2012-2013 mac artist roster
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The adjudicated listing of visual, performing and literary artists.TRANSCRIPT
2012-2013ARTISTROSTER
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) is
a state agency serving more than two million
people through grants and special initiatives
that enhance communities, assist artists and
arts organizations, promote the arts in educa-
tion and celebrate Mississippi’s cultural
heritage.
Established in 1968 by the state legislature,
MAC is the official grants-making and service
agency for the arts in Mississippi. Funding for
MAC and its programs is provided by the State
of Mississippi, the National Endowment for
the Arts, and private sources.
All eligible applicants are considered without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, national ori-
gin, political affiliation, marital status, physical
disability, age, membership in an employee
organization or other non-merit factors.
MAC’s Artist Roster is a valuable tool in this
effort, and provides a diverse listing of high
quality artists who are available for perform-
ances, workshops, and other activities in
communities throughout the state. These
activities can be supported through MAC’s
Minigrant program.
Supporting and CelebratingMissıssıppi’s Creative and Innovative Spirit.
MISSISSIPPI ARTIST ROSTER
This Roster is a listing of professional artists livingand working in the state who are available to do performances, workshops, and other presentationsin a wide variety of settings.
THESE ARTISTS:• Demonstrate mastery of their artistic disciplineand have a body of high quality work.
• Are able to demonstrate or interpret their artistic discipline to a variety of audiences.
• Have a history of successful performances orpresentations and can travel to perform at locations throughout the state.
TEACHING ARTIST ROSTER
This Roster features professional artists and arts educators who are experienced in working with educators to develop strategies for utilizing the artsin instruction, beginning at the pre-K level and continuing through college.
THESE ARTISTS:•Provide arts learning opportunities that alignwith the state level visual and performing artsframeworks
•Make connections between work in the arts andthe state Department of Education’s mandatedlearning goals
•Collaborate with classroom teachers or arts education committees
• Work with both teachers (through professionaldevelopment) and students (through hands-onlessons)
•Support efforts to integrate arts learning withother subject areas
•Assist school staff in continuing arts educationprograms in the absence of a teaching artistthrough sharing skills, techniques, and curricula
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Artists interested in participating in the Roster program must apply to MAC.
Applications go through a thorough review process, including an evaluation by a panel of arts presenters, educators and fellow artists.
There are two distinct rosters within the program:
MAC supports the presentation of Roster Artiststhrough its Minigrant Program. Non-profit organizations(with IRS 501(c)3 status), schools, and other local government entities can apply for funding to support upto half of a Roster Artist’s fee (up to $1,000). In addition to the artists on MAC’s Roster, organizationsmay also apply for a Minigrant to present an artist who isa member of another directory of professional artists. The program must have an adjudication process in placethat reviews the artistic quality of the applicants. Someexamples of eligible listings include the roster programs
of other state arts agencies, regional arts organizations, or a professional artist organization like the Craftsmen’sGuild of Mississippi. The Minigrant program has two annual applicationdeadlines, June 1 and November 1. The full guidelinesand application form for the program are available onMAC’s website.
For more information on MAC grant programs, please call 601-359-6030, or visit our website atwww.arts.state.ms.us.
SCHEDULING AN ARTISTOrganizations or schools that are interested in presenting
a Roster Artist must contact the individual or group directly. While MAC staff can provide some advisory assistance to organizations that are planning an event, all agreements between a Roster Artist and a presentingorganization are the responsibility of the presenter.
