SUPPORT
Support for the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters helps recognize artists and writers, present the annual awards, document artist voices, and maintain the organization’s cultural record.
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Painting by 2026 MIAL Visual Art Winner Jerrod Partridge
Benefactors
ALBERT & ROBINSON ARCHITECTS, HATTIESBURG
MARION + CLAIRBORNE BARNWELL, JACKSON
STACY + LAWRENCE DEAS, JACKSON
FAMILY OF KEITH DOCKERY MCLEAN
JENNIFER DRINKWATER, AMES, IOWA
OUIDA + WAYNE DRINKWATER, OXFORD
HOLLY + ROBERY IVY, COLUMBUS
HOLLY + ALAN LANGE, RIGDELAND
JEAN NICHOLSON MEDLEY + TIM MEDLEY, JACKSON
MIAL CHARITABLE FUND OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER JACKSON
THE MISSISSIPPI QUARTERLY, MISSISSIPPI STATE
MARCY FISCHER NESSEL, FLORA
SCOTT + CATALINA POLK, ORLANDO, FLORIDA
NAN + MIKE SANDERS, CLEVELAND
CAROL + JOHN TATUM, CLEVELAND
WILLIAM L. THAMES, LAUREL
Thank you donors and friends of MIAL
Patrons
JENNY LONG + DAMIAN AUGSBERGER, BEND, OR
GEORGE BOOTH, II, TUPELO
JOHN + LAURA BRADLEY, OXFORD
CLAUDIA + ROBERT HAUBERG, JACKSON
JENNIFER + MICHAEL HEIDELBERG, JACKSON
CARLYLE + THAD LEE, OXFORD
SUZANNAH MCGOWAN, JACKSON
Margaret Anne + Jimmy Robbins, pONTOTOC
GEORGE SHAWHAN, TALLAHASSEE, FL
SANDRA + TOM SHELLNUT, PASS CHRISTIAN
MARY THOMPSON, CLARKSDALE
Sustaining
DOROTHY ABBOTT, WATER VALLEY
TED ATKINSON, WEST POINT
DAVID BLECKLEY, HOLLY SPRINGS
JOSEPH + CAROL BOGGESS, COLUMBUS
MINOR BUCHANAN, JACKSON
JW + JOYCE DEAS, JACKSON
CAROL + GEORGE EVANS, MADISON
VIRGINIA FRIEND, WATERFORD, VA
CAROLINE GAINES, CLEVELAND
MARY D. GARRARD, BAL HARBOUR, FL
SARAH FRANCES + JOHN HARDY, OXFORD
AVA HAYMON, BATON ROUGE, LA
JOHN T. EDGE + BLAIR HOBBS, OXFORD
TOM + DOROTHY HOWORTH, OXFORD
SUSAN SHANDS JONES, JACKSON
MARTHA KIRKLEY, COLUMBUS
MARTHA FERRIS + KOS KOSTMAYER, GARRISON, NY
NATALIE MAYNOR, MADISON
MARGARET MCMULLAN, PASS CHRISTIAN
SUSAN + PAT MCNEASE, JACKSON
NORA MILLER, RIDGELAND
BECKY + DOUGLAS MONTAGUE, HATTIESBURG
CHARLES + DEBBIE MORRIS, RIDGELAND
DAVID RAE MORRIS, NEW ORLEANS, LA
JOANNE MORRIS, JACKSON
MR + MRS. W.A. PERCY II, GREENVILLE
BRIDGET + STEVE PIESCHEL, COLUMBUS
DON POTTS, JACKSON
PEYTON PROSPERE, JACKSON
JUDY REED, GREENVILLE
BECKY + CLIFTON SCOTT, COLUMBUS
BILL SIMMONS, COLUMBIA
DANIEL + SARA SMITH, PASCAGOULA
JAMIE + JENNY SMITH, MERIGOLD
WARD SUMNER, JACKSON
ZACH TAYLOR, JACKSON
MARGARET TOLEDANO, COLUMBUS
YVONNE TOMEK, CLEVELAND
TOM WACASTER, HUNSTVILLE, AL
RANDALL + CARLA WALL, JACKSON
ROBERT WEST, STARKVILLE
MARK WIGGS, JACKSON
WILMA + BOB WILBANKS, CLEVELAND
CURTIS WILKIE, OXFORD
ANDREW YOUNG, JACKSON
FRANCES ZOOK, OXFORD
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RUST COLLEGE
TOUGALOO COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
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