Explore every episode of the podcast Mississippi Arts Hour
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| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Mary Anderson Pickard | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:45:18 | |
Kristen Brandt speaks with Mary Anderson Pickard, writer, painter, and eldest daughter of Walter Anderson. Mary has contributed to many publications that explore different parts of Walter Anderson’s artistic practice including A Symphony of Animals, Form and Fantasy: The Block Prints of Walter Anderson, and the recently reprinted Anderson’s Alice which pairs Lewis Carroll’s classic story Alice in Wonderland with Walter Anderson's visualizations inspired by the text. Mary is herself a painter and has been dedicated to the preservation of Oldfields, the historic home built by Alfred Lewis which became the residence of the Anderson family. 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| David Johnson | 09 Feb 2025 | 00:44:57 | |
On this episode of the Mississippi Arts Hour, Larry Morrisey speaks with writer David Johnson about his new biography of legendary Mississippi bluesman Booker “Bukka” White. Johnson tells us about his rural upbringing, the records he made in the 1930s and 40s and the revival of his career during the blues revival of the 1960sIf 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Eliot Parker | 01 Dec 2024 | 00:44:23 | |
Kristen Brandt talks to Eliot Parker. Eliot is an author based out of Oxford with a new book titled Double-Crossed. This thriller follows the continued stories of investigator Ronan McCullogh whose past adventures are chronicled in Parker’s earlier works A Knife’s Edge, an Amazon bestseller, and Fragile Brilliance which received the Literary Merit Award from the West Virginia Library Association. He is also the host of his own podcast program, Now Appalachia. 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Ann Fisher-Wirth | 01 Jan 2023 | 00:45:32 | |
Lauren Rhoades talks with Dr.Ann Fisher-Wirth, the 2023 Governor’s Arts Award-winner for Excellence in Literature and Poetry. Fisher-Wirth is a poet, scholar, and environmental educator who has lived all over the world. Her seventh book of poems, Paradise Is Jagged, is forthcoming from Terrapin Books in February. 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Keri Horn | 18 Dec 2022 | 00:46:25 | |
Leslie Barker talks with professional voice-over artist, actress, puppeteer, and writer, Keri Grayson Horn. Join us as Keri discusses her journey as an artist and her Emmy Award-winning Mississippi-made work. 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Jamal Cyrus and Maude Schuyler Clay | 04 Dec 2022 | 00:46:05 | |
Lauren Rhoades talks with Jamal Cyrus and Maude Schuyler Clay, two artists who have special exhibitions now at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Jamal Cyrus is a Houston-based multidisciplinary artist whose works explore the evolution of African American identity. Maude Schuyler Clay is a Mississippi photographer with generational roots in the Delta. Tune in to learn about their artistic practices and current exhibitions: Cyrus’s “The End of My Beginning” and Clay’s “Portraits of a Place.” 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Rob Detjen | 27 Nov 2022 | 00:40:10 | |
Leslie Barker talks with musician Rob Detjen. Rob plays the French horn for the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and the Meridian Symphony Orchestra. In this interview, Rob Detjen will discuss his life as a professional musician as well as his work as an educator, specifically his work with Mississippi Whole Schools. 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| David Evans | 20 Nov 2022 | 00:48:51 | |
Larry Morrisey visits with David Evans, a retired University of Memphis professor and music researcher, on his new book “Goin’ Up the Country: Adventured in Blues Fieldwork in the 1960s.” It recounts his trips to Mississippi and Louisiana during the mid-1960s to interview and record the last of the first generation of blues musicians. The book is a collaboration with the late folklorist Marina Bokelman, who collaborated with him on the project. 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 information. | |||
| An Arts Hour Extra! | 18 Nov 2022 | 00:12:49 | |
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, fiction writer, and professor RaShell Smith-Spears joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about verbs, influences, notebooks versus phones, and vampires. A resource for educators or community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PodcastSupplement_Smith-Spears.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Dr J. Janice Coleman | 13 Nov 2022 | 00:47:30 | |
Maria Zeringue talks with Dr. J. Janice Coleman, an accomplished quilter and English professor at Alcorn State University. She creates quilts that are in dialogue with Mississippi’s culture, heritage, and landscape, and she is often inspired by the Delta, where she grew up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Gloria Gipson Suggs | 06 Nov 2022 | 00:44:43 | |
Lauren Rhoades talks with Gloria Gipson Suggs, a visual artist whose work seeks to preserve heritage and cultural pride. A native and resident of Marshall County, Gloria was named the 2022 South Arts State Fellow of Mississippi. After several accidents brought her twenty-plus-year career in education to a halt, she turned to art in her recovery. Her work depicts people, places, and things from the Civil War, Depression, and Desegregation Eras as passed down through folklore, written and oral history, photographs, and her own experience. Gloria is also a musician and the author of several books of fiction and poetry. 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Tyler Keith | 23 Oct 2022 | 00:43:44 | |
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 acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Sammy Long | 16 Oct 2022 | 00:46:07 | |
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: https://mwt.clubexpress.com/ Photo Credit: Roy Adkins (Light & Glass Studio) 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Darrian Douglas | 17 Nov 2024 | 00:46:10 | |
