Browsing: Arts / Culture

The Mississippi Humanities Council, in partnership with Pike School of Art and the Palace Theater, will host a free screening of the award-winning documentary Natchez on Thursday, May 28, at 6 p.m. at the Palace Theater in downtown McComb.

Pearl River County youths can help shape the look of this year’s county fair through a contest to design the fair book cover. 

Tucked into downtown Summit, Mississippi, Gulf South Art Gallery is the kind of place that quietly surprises people. From the outside, it feels like part of the familiar rhythm of a small Southern town. Step inside, though, and visitors quickly discover a collection filled with craftsmanship, creativity, and pieces that feel worthy of far bigger cities.

Soft footsteps echoed through the galleries of the University of Mississippi Museum as a small group of visitors paused in front of a brightly colored Theora Hamblett painting, leaning closer to study its details and trade memories sparked by the art before them.

I first visited Ocean Springs with my mother in 2010. She accompanied me on a trip to New Orleans to check out some graduate schools, and we wandered down the coast and into the Walter Anderson Museum of Art. This was a very busy time of life for me, full of change and possibility. I don’t remember very much about that trip other than the Community Center murals, but I was caught up in the beginning of an unexpected turn. 

The Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra will close its 106thconcert season with “Ground of White,” a celebration of American music, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Main Street Baptist Church.

Senior interior design majors are hosting a two-day exhibit to showcase their work from throughout their time at Mississippi State.

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) School of Musicwill present a week of free concerts featuring the four concert bands of the University Band program and special guest performances April 27–May 1 on the Hattiesburg campus.

Mississippi State’s T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability is hosting its fifth annual art show and auction May 2 to benefit its art program for individuals with disabilities.

The sound of live music will fill downtown Brookhaven this April as the Haven Spring Music Festival takes over the Historic Haven Theatre for three days of performances designed for the whole family.

At 9:00 on a spring morning in McComb, the Miracle League field comes alive. Players take their positions, volunteers step alongside them, and families gather along the fence line, ready to cheer. It is not just baseball being played. It is joy, connection, and a sense of belonging that stretches far beyond the game itself.

There is something about the Mississippi Gulf Coast that stays with people. For Emily Lang, it became more than a place to live. It became the center of her work. Now based in Pascagoula, her art reflects the landscapes, wildlife, and quiet moments that make this stretch of coastline feel like home.

The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music will present “Made in America,” a concert of American music, on Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Immersive Media Performing Arts Center (iMPAC) in Gulfport, Miss. The event will feature voices of the Hattiesburg Choral Union, Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale and choirs from the Harrison County and Jackson County campuses of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, alongside the famed Southern Miss Symphony Orchestra.

The University of Southern Mississippi School of Music is proud to announce that its vocal a cappella group, Spirit of Southern (SOS), recently won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) South Quarterfinal in Biloxi, advancing to the semifinal round set for March 28 in Durham, North Carolina.

Easter falls on the first weekend of April this year, on Sunday, April 5, 2026, to be exact. For many Mississippians, Easter is a time to gather with friends and families to celebrate the day with good food and family fun. 

The first time I met Jayna Young, I was carrying one of the first set pieces I had ever made into a theater. I remember feeling proud of it, but also a little unsure of myself, like I was stepping into a world I didn’t quite belong in yet.