GRANT SUPPORT FOR PRESENTING ROSTER ARTISTS
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TEACHING ARTIST ROSTER
MISSISSIPPI ARTIST ROSTER
DANCEStephanie Artz ........................................5Dance A Story.........................................8Tracie James-Wade...............................12Leslie Lee Marshall. .............................15Patricia Seymour .................................21Tammy Stanford Williams...................22Emily Tschiffely. ...................................23
DRAMATIC & LITERARYARTSCarrie Sue Ayvar.....................................5Katrina Byrd ..........................................7Sarah C. Campbell .... ............................7Rebecca Moore Jernigan......................12Althea Jerome & Kathryn Lewis.........12Doris Jones ...........................................13Annie B. McKee ...................................16Sherry Norfolk .....................................19Brenda Pritchett ..................................19Richelle Putnam...................................20Terrence Roberts .................................20Peter Zapletal. ......................................25
VISUAL ARTS & CRAFTSJanis Anderson.......................... .............4Rick Anderson........................................4Pam Beagle-Daresta................................5Bodine Pottery, LLC...............................6Chuck Galey ........................................11Tom Harmon........................................11Gail Morton..........................................17Jo Patterson ..........................................25Kay Thomas ........................................22
MUSICJerry L. Jenkins....................................12.
INTERDISCIPLINARYMartha Foose...................................10Rhonda Richmond..........................25
DANCEBridget Archer Performing Arts .......6Johnny Burgess..................................7Front Porch Dance..........................11Jackson Irish Dancers ....................12Anthony Neumann.........................18Emily Tschiffely...............................23
DRAMATIC & LITERARY ARTSEllis Anderson...................................4Katrina Byrd .....................................7June Caldwell ...................................7Sarah Campbell ................................7Rebecca Moore Jernigan .................12Doris Jones .....................................13Mark LaFrancis ..............................13Philip Levin .....................................14Annie B. McKee...............................16Benjamin Morris ............................17New Stage Theatre .........................18Brenda Pritchett .............................19Puppet Arts Theatre........................19Richelle Putnam..............................20Michael Richardson .......................20Terrence Roberts .............................20Elliott Street.....................................22
VISUAL ARTS & CRAFTSRick Anderson...................................4Rachel Ballentine...............................5Cristen Craven Barnard ....................5Bodine Pottery, LLC..........................6Conner Burns ....................................7Chung-Fan Chang ...........................8Tony Davenport.................................8Anne Dennis......................................9Anthony DiFatta ..............................9Kat Fitzpatrick.................................10Chuck Galey....................................11
Lori Gordon.....................................11Bessie Johnson.................................13Salongo Lee ....................................14Sheri C. Marshall.............................15Lil McKinnon Hicks ......................16George Miles ...................................16Harold Wayne Miller .....................17Vicki Lever Niolet ..........................18Bill Pevey ........................................19H.C. Porter .....................................19Rosalind Roy ..................................20Dayton Scoggins..............................21Robert & Debra Shinn....................22R. Adrian Sturdivant ......................22Pat Walker ......................................23Robin Whitfield...............................23Bill Wilson.......................................24Lyle Wynn ......................................24
