Every two years, the Mississippi Museum of Art presents the Mississippi Invitational, a juried exhibition inviting artists living in or working across the state to apply and participate in a showcase of Mississippi’s rich creative talent. The exhibition features works across a range of media and artistic practices.
All participating artists are eligible to apply for the Jane Crater Hiatt Artist Fellowship, a competitive grant of up to $25,000 that supports the development of new work through a unique study-and-travel opportunity over two years.
MMA archives each Mississippi Invitational, documenting the exhibition and preserving its contributions for future audiences.
Only artists participating in the Mississippi Invitational exhibition are eligible to apply for the Jane Crater Hiatt Artist Fellowship in the year that their work is selected. More information on the fellowship selection process will be made available to exhibition participants.
Mississippi Invitational exhibitions and related publications are sponsored by the Community Foundation for Mississippi/Jane Crater Hiatt Fund.
Applications are now closed.
For more information, please contact mmacuratorial@msmuseumart.org
About the Jane Crater Hiatt Artist Fellowship
The Jane Crater Hiatt Artist Fellowship was created in 2005 by Jane Crater Hiatt and her late husband Wood (1930-2010) to nurture and invigorate the arts within the state. The fellowship provides support to an individual artist in the development and creation of art over a two-year period. The funds may be used to purchase supplies and equipment, conduct research, travel, and/or study with an individual artist or in a studio, workshop, or residency setting. Following the conclusion of the grant period, the artist is required to donate one original work of art, chosen from at least five works created during the grant period, to the Mississippi Museum of Art’s permanent collection.
