jackson weather: 54f (12c)
Saturday, November 21, 2009
- Handworks Holiday Market
- Nov 20 – Nov 21.
- This two-day, annual event offers hand-made gifts just in time for holiday shopping.
- Mississippi Trade Mart.
- $5 admission, children under 12 free.
filed under: Holiday, Shopping and Sales.
- Pearl River Glass Studio Open House
- Nov 20 – Nov 22.
- The glassworks studio showcases their work just in time for holiday shopping.
- The Cedars Historic Home.
- Free admission.
filed under: Galleries.
- "Name Change: One Artist, Twelve Personas, Thirty-Five Years"
- Aug 1 – Nov 29.
- Thornton Modestus Dossett is the eighth name Ed McGowin legally adopted between Oct. 1, 1970, and March 20, 1972. Ed went on to legally change his name a total of twelve times in this period. A world traveler, McGowin has immersed himself in cultures removed from the Western art styles and sought to approach art more directly, borrowing from tribal and ethnic traditions.
- Mississippi Museum of Art.
- $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- "Mississippi Invitational"
- Aug 1 – Nov 29.
- Initiated in 1997, this exhibition is the seventh to survey recent developments by artists living and working across the state and includes work in diverse materials. Selected by New York-based curator, author, art critic and practicing artist Peter Plagens, the exhibition is organized by the MMA and accompanied by an illustrated catalogue for purchase.
- Mississippi Museum of Art.
- $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- Pottery Exhibit
- Nov 2 – Nov 30.
- Nancilee and Patrick Bodine, Exhibiting Members of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, showcase their pottery.
- Mississippi Craft Center.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- Jackson State University Faculty Art Show
- Nov 5 – Nov 30.
- This annual showcase will feature artwork from the faculty of The Department of Art at Jackson State University.
- Arts Center of Mississippi.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- "Accepted"
- Oct 23 – Dec 2.
- Benjamin D. Rinehart's exhibit of prints, paintings and paper engineered objects explores what happens when comfortable ideologies are questioned.
- Lewis Art Gallery.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings, Galleries.
- Art Exhibit by Samuel McCain
- Oct 1 – Dec 22.
- Original oil paintings by artist Samuel McCain.
- Woolfolk Building.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- "Mississippi Blues"
- Jun 22 – Dec 31.
- This photography exhibit examines poverty in the rural South.
- Smith Robertson Museum.
- $4.50, $3 seniors, $1.50 children.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- "Pre-Columbian Ceramics"
- Jan 1 – Jan 1.
- The objects displayed in the cases of the Museum's lobby originate from two continents and represent a time span of more than 2,000 years.
- Mississippi Museum of Art.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- "Legacy of Timbuktu: Wonders of the Written Word"
- Jan 1 – Jan 1.
- In the last millennium an important global legacy was uncovered: the literate culture of Africa. This legacy lives in the extraordinary richness of historical manuscripts that still survive.
- International Museum of Muslim Culture.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- Merriment on the Midway: Eudora Welty's State Fair Mural and Photographs
- Sep 26 – Jan 3.
- Eudora Welty's mural depicting Mississippi State Fair festivities is the centerpiece of this installation. Fifteen photographs taken by Welty at the traditional Mississippi event accompany the mural. Welty's fascination with the fair and all the excitement one can experience on the midway come through in these images of fairgoers, animals, sideshows and carnival rides.
- Mississippi Museum of Art.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- "Monsters of the Deep: Aquatic Giants in Flesh and Bone"
- Jun 13 – Jan 8.
- This exhibit shows visitors giant creatures from the deep, ranging from prehistoric animals to the whales, sharks and turtles in the world's waters today.
- Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
- Shut Up and Write! For Women
- Nov 12 – Jan 9.
- Sign up for Donna Ladd's first creative non-fiction writing series for women. Class meets every other Saturday morning, Jan. 9-March 6. Only 10 spots available.
- JFP Classroom.
- $150.
- "Back to Nature"
- Jul 2 – Feb 1.
- Photographers are invited to submit photos of scenes from around and inside the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, with the winners receiving awards and having their work displayed in the museum.
- Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
- Free.
filed under: Artistic Opportunities.
- "Just Dance"
- Oct 5 – Apr 30.
- To commemorate the International Ballet Competition's return to Jackson, the Greater Jackson Arts Council is calling for entries to its juried invitational in media such as painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, film/video, mixed media and installation. Only photos, digital prints or digital files will be accepted; no slides or original artwork. Artists may submit up to three entries. Samples will not be returned. Contact the GJAC for official entry forms.
- Arts Center of Mississippi.
- $25 entry fee.
filed under: Artistic Opportunities, Exhibits and Openings.
- "The Mississippi Story"
- Jan 1 – Jan 1.
- Comprised of artwork from the Museum's permanent collection, The Mississippi Story reveals the remarkable history of visual arts in the Magnolia State. The installation includes more than 200 objects and is divided thematically into four sections: Mississippi's Landscape, Mississippi's People, Life in Mississippi and Exporting Mississippi's Culture.
- Mississippi Museum of Art.
- Free.
filed under: Exhibits and Openings.
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