MUSICBill Abel .............................................4Cecil Abels.........................................4Dexter Allen .....................................4Adrian Baron Robbins.......................5Virgil Brawley ...................................6Breaking Grass ..................................6Eden Brent.........................................6Kenny Brown.....................................6Pat Brown .........................................7Johnny Burgess..................................7Grady Champion .............................8CATEGORY 5 Wind Quintet ...........8Ken Davies.........................................8Kimberley Davis................................9Eric Deaton........................................9Sherman Lee Dillon
& the Dillonaires..........................9Vergia Towner Dishmon ...................9King Edward....................................10Jackie Edwards-Henry ...................10Bill Ellison & Temperance Babcock..10Jerry D. Fair.....................................10Jim & Martha Hession....................10
Homemade Jamz Blues Band ........11Impromptu Piano Quintet..............12Jerry L. Jenkins................................12Scott Albert Johnson.......................13Howard Jones .................................13Lisa Lambert &
the Pine Ridge Boys ...................13Lane Chapel Quintet.......................14Legacy Irish Music ..........................14Shawn Leopard & John Paul..........14Sarah Mabary & Victoria Johnson.14The Magnolia Drive Band...............15Randy Mapes...................................15Derrick Martin ...............................15James “Jimbo” Mathus....................15Lannie Spann McBride....................16Nellie McInnis.................................16Valerie McKnight ...........................16Mississippi Chamber Circle............17Mississippi Symphony Orchestra...17M.U.G.A.B.E.E ................................17Dr. Marvin K. Myles
& the Myles Family ...................18Rev. Ronald Myers...........................18Nash Street ......................................18John Paul ........................................19Mickey Rogers.................................20Bobby Rush ....................................20Theresa Sanchez..............................21Alphonso Sanders ..........................21Rosangela Yazbec Sebba..................21“Big” Joe Shelton.............................21William Alan Sibley .......................22Tricia Walker ..................................23The Larry Wallace Band ................23Terry “Big T” Williams....................23Vaughn F. Wilson ...........................24John Wooton...................................24Yall’s Blues Band ..............................24Louis Arzo
“Gearshifter” Youngblood ........24
Bill AbelP.O. Box 228Duncan MS. [email protected]/billabel
Bill Abel is a Delta blues guitar player andsinger. He often plays traditional countryblues on cigar-box guitars, and he makesthese instruments using driftwood fromthe Mississippi River. He also playsacoustic and electric guitars solo, with afull band, or a one-man blues band. Hismost recent release is “Bill Abel, One-Man-Band.”Mississippi Artist Roster
Cecil AbelsMr. Sippy ProductionsPO Box 65 Carrollton, MS [email protected]
Cecil Abels is a multi-instrumentalist,singer, songwriter and performer of folkmusic who has traveled the world, playedand toured for 15 years in New Englandand Europe. Playing guitar, mandolin,ukulele and acoustic bass to accompanyhimself, Cecil reaches multi-level audi-ences with talent and musical insights.Mississippi Artist Roster
Dexter AllenP.O. Box 2705Jackson, MS [email protected]
Dexter started out playing guitar at thechurch where his father was pastor. Heperformed with blues legend Bobby Rusharound the world. His unique style landedthe 2008 Jackson Music Award for MaleVocalist. Dexter also lends his time andtalents to blues workshops in area schools.He is known as one of the best 21stcentury Mississippi blues performers. Mississippi Artist Roster
Ellis Anderson 300 Third St., Bay St. Louis, MS 39520Cell: [email protected]
A photographer, musician, designer andcivic activist, Ellis' primary passion is writ-ing. Her work has been published inSouthern Cultures, Salon and MSNBC. Herwriting has garnered several awards, in-cluding the Eudora Welty 2010 Book Prizeand a Mississippi Arts Commission Fel-lowship for Literary Excellence (2007) forher first book, Under Surge, Under Siege;The Odyssey of Bay St. Louis and Katrina.She lives in Bay St. Louis and works as afreelance writer and photographer. Mississippi Artist Roster
