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Azha Tattoos: Helping Others Tell Their Stories Through Body Art

11/25/2020

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by Jenna Gibson
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Azha Sanders sits in front of the 10-foot-by-12-foot mural she painted at Kirksey Middle School in partnership with City Heart Church in Jackson. The mural’s theme, “royal,” is meant to inspire strength and worthiness. Photo courtesy Azha Tattoos
You have decided to add a little art to your bodily canvas. You have researched and chosen a tattoo shop and artist, and you've decided on a design, style and placement. Once the paperwork is complete, you relax in an often dentist-style chair, and the artist sanitizes the area and transfers the stencil.

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Silent, Yet Constant: Love, Togetherness and Unity

9/4/2020

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by Torsheta Jackson
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Local artist Eli Childers organized the “Constant” exhibit, a collection of 18 life-sized, wooden “protestors” created in collaboration with other creatives in the area to serve as a protest against racial injustice across the nation. Photo courtesy Blake Wing
Soon after the death of George Floyd, Eli Childers felt moved to make a statement. Viewing the incident on national television and watching the country's divided reaction to it both awed and disturbed him. He felt a burning need to creatively display his feelings about the grief and emotions that people were experiencing since Floyd was killed.

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I See You, Now See Yourself

5/13/2020

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by Jenna Gibson
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Jackson resident D’Artagnan Winford is a fine-art portrait photographer. Photo courtesy D’Artagnan Winford
D'Artagnan Winford has been an artist since he was a kid, growing up taking art classes in school and being admitted in a gifted arts program throughout middle and high school. While he now runs his own portrait photography business on top of serving as the senior art director at the Ramey Agency in Fondren, Winford says that he never saw himself as a photographer until he started working at Mississippi Valley State University, from which he earned his bachelor's degree in fine arts in 2002.

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Voiceover Queen in Blue Jeans

3/5/2020

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by ​Alyssa Bass
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Long-time voice actress Keri Horn offers a four-week voiceover class through New Stage Theatre on Monday nights, from March 30 until April 20. Photo by Jackson Beals
Like a lot of children growing up in the '80s, Keri Horn loved to watch cartoons like "The Smurfs" and "The Care Bears." But she might have been one of the children approaching the television set with a tape recorder.

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New Stage Season 54 Preview

9/19/2019

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by Amber Helsel
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New Stage Theatre is performing “Into the Breeches” from Sept. 10-22. Photo courtesy Michael George Photography
​For New Stage Theatre's 54th season, the company is putting a focus on plays with a literary bent. New Stage started off with "Into the Breeches," a production that follows a group of women in 1942 as they produce "Henry V" with an all-female cast. The play was Sept. 10-22. Here's a preview of what else to expect this year.

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Our Black Synthesis of Time

9/19/2019

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by ​Jeffrey Caliedo
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Photo courtesy Jeffrey Caliedo
​​At a recent "Let's Talk Jackson Art" taping, Jeffrey Caliedo unveiled his poem in honor of the late Jackson poet Margaret Walker. Hear him read it at letstalkjackson.com.

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New Mural Honors Frances Fortner

9/19/2019

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by Amber Helsel
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Scott Allen painted a mural honoring Frances Fortner. Photo courtesy Jarrod Parker/Zenwood Photography
​​In May 2018, Jackson Academy senior Frances Fortner was headed to graduation rehearsal when she hit a partially covered manhole on Ridgewood Road. Her car flipped, and she later died from her injuries at a local hospital. Her death was a tragedy that brought about more in-depth conversations about how the City handles infrastructure issues, but now, Jacksonians can remember her in another way.

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Mural Magic in West Jackson

5/16/2019

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by ​Torsheta Jackson
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Krystal Jackson's mural for Cooperation Jackson’s Seven Days Community Arts Festival Photo by Acacia Clark
​Standing to the side of a brightly colored mural off Monument Street on Saturday, April 25, Sabrina Howard shaded her eyes as a car pulled up. The man driving explained that he had to bring his brothers by to see how nice her mural was, as his passengers climbed out of the vehicle. He continued in enthusiastic conversation and praise for several minutes, while the others perused the wall. With one last handshake and a promise to return when her piece is complete, the men all then climbed back into the car and drove off.

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The Murals: A Place for Creatives

3/6/2019

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by ​Mike McDonald
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The Murals, a multimedia business that Amanda Paige created, often hosts events such as photo walks in Jackson. Photo by Keon Gibson
​Producer Amanda Paige knew the type of business she wanted to add to the Jackson art scene: something that could bring creatives together.

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An Element of Creativity

12/13/2018

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by ​Torsheta Jackson
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For Curtis McAfee, Terrance Wells and Melvin Robinson (left to right), their media company’s name, 242 Creative, references the importance of their Jackson roots. Photo Brandon Smith
​On a warm October evening, friends and art lovers crowd into midtown store Offbeat for "Summer Alchemy," an art show featuring a collection of photographs from Curtis McAfee and Terrance Wells.

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