Can art really pay the bills?
“Every time I tell someone I’m working towards an art degree, it’s always the same thing: ‘So what are you really going to do with that?’” Breanna Nolan, a University of Mississippi
Art students reflect on the future of AI in digital art
As artificial intelligence comes into discussion in almost every career field and academic study, it makes sense that AI would infiltrate the world of the arts. Digital art is no exception. Pete
Iris Room passes the mic to local artists
On Sunday evening, Mississippi artists took over the interior of Heartbreak Coffee for the inaugural Iris Room event. The art-sharing affair was hosted by Iris Arts, an up-and-coming non-profit organization, and aims
Punks, artists find community at Punk Flea Market Matinee
Rockers and artists of all ages gathered at The Powerhouse on Sunday evening in the spirit of counterculture. Hosted by the Southern Punk Archive, the Punk Flea Market Matinee gave local craftspeople
Artists weigh in on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike
Due to an unresolved disagreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers regarding better working conditions and payment, the Writer’s Guild of America went on strike beginning May 2. Two
Artist Amy Webb sheds light on her creative experiences
After earning a Bachelor of Arts from Ole Miss last year, Amy Webb took root in Water Valley, Miss., to cultivate both creative works of her own and spaces for community artists
Ford Center takes on ‘The Music Man’ in a historic production
As the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts closes out its historic 20th anniversary season, the Oxford institution will hold its own production of Meredith Willson’s classic musical, “The Music
Art and nature meet at Oxford Treehouse Gallery
Secluded in a thicket of trees in rural Lafayette County lies Oxford Treehouse Gallery, a space that features distinctively Southern works in unconventional digs. Vivian Neill, who owns the gallery, described it
20 years of the Gertrude C. Ford Center: Stories of the Past
In 2021, when the world threatened to take community away, the Gertrude Castellow Ford Center for the Performing Arts re-opened its doors following an 18-month hiatus. Audiences comprised of University of Mississippi
Shining a light on ‘Another Side of Tennessee Williams’
Theatre Oxford began its fall season with the production of “Another Side of Tennessee Williams,” a tribute to one of Mississippi’s greatest writers, at the historic Powerhouse Community Arts Center. The show,