Janis Anderson330 Southern CircleGulfport, MS [email protected]
Janis is a visual artist who has had experi-ence as an art teacher in both private andpublic schools. Her projects use school-friendly art materials: paper, glue, scissors,paint, air dry and oven baked clays, alongwith ordinary found objects, and magazineimages to craft both 2D and 3D artworks.She encourages reflections on the artworkto create artist statements, process jour-nals, and stories.Teaching Artist Roster
Rick Anderson111 Moss Wood LaneClinton, MS [email protected]://www.rickandersonart
As an award winning professional artist,retired arts educator, children’s book illus-trator, and presenter, Anderson offersmany artistic and educational opportuni-ties for schools, libraries, arts councils, andliterary events. He promotes literacythrough book illustration, studio art work-shops, and arts education conferences.Anderson is also available for keynote pre-sentations. His art can be seen in galleriesand art festivals throughout the U.SMississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
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Stephanie Artz415 Stuart Island Rd.Lake Village AR [email protected]
Stephanie Artz is a ballet dancer andteaches yoga, authentic movement, andcontact improvisation. A certified TragerPractitioner and Usui Reiki Master, she of-fers classes for K-12 classes in dance,movement, partnering, and authenticmovement tied to curriculum. She alsoconducts teachers workshops on how tointegrate physical movement into class-room lessons.Teaching Artist Roster
Carrie Sue Ayvar1829 NE 179th St.North Miami Beach, FL [email protected]
Storyteller Carrie Sue Ayvar connects peo-ple, languages and cultures through herstories that flow between Spanish andEnglish. She is dedicated to the art of sto-rytelling and reinforcing its curriculumconnections. Her programs range fromone-woman historical presentations tofolktales and stories in Spanish and Eng-lish. For over 25 years, she has performedat schools, parks, libraries, community fes-tivals and museums.Teaching Artist Roster
Rachel Ballentine11656D Ballentine RoadSardis, MS 38666-5144662/[email protected]
Rachel is a potter who specializes in claythat comes directly from the earth. Shehand-builds all of her vessels and offersher services to senior citizen, teachers,students and afterschool programs. Herworkshops focus on infusing the arts intothe curriculum, including math, science,history and language arts. She offers achoice of natural clay or process clay(produced by a clay company) during herworkshops.Mississippi Artist Roster
Cristen Craven Barnard25 Oakley CoveSenatobia, MS [email protected]
With more than 23 years of experience,Barnard offers a unique blend of paintingexpertise and public art experience. Herinterior and exterior murals are on displayin schools, parks, churches, cities andtowns, and residences across the Mid-South area, and her posters are knownworldwide. She can design, collaborate,plan, offer instruction, or paint muralswith almost any group or alone, and shecan design award winning posters thatinspire civic pride with her artisticexcellenceMississippi Artist Roster
Adrian Baron-Robbins12 CR 411, Oxford, MS. [email protected]
Born in London, England, Adrian hasbeen a resident of Oxford, MS for over 25years. In his teens, he became aware ofNew Orleans jazz and started playing jazzon the recorder, followed by the clarinet,banjo and piano. Adrian was a pioneer ofthe skiffle movement, a mixture of bluesand country music, and later played clar-inet, tenor saxophone, banjo, acousticguitar and piano. He plays in concerts,clubs, private parties, functions, schools,and festivals.Mississippi Artist Roster
Pam Beagle-Daresta392 Mark AvenueMarietta, GA [email protected]
Pam is a visual arts teaching artist & pro-fessional development presenter who hasdeveloped and taught curriculum-inte-grated art programs for art centers andschools K- 12. She is affiliated with theGeorgia Council for the Arts, South Car-olina Arts Commission, Young Audiencesof St. Louis and Atlanta, and The HighMuseum’s “I See Literacy” Artist in Educa-tion Rosters. Pam's residencies includecurriculum integrated printmaking,papermaking, book arts, murals, andcollaborative sculpture.Teaching Artist Roster
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Bodine Pottery432 W. Frontage Dr., Wiggins, MS [email protected]
