Deadline: 1-Mar-22
Applications are now open for the Mississippi Artist Roster Program, 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. Schools, community arts groups, libraries and other organizations use the Roster to identify potential artists who can present at their venues.
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.
Artists accepted to the Artist Roster are required to provide MAC with their current contact information. They are responsible for securing and arranging their own bookings, as well as providing presenters with adequate publicity materials. Roster Artists should also be familiar with the Mississippi Arts Commission's (MAC) grant programs in order to inform potential presenters about them.
Eligibility Criteria
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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).
Note: 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 Mississippi Arts Commission.
For more information, visit https://arts.ms.gov/grants/grants-for-individuals/mississippi-artist-roster-application-process/