State Games of Mississippi T-shirt Design Contest
25th Anniversary of the State Games of Mississippi state wide shirt design contest. This design contest is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate such a special anniversary. State Games of Mississippi design contest is open to all artists statewide. The two division categories are Volunteer...
3rd Annual College Savings Mississippi Art Contest
Students are asked to submit an original piece of art (guidelines apply) answering the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” A $529 MACS scholarship will be awarded to the 1st place contestant in the following age categories: Pre-Kindergarten –...
Teaching History in Mississippi: The 2016 Teaching Institute
Teaching History in Mississippi: The 2016 Teaching Institute Saturday, February 20, 2016 10 AM – 3 PM Mississippi Museum of Art The Mississippi Museum of Art, the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, and the Mississippi State University Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Education...
Mississippi Boy Choir Auditions
Mississippi Boychoir is holding auditions for the second semester of the school year. For more information please contact Lanise Aultman, Mississippi Boychoir, at 601-665-7374 or visit
Mississippi Junior Duck Stamp Art Competition
The Mississippi Junior Duck Stamp Art Competition! Competition entries are due March 15, 2016. This annual art competition is for schools and organizations across the state. The program is similar to the Federal Duck Stamp program. It encourages students to explore their natural...
Professional Teacher Development Creative Writing Workshop
Hattiesburg Arts Council invites K – 12th grade teachers to attend a professional development creative writing workshop, with MS Arts Commission accredited teaching artist, Richelle Putnam, on Monday January 4th, from 8am to 3pm at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center (723 N. Main St.). The...
Announcing Schools Chosen for Arts in Academic Experiences Residency Program
The Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education is excited to announce the 20 schools chosen for the 2015 Arts in Academics Experiences Residency Program sponsored by The Weissman Family Foundation. Each school has been matched up with a teaching artist to provide arts integration professional...
Storycorps
The Mississippi Arts Commission is a community partner this year with Storycorps. As a community partner, they are asking us to recruit pairs of individuals to participate in the Storycorps initiative. Storycorps will be in Jackson during the month of February and would like...
Youth Art Month Contest
Each year your State Art Education Association hosts the Youth Art Month contest – a state-wide Visual Art activity encouraging students’ creativity from Grades K thru 12. Sargent Art has been supporting Youth Art Month celebrations by providing the following prizes to the winners...
Around the State: June 13, 2014
Events & Opportunities MSU- Meridian will offer 2 Graduate Arts and Common Core Courses this summer: 1) EDF 8990 Special Topic: Integrating Visual Arts in K- 12 Academics June 9-14, 2014. Hours 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. 3 credit hours, Dr. Miriam Wahl, Instructor...