Arts Report

For the fifth year, the Mississippi Arts Commission sponsored a statewide contest where high school students interpret great works of poetry by reciting them aloud. As MPB's Ron Brown reports, this year's "Poetry Out Loud" winner is a quiet young man from Madison.

Governor Haley Barbour will honor five Mississippi artists at the annual Excellence in the Arts Awards later today.
As MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us, it's been a long trip for lifetime achievement winner Honeyboy Edwards.

Governor Haley Barbour will honor five Mississippi artists at the annual Excellence in the Arts Awards later this month. Today MPB arts reporter Ron Brown introduces us to Lenagene Waldrup, a tireless advocate for the arts in the Delta.

For the past seventeen years loyal radio listeners have known at least one thing for certain, if it was Saturday night, Bill Ellison was on the air. MPB arts reporter Ron Brown tells us about an Governor's Arts Award honoree who is taking his audience back to their roots - their grassroots.

Governor Haley Barbour will honor five unique Mississippi artists at the annual awards for excellence in the arts next month. Each Friday until then, MPB arts reporter, Ron Brown will introduce us to each of them. Today he tells us about honoree, Bessie Johnson’s art of giving.