JACKSON, MISS. – July 15, 2024 -Action Communication and Education Reform, Inc. of Duck Hill, Mississippi has been awarded a $4,500 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. This grant is a portion of the more than $1.7 million in grants MAC awarded in Fiscal Year 2025 and was used to support the Duck Hill Annual Grassroots Blues Festival.
Through Project CAM (Cultural Arts and Multi-media), ACER began the Annual Grassroots Blues Festival in 2003 to provide a platform to present traditional blues musicians and other artists in celebrating this unique American art form birthed in Mississippi. The Grassroots Blues Festival is a celebration of our rich cultural heritage of blues music, and the artists who have demonstrated mastery of their artistic discipline and quality of work.
“Mississippi is synonymous with the quality of art that emits from our state. The arts enhance the quality of life and local economies,” said David Lewis, executive director for the Mississippi Arts Commission. “With the generous support from the Mississippi Legislature, we can activate our citizens’ innate creativity and invest in our communities.”
MAC’s annual grant funds come from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mississippi State Legislature. Awards were made in 92 Mississippi House of Representatives districts and 52 state Senate districts.
The Mississippi Arts Commission is a state agency serving more than two million people through grants and special initiatives that enhance communities, assist artists and arts organizations, promote arts education, and celebrate Mississippi’s cultural heritage. MAC is funded by the Mississippi Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mississippi Endowment for the Arts at the Community Foundation for Mississippi, and other private sources. For more information, visit www.arts.ms.gov.
For information about the Mississippi Arts Commission, please contact Ellie Banks, Communications Director, 601-359-6546 or ebanks@arts.ms.gov.