Larry Morrisey visits with jazz drummer (and Jackson native) Darrian Douglas. Douglas has been based in New York City for the past several years, but he spent the formative years of his professional career in New Orleans, where he played in Ellis Marsalis’ band, among others. Douglas is also the director of the Second Line Arts Collective, a New Orleans-based nonprofit that provides jazz education for grade school students and professional development workshops for young music professionals... 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| T. K. Lee | 09 Oct 2022 | 00:46:57 | |
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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Tema Stauffer | 02 Oct 2022 | 00:47:35 | |
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 by Daylight Books this month. 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 information. | |||
| An Arts Hour Extra! | 29 Sep 2022 | 00:16:39 | |
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 spectacularly is a good thing, and the surprising variety of the Waffle House menu. A resource for educators and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Podcast-Supplement_Dickson-.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Nasheet Waits and JD Allen | 25 Sep 2022 | 00:43:15 | |
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 Allen is on the left and Nasheet Waits is on the right. 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Lauren Rhoades and Ellie Banks | 18 Sep 2022 | 00:44:16 | |
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://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Iheoma Nwachukwu | 11 Sep 2022 | 00:47:49 | |
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 listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Adam Trest | 04 Sep 2022 | 00:42:25 | |
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 Hometown, Erin Napier. He has also released a collection of paintings, Mississippi: Lost and Found, currently on view at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (MAX) in Meridian. 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 information. | |||
| An Arts Hour Extra! | 01 Sep 2022 | 00:15:29 | |
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 Fannie Lou Hamer has shaped her work. A resource for educators and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Podcast-Supplement_Redmond.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Adrienne Domnick | 28 Aug 2022 | 00:42:04 | |
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, please consider contributing to MPB https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Kendra Allen and Becky Hagenston | 14 Aug 2022 | 00:45:06 | |
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 taught by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds alongside that of Jamaica Kincaid and Eve Ewing. She is the author of The Collection Plate. Becky Hagenston is the author of four award-winning story collections, as well as the recipient of two O. Henry Awards and a Pushcart Prize. Her latest collection, The Age of Discovery and Other Stories, won the 2022 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award in fiction. She's a professor of English at Mississippi State University. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast In the photo, Allen is on the left and Hagenston is on the right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Jasmine Holmes | 03 Nov 2024 | 00:47:50 | |
David Lewis speaks with author and historian Jasmine Holmes. Jasmine is a Jackson native and has written seven books. David and Jasmine talk about her inspirations, her work at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, and her latest book, Yonder Come Day. 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 information. | |||
| An Arts Hour Extra | 11 Aug 2022 | 00:14:53 | |
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 why an overcast day is perfect. A resource for teachers and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Podcast-Supplement_Harriell.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Annette Trefzer | 07 Aug 2022 | 00:43:31 | |
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 consider contributing to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Marta Szlubowska | 31 Jul 2022 | 00:45:02 | |
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, Light & Glass Studio, courtesy of MAC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Patrick O'Connor | 24 Jul 2022 | 00:50:50 | |
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 Film and Best Documentary at the 2021 Oxford Film Festival. This past June, he received a Special Achievement Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters for his work on Look Away, Look Away. He lives in Pass Christian, Mississippi, with his wife, the writer Margaret McMullan. 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 information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Guillermo "Billy" Salinas | 17 Jul 2022 | 00:45:26 | |
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. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Stephen Brown | 10 Jul 2022 | 00:43:45 | |
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/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Chris Offutt | 03 Jul 2022 | 00:44:49 | |
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 contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Charles Williams and Calvin Phelps | 26 Jun 2022 | 00:45:35 | |
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. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast In the photo, Charles Williams is on the left and Calvin Phelps is on the right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| David Rae Morris | 19 Jun 2022 | 00:47:36 | |
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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Janice Mitchell and Alan Kolodny | 12 Jun 2022 | 00:42:01 | |
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 on the right. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| An Arts Hour Extra! | 31 Oct 2024 | 00:12:13 | |
