Resources

Looking for something creative to do? Are you an artist and looking for ways to expand opportunities? Do you want to submit work or find a residency? Take a look at some of these resources. Have a suggestion for something to add here? Send us an email. 

For Everyone
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Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems! (free video series)
Mississippi Museum of Art: Browse the Collection​ Online
Art Place Mississippi: Virtual Art Class
Oxford Film Fest (some trailers and streaming links in posts)
12 National Museums Virtual Tours
​The Metropolitan Opera: Free Nightly Opera Streams
MS Children's Museum Live Programs
​Oxford Dream Line Youtube Channel
​15 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home
​Let's Art About It: Virtual Art Therapy Workshops
The 50 Best Virtual Museum Tours Around the World
For Artists

​Independent Artist Roster... Mississippi Arts Commissions: Mini Grants for Individuals
COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
​CERF+ Emergency Grants and Artist Resources
PEN America: Writers' Emergency Fund
​New York Foundation Emergency Grants
Anonymous Was a Woman Relief Grant
​MAURICE SENDAK EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
​South Arts: Community and Organization Grants

Local Magic!

For Artists: Fellowships, Prizes, and more!
Academy of Competitive and Performing Arts
​​Chalet Arts
Dance Devine Ballet Company
Del Rendon Foundation
Golden Triangle Music Forum
KMG Creations
Labrats Comedy
Lyceum Series Events
​Magnolia Independent Film Festival
​MSU Art Department
​MSU Art Exhibitions and Events
MSU Ballroom Dance Club
MSU Black Voices
​MSU Figure Drawing Club
MSU Maroon Band/MSU Band Event Schedule
Sage Coffee & Books
​Starlight Dancers of MSU
Starkville Community Theatre
Starkville-MSU Symphony
Starkville Strings
​The Streetcar (MSU Creative Arts Journal)
Sunday Funday!
SAAC Artist Fellowship

Applications now accepted for the inaugural SAAC Fellowship! Submissions due July 1, 2021.
Details and description of this opportunity are in the file below.  

Fellowship Position
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Alliance of Artists Communities​
Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi
​Fractured Atlas
Mississippi Arts Commission: Artist Fellowships
Poets & Writers
Provincetown Fine Arts Workcenter
Residency Unlimited
Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee Wildlife Refuge Artist-in-Residence
South Arts Southern Prize & Fellowships
Submittable Opportunities
William Faulkner Literary Competition
101 South Lafayette Street, Suite 18
Starkville, Mississippi 39759
arts@starkvillearts.org
director@starkvillearts.org
662.324.3080
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