Mississippi Arts Hour

Larry Morrisey talks to Oxford musician and writer Tyler Keith. Keith is known for his work as a bandleader and songwriter over the past twenty years, but he has just released “The Mark of Cain,” his first book. It’s a self-described “southern noir,” set in the Florida panhandle, where Keith grew up. Larry and Tyler will talk about his music and his development as a writer. Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Maria Zeringue talks with master woodturner Sammy Long. Long is a two-time master artist in the Mississippi Arts Commission's Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program and a MAC Folk Arts Fellowship grant recipient. He is a member of the Mississippi Craftsmen's Guild and active in the Magnolia Woodturners Club. Sammy Long’s artist website: http://www.sammylong.com/ Website for the Magnolia Woodturners Club...

Leslie barker talks with actor, director, playwright, and poet T.K. Lee. T.K. is a recipient of MAC’s Literary Fellowship for playwriting and teaches in the Mississippi University for Women’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Lauren Rhoades talks with Tema Stauffer, a photographer whose work examines the social, economic, and cultural landscapes of American spaces. Tema's new series of photographs, SOUTHERN FICTION, explores the settings that shaped the literary imaginations of 20th-century Southern writers, including Eudora Welty, William Faulkner, and Richard Wright. A monograph of SOUTHERN FICTION will be released b...

Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet and high school teacher James Dickson joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about the importance of reading widely, why failing spectacularl...

Larry Morrisey talks with Nasheet Waits and JD Allen, two New York City-based jazz musicians with family roots in Mississippi. Waits and Allen talk about their years as students of music and their hopes for building community with music. They recently played a series of performances and master classes in Jackson as part of a grant program bringing jazz professionals to the south. In the photo, JD...

Leslie Barker talks with two new MAC staff members, Director of Grants, Lauren Rhoades, and Communications Director, Ellie Banks. Lauren and Ellie will tell us about their work at the Arts Commission and how they express their creativity. In the photo, Lauren Rhoades is on the left and Ellie Banks is on the right. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https...

Lauren Rhoades talks with fiction writer Dr. Iheoma Nwachukwu, a recipient of one of MAC's highly competitive artist fellowships. They talk about Nwachukwu 's writing style and influences, and his journey from growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, to playing professional chess, to now teaching as an assistant professor at the Mississippi University for Women. Photo by Chinenye Nwachukwu. If you enjoyed li...

Sarah Story speaks with visual artist and illustrator Adam Trest. Adam is an artist from Laurel, Mississippi, known for his southern folk art style. He is represented by the Caron Gallery, a Mississippi Art Gallery with locations in both Tupelo and Laurel. Most recently, Adam illustrated the New York Times Bestselling children’s book  The Lantern House  with friend and cohost of HGTV’s H...

Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet, performer, and educator Treasure Shields Redmond joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce for a conversation about voice, form, and how the legacy of...

Leslie Barker talks with Adrienne Domnick. Adrienne is a visual artist, curator, and community leader in Jackson. A champion for contemporary artwork in the Deep South, she owned and operated AND Gallery in the Midtown District and has presented over a dozen exhibitions and public artworks around the city. Adrienne also works as MAC’s Systems Administrator. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast...

Sarah Story interviews two authors, Kendra Allen and Becky Hagenston, who will be appearing at the upcoming MS Book Festival on August 20 in Jackson, MS, at the Mississippi Capitol.  Kendra Allen was born and raised in Dallas, TX. She is the recipient of the 2018 Iowa Prize for Literary Nonfiction for her essay collection When You Learn the Alphabet, awarded by Kiese Laymon. Her work has been...

Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet Derrick Harriell joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about paying attention to our senses, writing about what we might not discuss, and wh...

Lauren Rhoades talks with Annette Trefzer, professor of literature at The University of Mississippi and author of the new book Exposing Mississippi: Eudora Welty's Photographic Reflections . They discuss Eudora Welty's work as a photographer and Annette's fascinating research in the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Welty Collection. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please co...

Larry Morrisey visits with violinist Marta Szlubowska. They talk about her early musical training while growing up in Poland, her tenure as the concertmaster for the Mississippi Symphony, and her current work as a group leader and featured soloist. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB.  https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Photo by Roy Adkins,...

Mississippi Arts Commission Executive Director Sarah Story speaks with award-winning writer and director Patrick O’Connor. His most recent film about the battle over the Mississippi state flag, Look Away, Look Away, won the 2022 Erik Barnouw Award for outstanding documentary dealing with American History from the Organization of American Historians. It was also the Audience Choice Awards for Best...

Lauren Rhoades (@laurenrhoades) talks with Jackson-based visual artist and pastry chef Guillermo "Billy" Salinas (@guillermosalinasart) about his experience on a Food Network baking competition, his plein air drawing practice, and his newest culinary venture, Just Vanilla Bakes (@just.vanilla.bakes). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leslie Barker talks with music creator and curator, Stephen Brown (also known as 5th Child), about how growing up in Jackson inspired him as a hip-hop artist. He also discusses his work as a mentor to students and young artists, his brand-new music, and exciting upcoming projects. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/p...

This Sunday, Larry visits with Oxford-based author Chris Offutt about his new book, “Shifty’s Boys.” It’s the second in a series of books that follows Mick Hardin, a veteran of the war in Iraq and an expert woodsman, as he solves a murder in rural eastern Kentucky. They also talk about Offutt’s longtime love of photography. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contrib...

Sarah Story talks with Charles Williams, a contemporary visual artist from Georgetown, South Carolina and Calvin Phelps, the founder and director of the Pike School of Art in McComb, Miss. Charles worked with Calvin and the community of McComb to create a new album with sounds and interviews from the town. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. http...

Mississippi Arts Commission emeritus director Malcolm White visits with photographer and filmmaker David Rae Morris. They discuss his new book, “Love, Daddy: Letters from My Father,” a collection of letters from his father, the late Mississippi writer Willie Morris. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast...

Leslie Barker talks with MAC’s Folk and Traditional Arts Director, Maria Zeringue and two folk artists - quilter Janice Mitchell and tatter and jewelry maker, Alan Kolodny. Janice and Alan are both part of the current exhibit, Mississippi Traditions: An Exhibit Celebrating Featured Artists of the Mississippi Folklife Directory. In the photo, Janice Mitchell is on the left and Alan Kolodny is...

Larry Morrisey visits with David Dennis, Senior and Junior on their new book collaboration, “The Movement Made Us.” The book documents David Sr’s work in the Civil Rights movement in Louisiana and Mississippi during the 1960s, including working closely with fellow activists Medgar Evers, Bob Moses and Fannie Lou Hamer. Also included are David Jr’s reflections on how his father’s work effected thei...

MAC emeritus director Malcolm White guest hosts the show and talks with painter and designer Reshonda Perryman. Perryman serves as Creative Design Manager at Visit Jackson, but is best known for her colorful community murals, including the one featuring Jackson legends that is across the street from the Two Mississippi Museums and one in downtown Fayette, her hometown. If you enjoyed listening to...

Sarah Story talks with William Dunlap, a painter, author, advocate and commentator. With a career spanning over four decades, Dunlap has exhibited internationally and is included in numerous public and private collections. The 1991 Governor's Arts Award recipient will be awarded the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters 2022 Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award on June 11 in Jackson. If you en...