Patrick and Nancilee Bodine create designsin pottery and precious metal clay jewelry.They teach classes in their Wiggins studio,schools, churches, museums, and artcenters around Mississippi and the south.They teach teachers and students of allages and abilities, host special workshopsfeaturing other master artists and teach atthe Mississippi Crafts Center in Ridgelandfor the Craftsmen’s Guild of MS.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Virgil Brawley1125 Carlisle St.Jackson, MS [email protected]
Virgil Brawley has been playing over 40years. After releasing 3 CDs with his band,The Juvenators, in the last decade, herecorded a solo album, Bottle Tree, in2009. Virgil is featured on vocals, slide,dobro and guitar. He can add one guitar ora full band to meet the needs of your festi-val or event.Mississippi Artist Roster
Breaking GrassContact: Tim Wooten662/[email protected]
An acoustic band from Mississippi whohas made a name for themselves by usingage-old instruments to create an excitingnew sound, Breaking Grass is not quitetraditional bluegrass but still steeped inthe timeless genre they grew up listeningto. This five piece group of multi-talentedmusicians came together with one goal inmind, to make music that all ages couldenjoy. Whatever your taste in music,you’re bound to be a fan of Breaking Grass.Mississippi Artist Roster
Eden Brent811 Arnold AvenueGreenville, MS 38701662-347-2667 Mobile662-335-9118 [email protected]
Eden’s boogie-woogie piano style has es-tablished her as a Mississippi favorite.Nominated for the “Pinetop Perkins PianoPlayer of the Year” Award, Eden wasnamed “Acoustic Artist of the Year” by TheBlues Foundation in 2009. Brent performsclassic blues and jazz as a soloist and bandleader at festivals, concerts and clubsaround the nation and the world.Mississippi Artist Roster
Bridget Archer Performing ArtsMississippi Arts Coalition, Inc.Post Office Box 3486Jackson, MS 39207601-969-6697 • [email protected]
The Bridget Archer Performing Arts Com-pany uses multiple genres of dance, ballet,tap, jazz, hip hop, modern, contemporary,music theatre, African, Bhartanatyam, ac-robatics, and improvisation to tell classicand contemporary stories using cuttingedge choreography. They have performedin Jackson, throughout the state of Missis-sippi, out of state, and internationally.Most recently the group performed at theKennedy Center in Washington DC andhas been invited to perform at the 2012Summer Olympic Games in London.Mississippi Artist Roster
Kenny BrownContact: Sara Davis [email protected]
With his own Kenny Brown Band, Kennyhas applied the powerful singing style toearn him Musician Magazine's praise as“simply the best white slide player youmight ever hear.” Brown’s CD, Meet Ya InThe Bottom, has enjoyed remarkable salesas reviews revealed, “If Keith Richardswere born in Mississippi it would soundlike this.” Kenny’s most recent CD Can’tStay Long reviews sum up, “Kenny has be-come increasingly recognized as an inter-national force in his own right since R.L.Burnside’s death in 2005, his abilities havenever been a secret to those of us living inNorth Mississippi.”Mississippi Artist Roster6
Pat Brown6464 Oak Tree DriveJackson, MS [email protected]
Singer Pat Brown has performed through-out the United States and Europe. A nativeof Meridian, Brown came into prominencewith her mid ‘90s hit song, "Miss EqualOpportunity." She has performed withblues greats like Willie Clayton, JohnnyTaylor, and Bobby Rush. Her most recentCD, For Your Information Only, wasreleased on Tapna Records in 2007.Mississippi Artist Roster
Johnny Burgess2840 Robinson Street, Apt 424Jackson, MS 39209601/[email protected]
Burgess, a member of Montage Theatre ofDance Company, has performed atCarnegie Hall, Shanghai Circus in Bran-son, MI, McCallister College in Minneapo-lis, was the Scarecrow in the production,Dance of Oz, and Moses in Dance ofEgypt. He has been recognized in NYC atBlaze the Stage. Johnny was rewarded asDancePlug.com’s SPARK YOUR CAREERWINNER and was acknowledged byAmerica’s Best Dance Crew’s BeatFreaks.Mississippi Artist Roster
Conner Burns209 Franklin StreetNatchez MS 39120Phone 601/446- [email protected]
Conner Burns is a studio artist in Natchez,Mississippi. He works with the vesselform as well as large-scale sculptural in-stallations. Images of his work can be seenin books about teapots, pitchers, bowls,tumblers and glazes. He teaches work-shops to professional and amateur clayartists across North America and has re-ceived awards from art organizationsthroughout the state and nation.Mississippi Artist Roster
