People incorporated the flag into their works in many different ways. Here are some of the submissions for the exhibit.
People can protest the Mississippi state flag in many ways, and one of them is through art. On Thursday, Oct. 12, local artist and the granddaughter of late U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis, Laurin Stennis, announced that she was taking submissions for a "Mississippi: I Declare" juried art exhibit. She asked artists, creatives and craftsmen to use their mediums to interpret her design of the Mississippi state flag. The deadline for submissions was Dec. 1.
People incorporated the flag into their works in many different ways. Here are some of the submissions for the exhibit.
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In south Jackson, attendees shuffled inside Emmanuel Baptist Church, gravitating to the buffet on the far side of the room. The room filled slowly as people continued pouring in after the program began. Working Together Jackson banners hung on both sides of a podium.
by Dustin Cardon 'Welcome to Jackson'
In August, the Greater Jackson Arts Council announced a search for an artist to paint an 84-by-34-foot mural that welcomes visitors to Jackson. The organization wanted to have the mural, which is in honor of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and Museum of Mississippi History, painted on the side of the Gadow Tyler Law Office on Pearl Street downtown. by Amber Helsel A rt Garden. It's one of the prettiest green spaces you will find in Jackson.
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by Brinda Fuller Willis On Sept. 23, people gathered on a bus for a sightseeing tour of Jackson, stopping in neighborhoods such as Fondren, midtown and downtown.
The tour was part of Jane Halbert Jones' business, More Than a Tourist, LLC. At "Queens Night Out II" on Oct. 14, singer and inspirational speaker Vaniessa Cousin serenaded guests with a song, "Encourage Yourself."
When people hear "technology innovation," they probably don't think "Mississippi"—they're probably picturing Silicon Valley or Austin, Texas. But while Jackson still has work to do, changes in the past year—including Innovate Mississippi's move from an obscure office park in Ridgeland to the "innovation hub" on State Street in downtown Jackson—is a sign of a possible tech boom in the capital city.
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by Amber Helsel I've done art in some shape or capacity for pretty much my whole life. I started taking art classes in seventh grade, and then took them all through high school. I was even in Advanced Placement art in senior year, and received a score of four out of five on my final portfolio. I won silver keys in the 2006 Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards competition for my photography.
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