mississippi says if he could have dinner with any fictional character, it would be Odysseus (from the Iliad, to be exact).
"If you say dinner, what you mean is conversation, and you want it to be interesting!" #POL23
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In Vietnamese, Con Thien means
place of angels.
—“Beautiful Wreckage” by W. D. Ehrhart, recited by Edward Wilson Jr., MS. #POL23
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ALT Edward Wilson Jr. of MS reciting.
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Congratulations to Mississippi student, Edward Wilson, Jr., on advancing to the finals of the 2023 Poetry Out Loud National Competition!
Mississippi is blessed with incredibly bright students & I’m proud of the work Edward has done to represent our state on this national stage.
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Join us LIVE on arts.gov/Poetry-Out-Loud for the second @PoetryOutLoud semifinal!
We'll be getting things started soon, don't miss it! ⏲️ #POL23
ALT Who will be the next Poetry Out Loud National CHampion? Tuesday, May 9, 2023 SEMIFINAL ONE 9 a.m. ET, 8 a.m. CT, 6 a.m. PT with Poetry Out Loud logo and headshots of 18 students.
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Super excited to serve as a judge for the Mississippi state #POL today-- the excitement in the @MPBOnline auditorium is palpable. Always a joy to see the hard work by these students come to fruition-- best of luck to all the contestants! @MSarts
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Thanks to the generous support of a mini-grant* from the @MSarts I'll be attending @longleafwriters this year! Their early-bird pricing closes soon, so hurry and sign up!
*Supported in part by funding from the MAC, a state agency, and in part, from the NEA, a federal agency.
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Thanks, @MSarts for the 2023 Mississippi Governor’s Award in the Arts. It’s a great honor to be recognized by the home folks.
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Explore the art of storytelling on January 14 at MCM's Storytelling Festival! On this day, we will welcome Author and Illustrator, @sfhardy2! 🌈 📖
Learn more: ow.ly/baoG50MeWVp
In partnership with @msbookfest and sponsored in part by @MSarts 💛
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#ICYMI: David Evans joined Larry Morrisey on "Mississippi Arts Hour" to discuss GOING UP THE COUNTRY: ADVENTURES IN BLUES FIELDWORK IN THE 1960S. Listen here: msartshour.mpbonline.org/epi… @MPBOnline @MSarts