2002 Grant Awards: State Listings

Access/Arts Learning/Arts on Radio & Television/ Challenge America Access/ Heritage-Preservation/ Leadership Initiatives/Partnership Agreements

Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.

MISSISSIPPI

Eastman Memorial Foundation
(on behalf of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art)
Laurel, MS
$27,000
CATEGORY: Heritage & Preservation FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
To support the production of a catalogue of the Native American basket collection. Collected at the turn of the 19th century by Laurel resident Catherine Marshall Gardiner, the collection is considered to be one of the most comprehensive in the world.

Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, MS
$629,300
CATEGORY: Partnership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities.

Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, MS
$25,000
CATEGORY: Leadership FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
To support a folklorist position and other related costs. The position will focus on documenting traditional artists living in the northern region of the state.

Total Dollars Awarded: $681,300
Total Grants Awarded: 3

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