Present Mississippi
by The Mississippi Presenters Network
The MSPN operates in a non-competitive, cooperative spirit, and is dedicated to bringing artists and presenters together across the state of Mississippi. The network created through Present Mississippi is designed to help increase economic opportunity, diversity, professional development opportunities, and cooperation amongst art organizations in the state.
Photograph of the Delta Hot Tamale Festival provided by the Greenville Arts Council
Serving Mississippi for
10 years
The Mississippi Presenters Network has been serving the state of Mississippi for ten wonderful years with a mission to educate the arts community through professional development opportunities. To start out this new decade of service, our main focus will be to build a community of artists across the state and to inspire a culture of inclusion and collaboration. Mississippi Presenters Network is excited to announce their new initiative: Present Mississippi. Present Mississippi will focus on connecting artists and arts presenters statewide through artists exchanges. This will foster new relationships and in turn create a more collaborative and enriched arts network in the state of Mississippi.
Our Team
Rori Eddie Herbison
Program Manager
Carrie White
MSPN Vista
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This Month’s Newsletter!
Our Sponsors
MSPN has been accepted into the Mockingbird Incubator accelerator program! This program includes a 90 day donation drive to increase funding for the Present Mississippi Artist Exchange.
Any funds raised in the 90 day campaign will be MATCHED by Give Butter! This is an incredible opportunity for MSPN that we want our members to take advantage of!
The Mississippi Presenters Network is connecting Artists and Presenters to address talent loss in Mississippi by supporting artists living in communities through the Present Mississippi Artist Exchange.
Fund
Matching
$10 teaches a child how to tell stories
$25 introduces your neighbor to dance
$50 celebrates an artist in your community
$100 opens the doors for a day at an art center
$250 provides a workshop to community arts advocate
$500 brings an artist a community
$1000 support a community by hosting a free community event that features a Mississippi artist and community organization
Photograph provided by Theatre Oxford
Photograph provided by Starkville Area Arts Council
of the Cotton District Arts Festical
Find Your Local Arts Organization
Looking to collaborate with arts presenters in Mississippi?
Start at your local arts organization!
Don’t see your organization listed? Please let us know!
Mississippi Alliance for
Arts Education
Looking for collaboration opportunities?
Our compolation of Mississippi Artisits, Presenters, and Venues
Present Mississippi offers members exclusive access to a grant research database. This service provides members a resource to explore and evaluate grants to support their growing programs.
To receive the log in information we ask that you attend one of the quarterly meetings that is offered by Present Missisippi (MSPN).
Subscribe to our newsletter to get your invitation to the next quarterly meeting!
Professional Resources
Professional Resources
Coming Soon!
Present Mississippi Awards
Submissions Due October 30th
Nominees will be featured on social media as well as the newsletter
award recipients will receive a $100 prize to thank the people who helped make this event possible
Award Categories
New Art Event
Nominate an event that was put on for the first time this year
Community and Economic Development
Nominate an event that impacted the community for the better
Event on a budget
Nominate an event that was put on with a budget of less than $5,000
Submissions will be used to create a downloadable guide of events to inspire communities to explore how to build upon their creative resource to build community.
Arts day at the capital
Tuesday, February 6th, 2024
1:00 - 4:00pm at Capital Rotunda
The Mississippi Arts Commission annually hosts “Arts Day at the Capitol” during Mississippi’s Spring Legislative Session. the event highlights the significant contributions the arts have made to create a better quality of life for all Mississippians.
Present Mississippi’s Role:
Advocate for Local Funding
This event gives arts organizations the opportunity to share their stories and communicate the importance of the arts
Communicate directly with Legislators
Explain directly to policy makers how their decisions effect the arts community
Network across the state
find commonality across organizations rallying for similar goals
Arts Day at the Capital 2023
Photograph provided by the Mississippi Arts Commission
Artist Exchange
Applications now open
cultivate a relationship with an artist/arts presenter you have not previously worked with, and apply together!
About the program
Proposal Window
January 5th - February 15th
Diverse Regions
Partners must be from different regions of the state
Cultivate new relationships
partners can not have previously worked together
engage and Expand artistic offerings
use this oportunity to test an idea!
Project Window
projects must be complete by May 30th 2024
stipends awarded
both partners will recieve $500 for participating
Workshop series
Monthly workshops offered. members encouraged to attend one per quareter
Present Mississippi Partners with the Nonprofit cooperative and the nonprofit collective foundation to offer free workshops
Sanctuary Arts Festival
Applications now open
Due on March 31, 2024
Artist selected will be featured in Oxford Magazine, featured in a podcast, and invited to a special art showcase in August 2024. This project will include a media campaign highlighting visual artists, recording interviews with the artists, and compiling artist stories into various media formats to highlight how Mississippi is a thriving place for the arts.
(662) 236 - 6429
mspresentersnetwork@gmail.com
P.O. Box 544
Oxford, MS, 38655