FY 2008 Grant Awards: State Listings
Access to Artistic Excellence II/American Masterpieces/
Arts on Radio and Television/Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth/Partnerships
Some details of the projects listed in this grant announcement are subject to change, contingent
upon prior Endowment approval.
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Arts Commission
Jackson, MS
$772,400
CATEGORY: Partnership
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: State & Regional
To support Partnership Agreement activities. Tupelo Symphony Orchestra Association (aka Tupelo Symphony)
Tupelo, MS
$10,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
To support community outreach concerts. The orchestra, directed by Music Director Steven Byess, will perform concerts in underserved and rural communities in Holly Springs and West Point, Mississippi. University of Mississippi Main Campus
University, MS
$5,000
CATEGORY: Access to Artistic Excellence
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Literature
To support the 2009 Oxford Conference for the Book. The program will be dedicated to the Mississippi artist, author, and naturalist Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-65).
Number of Grants: 3 Total Amount: $787,400
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