Welty Foundation Receives Grant from Mississippi Arts Commission For Education Center Construction

The Eudora Welty Foundation has been awarded a $225,000 Building Fund for the Arts (BFA) Grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission to assist with the construction of an Education Center. It will be built on property immediately behind the Welty House Visitor Center. The Foundation was one of 16 arts organizations in the state to […] Read more »

Deadline for Entries to 2023 Scholastic Writing Awards Competition Set December 15

Students in Grades 7-12 enrolled in public, independent, or home school settings throughout Mississippi are encouraged to submit their creative writing entries to the Scholastic Writing Awards Program, administered in the state by the Eudora Welty Foundation. The deadline is December 15, and the Mississippi-specific guidelines are shared in the pdf at the end of […] Read more »