MAC awards two South MS orgs a combined $734,000 for restoration of community arts facilities

The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded $734,000 in grants to two South Mississippi organizations for facility restoration. The Boys and Girls Club of the Gulf Coast received $500,000 to restore the historic Gulfport Little Theater, while the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center was granted $234,000 to construct a new preservation space. These funds, provided through the Building Fund for the Arts, aim to support community arts programming and economic development.