Katrina ByrdP.O. Box 10094Jackson, MS [email protected]
The author of three books and a play-wright who has had several of her shortplays performed locally, Katrina Byrd isavailable to speak to schools and other or-ganizations about her experience in moti-vational and fiction writing and playwriting. Her workshop, Dramatist toDramatist, designed from the stand pointof one artist sharing with another, is de-signed to help writers and playwrights en-hance their skills. Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
June Caldwell210 South Main StreetPontotoc, MS [email protected]
June combines an energetic storytellingstyle, humor, and the magical sounds ofthe hammered dulcimer, lap dulcimer,and guitar to give listeners a total story ex-perience. Hands-on experiences for theaudience are a part of most programs.Children and adults are encouraged to geta close-up look at June’s percussion instru-ments, to ask questions, and try out atune. Mississippi Artist Roster
Sarah C. Campbell4318 Council CircleJackson, MS [email protected] - 601-260-1891
Sarah C. Campbell is an award-winningwriter and photo-illustrator whose spe-cialty is nonfiction for children. Her latestbook, Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Num-bers in Nature,was named a 2011 Out-standing Science Trade Book for StudentsK-12 by the NSTA. Campbell has servedas artist in residence at Davis MagnetSchool and McLeod Elementary School inJackson, leading book publishing andphotography projects with first, second,and third graders.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster 7
Dance A StoryP. O. Box 8116University, MS 38677Contacts:Dr. Elaine Gelbard [email protected]. Rebecca Jernigan 662-234-0550 [email protected]
Dance A Story melds dance, drama, andmusic to bring creative energy to learning.The duo brings to life fine literature, folk-lore, and original work as a jumping offpoint to model lessons, workshops, in-ser-vice trainings, coaching, and consulta-tions. Teaching Artist Roster
Tony Davenport220 Edgewood Terrace Blvd., Suite L12Jackson, MS [email protected]@facebook.com
Tony Davenport is a visual artist who hasexperience as an art instructor in bothmiddle and high schools. He has workedwith students of all ages, including adults.Davenport’s workshops include drawing,oil & acrylic painting, ceramics, 2D & 3Ddesign, batik and mural design. He also in-tegrates various genres of music in his les-sons coupled with activities that teachacross the school curriculum.Mississippi Artist Roster
Ken Davies1418 Louis Alexis TrailGautier, MS 39553228-522-0028web: www.kendavies.netemail: [email protected]
Ken has worked lifelong as a composer,performer, conductor and teacher. Hisaward-winning compositions range fromsong to electronic soundscape and he hasbecome a familiar face at many new musicfestivals across the USA. He also offersworkshops and master-classes in songwrit-ing, musicians' copyright matters, andmusic technology.Mississippi Artist Roster
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CATEGORY 5 Wind QuintetContact: Danilo Mezzadri118 College Drive #5081Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001Phone: 601-266-5093Fax: [email protected]
CATEGORY 5 is a wind quintet comprisedof faculty members at the University ofSouthern Mississippi. Founded in thewake of Hurricane Katrina, this group ofmusicians committed themselves to thecultural revitalization of the Gulf South bystaging chamber music performances andoffering numerous educational and serviceprojects in local schools.Mississippi Artist Roster
Grady ChampionPO Box 1702Canton, MS 39046601-278-3087gradychampion@ gmail.com
Grady Champion, “The Mississippi Blues-man,” was raised on a small farm outsideof Canton, MS and was the youngest of 28children. He is currently playing approxi-mately 180 shows a year as a blues enter-tainer. Grady’s career hit the fast trackwhen he won the 2010 International BluesChallenge. Grady Champion is continuingin his career to keep the blues alive in Mississippi and worldwide.Mississippi Artist Roster
Chung-Fan ChangJSU Box 17064Jackson, MS 39217347/[email protected]
Chung-Fan Chang works in watercolor,acrylic, oil, pen and ink, Chinese painting,and calligraphy as well as being two-di-mensional and three-dimensional. She isavailable to develop, coordinate and teachspecific to educators’ and/or students’needs as well as presenting to establishedclasses. