by Associated Press Published: September 7,2011
Tags: arts, municipal government, museums, tourism, visitors
BILOXI — The fate of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art for now rests with the Biloxi City Council. The Sun Herald reports museum representatives asked the city yesterday to pay the expenses of the museum buildings, which Biloxi owns and leases to the museum at no cost. The council unanimously voted to table the request. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 22,2011
Tags: arts, construction, demolition, entertainment, municipal government, real estate
MERIDIAN — Officials in Meridian are getting closer to approving demolition of two old buildings at the site of a planned arts and entertainment center. WTOK reports that the board of the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center is to meet the first week in September and is expected to approve demolition of the old Hotel [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 4,2011
Tags: art, arts, cultural heritage, cultural tourism, municipal government, museums, taxes, tourism
BILOXI — Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway is making it clear that he does not want to use tax dollars to support the Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art. Holloway discussed the issue yesterday morning at his annual “Breakfast with the Mayor.” As he discussed the city budget that he and the City Council are working on, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 6,2011
Tags: art, arts, entertainment, municipal government, music, tourism
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia could become the fifth city in Mississippi to have a designated Arts and Entertainment District. Meridian, Tupelo, Columbus and Ocean Springs have entertainment districts. The Philadelphia Board of Aldermen has not officially decided to designate an arts and entertainment district within the city, but Mayor James Young says he can’t see many [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 24,2010
Tags: arts, fine arts, state agency
JACKSON — The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) will be accepting applications for its Building Fund for the Arts (BFA) program this June. The program provides funding for the renovation or expansion of arts facilities owned by arts-based non-profits or local governments. BFA is funded through bond funds allocated by the Mississippi Legislature. Since 2001, the [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 29,2009
Tags: arts, state agency
JACKSON — The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC), in partnership with The Wallace Foundation, will present a statewide conference on the arts Nov. 11-13 in Jackson. The conference, themed "The Creativity Key…Unlock the Possibilities," will be held at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Jackson and will offer attendees networking opportunities as well as breakout sessions, peer [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 19,2009
Tags: arts, economic development, recession, stimulus
JACKSON — The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) has introduced Arts Reinvestment Initiative (ARI) grants to non-profit organizations statewide to provide support for jobs in the arts that have been lost or are in jeopardy of elimination due to the current national economic downturn. The funding for the initiative comes through the 2009 American Recovery and [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: August 5,2009
Tags: arts, education, state agency
JACKSON — Through Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI) Communities LinkUP! Program, the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is partnering with Mississippi’s symphony orchestras to bring students an opportunity to study orchestral music and to perform with the orchestra. The University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, the Meridian Symphony Orchestra and the Mississippi Gulf Coast Symphony [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: July 20,2009
Tags: arts, government agency, grants
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) has granted $1.5 million in funding to artists and arts programs across the state for fiscal year 2010, reflecting a $500,000 increase since FY2007. These funds were awarded in 51 Mississippi counties, ranging from operating support for museums and community arts centers to small grants that [...] [...]
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