Call for Applications for Mississippi Artist Roster Program

The Mississippi Artist Roster program is a listing of professional Mississippi artists who have been reviewed and approved by a panel of experts and are available to do performances, workshops, and other presentations in a wide range of settings around the state.

Donor Name: Mississippi Arts Commission

State: Mississippi

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Program

Deadline: 11/01/2022

Details:

Roster Artists utilize the program as a way to promote themselves to groups around the state. Artists who are approved for the Roster are part of the program for three years. Acceptance to the Roster does not guarantee its members bookings or contracts to perform. MAC promotes the Roster as a whole. The agency does not promote individual Roster Artists or handle booking or contract arrangements for them. However, the Roster can be a useful tool for artists to use in promoting themselves and expanding their performance or workshop opportunities.

Who May Apply?

• You (or your performing group) may apply to the Mississippi Artist Roster if you are:
  • a professional artist. Individuals are considered to be professional artists if they
    • earn at least part of their annual income in their artistic disciplines;
    • consider their artistic endeavors as a career;
    • maintain a high level of artistic quality; and
    • make a significant time investment in their artistic disciplines through practice, performance, and production;
  • not a full-time student*
  • more than 18 years of age*
  • a permanent, legal resident of Mississippi at the time of application and throughout the grant period. Applicants may be required to show proof of residence (such as driver’s license, proof domicile, homestead, utility bills).

*Full-time students and/or those artists under 18 years of age may apply to the Mississippi Artist Roster if they are a part of a performing group applying to the roster, provided that the majority of the group’s membership is more than 18 years of age and not full-time students.

For more information, visit MAC.