Striving For Magic
"I was trying to enter the adult society. After that happened, I realized if that was what it was all about then I didn't want to be (an adult) after …
Art
McCarty’s Pottery Legacy
A piece of McCarty pottery is a traditional wedding gift in the Mississippi Delta, but pieces also have been included in the Smithsonian Institution’s collection.
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Fresh Ink
I’ve always been fascinated by tattoos and the bold people who use their body as a canvas in order to showcase their life or passions in art.
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Artists by Artists
‘You know, this means something to me.’ I know these people, and I respect their work, and I bet other artists around the state have similar things in their collections …
Traversing 'The Empty'
Thomas Ruffin will release his latest book of poetry this week at ToMara's bar.
Tag Design to Honor Tuskegee Airmen
Clint Martin's artwork depicting dogfights waged by the black World War II-era flyers known as the Tuskegee Airmen has been shown in the state Capitol, the Pentagon, a Smithsonian Institute …
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Home Sweet Studio
Drawing for me has so much to do with movement and sort of the kinetic connection to things.
The Paradox
When it comes to the arts in Jackson in the last decade, art enthusiasts are quick to point out that the city has made great strides.
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Literary Photographer: A Snapshot of Natasha Trethewey
Natasha Trethewey, the Mississippi and national poet laureate, speaks and reads passages from her new book "Thrall" at Jackson State University Sept. 20.
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In Their Shoes
Talamieka and Charles Brice met in drawing class. Competitiveness in the classroom eventually grew into a marriage and partnership in Brice Media, a photography and graphic art company the couple …
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Sharing her Gift
Artist Pat Walker has had a desire to paint since she was in elementary school.
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The Latin Beat Goes On
Julio Del Castillo is a warm, outgoing and energetic man who splits his time between family, work and service, and is enormously proud of his Latino heritage.
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Art with Heart
Miranda Jordan got a diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph nodes, in December 2003.
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Today: "A Daring Life" Author Signing
"A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty" profiles the Jackson author, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.

