Art curator and creator Alexis Noble identified a need for opportunity in Jackson’s creative community and birthed a solution: The Mash Up.
Preston Wallace recently stood in the middle of Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., wearing a Spider-Man costume that he bought from Amazon. His cousin stood
Tyler Goliday’s first time participating in an art exhibition was through the Municipal Art Gallery’s event, (Re)mediation, which took place in February 2023 in Jackson, Miss.
The Prairie Arts Festival in West Point, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, this year includes a “Kid Town” area where children can get their faces painted and ride ponies, a mechanical bull and various carnival attractions.
Tune in to MFP Live Thursday, June 23 at 6 p.m. on the MFP Facebook page or YouTube channel as David Rae Morris joins Kimberly Griffin and Donna Ladd to talk about his book “Love, Daddy: Letters from My Father.”
Getty Images selected Jackson State University as one of four recipients of the Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for HBCUs program to amplify the visual history of historic Black colleges and universities.
Long-time newspaper editor Bonny Parham had a consistent presence and a personal stake in her community. Amory, Miss., was her home, and she documented its happenings for 40 years, from the 1960s to 2000. The perfectionist had to do good work not only for the newspaper’s survival but also because she needed the meager small-town newspaper salary for her and her son to eat and have a roof over their heads. Her photos live past her and now document the town through her eyes.
The Rural Performance and Production Lab’s goal is to support the development of new works focused on rural living, history, places and bodies. Artists will receive direct funding or a configuration of an on-site residency, coaching and support from a team of advisers over an 18-month period. The program supports artists living in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Dissatisfied with digital photography, and hankering for the straightforward yet mysterious allure of classic photographs, Amanda and Jason Ray researched alternatives. They found a medium format Yashica Mat-124G twin lens reflex camera from the 1970s, and rediscovered real film photography.
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