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 Melissa Ginsburg joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about paper dolls, poetry as a lens, and the magic of focusing on process instead of product. A resource for teachers and community leaders can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Podcast-Supplement_Ginsburg-2.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| David Dennis Sr. and David Dennis Jr. | 05 Jun 2022 | 00:48:27 | |
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 their family when he was growing up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Reshonda Perryman | 29 May 2022 | 00:46:26 | |
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 this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| William Dunlap | 22 May 2022 | 00:48:17 | |
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 enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| John Rash | 08 May 2022 | 00:46:11 | |
Larry Morrisey talks with filmmaker John Rash. Rash creates films for the Southern Documentary Projects center at the University of Mississippi. He has also established the Southern Punk Archive at UM. He is collecting oral histories and materials on punk music in the American South for the collection. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| An Arts Hour Extra! | 05 May 2022 | 00:10:57 | |
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 Joshua Nguyen joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about form, embracing weird obsessions, and his least favorite vegetable. A resource for teachers and community groups can be found here https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Podcast-Supplement_Nguyen-.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Marcy Fischer Nessel | 01 May 2022 | 00:43:10 | |
Malcolm White talks with Marcy Fischer Nessel, owner of Fischer Galleries in Jackson. They talk about her initial years in the gallery work, working for the late photographer and gallery owner James Patterson, the development of Fischer Galleries and the artists who she currently exhibits. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Abston and Bucci | 24 Apr 2022 | 00:42:46 | |
Sarah Story talks with Elizabeth Abston and Margaret Bucci about organizing the Andrew Bucci centennial series of exhibitions, programs, and events across the state. Abston is a curator and owner of fine arts appraisal and advisory business Elizabeth Abston LLC. Margaret Bucci, who is Andrew Bucci’s niece and executor of his estate, has been an integral part of organizing exhibitions honoring his legacy for many years. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB.https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Allie Grant | 17 Apr 2022 | 00:43:43 | |
Leslie Barker talks with film and television actor, Allie Grant. You may know her as Isabelle Hodes on Weeds or Lisa Shay on Suburgatory. She also happens to be a Mississippi native. Allie talks about life as a working actor in Los Angeles and New York, but also about her upcoming Mississippi-based projects If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| An Arts Hour Extra! | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:11:45 | |
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 Angela Ball joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about childhood games, poems as wish fulfillment, and how everything can be an opportunity for poetry. A resource for teachers and community groups can be found here https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Podcast-Supplement_Ball.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Scott Billington | 10 Apr 2022 | 00:45:45 | |
Larry Morrisey talks with Grammy Award-winning music producer Scott Billington, who has a new book out on University of Mississippi Press on his career producing southern roots musicians. He details his work with many legends, including Irma Thomas, Charlie Rich, Solomon Burke, Ruth Brown, Bobby Rush and many more. Photo courtesy of University Press of Mississippi. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour|Robin Whitfield and Shirley Hamilton | 27 Oct 2024 | 00:47:09 | |
Maria Zeringue talks with artists Robin Whitfield and Shirley Hamilton. Robin is the founder of the non-profit, Friends of Chakchiuma Swamp, which was developed to manage and interpret the Lee Tartt Nature Preserve in Grenada, MS. Shirley is an art teacher, based in Winona, who also serves on the board of Friends of the Chkchiuma Swamp. In this episode, Robin and Shirley discuss their “Enchanted Forest” event at the Lee Tartt Nature Preserve. This community event invites people to engage with nature through a creative and playful lens. They also talk about their own work as artists, which celebrates the connections between nature, art, and community. 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 information. | |||
| An Arts Hour Extra! | 04 Apr 2022 | 00:11:55 | |
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 Charlie Braxton joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about boldness in writing, the importance of breath, and why we might think of poems as "word-music." A resource for teachers and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Podcast-Supplement_Braxton.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Jenny Mann | 03 Apr 2022 | 00:45:29 | |
Sarah Story talks with Jenny Mann, the new executive director of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. She began her tenure with MSO in January and was previously the executive director of the Tuscaloosa Symphony and its principal bassoonist. Jenny’s passion and career focus in music management, fundraising, performance and education led her to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Sarah and Jenny discuss leadership in the arts and the exciting events on the horizon for MSO. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| The Mississippi Arts Hour| Paul Fayard and Ron Lindsey | 27 Mar 2022 | 00:45:28 | |
Malcolm White guest hosts the show and visits with painters Paul Fayard and Ron Lindsey. Both live in Clinton, Mississippi and often paint together on location. They discuss their individual styles and life of a painter. Listen at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio. The show is also available on major podcasting platforms. If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider making a contribution to MPB. https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||