Present Mississippi Art Awards
A project to highlight the role of Arts in Mississippi Communities
by the Mississippi Presenters Network
ABOUT
MISSISSIPPI PRESENTERS NETWORK
The Mississippi Presenters Network is a non-profit organization focused on assisting and building a strong network of arts presenters across Mississippi. MSPN organizes workshops, collaborative projects, and resource sharing to support passionate, thriving arts leaders and communities which support the creative spirit of Mississippi.
GUIDELINES:
This project seeks to raise awareness of the number of events that occur in communities across Mississippi, the contribution to community and economic development that result from these events, and how the work by arts organizations to support these events creates thriving communities.
Projects or events that have occurred or are scheduled to occur between January 2023 to December 2023 are invited to submit for the awards.
Projects can be nominated by anyone from a community member who recognizes the value of the event to the organization which manages the event.
Nominees will be highlighted in a social media campaign by the Presenters Network with winners in each category receiving a $100 award to support a thank you event for their board, staff, and volunteers who organized the event.
Categories:
The Present Mississippi Art Awards are divided into three categories. You may submit for one, two, or all three selecting the same or different projects for each award.
The categories are:
New Art Event
Community and Economic Development
Event on a Budget
How Will Submission Be Used:
MSPN will use submissions to highlight arts and cultural projects in our social media and to create a downloadable guide of events to inspire communities to explore how to build upon their creative resource to build community. The application is designed to be simple and touch on the highlights. We will be sharing your ideas, projects and events with arts presenters in an effort to inspire community development using the arts.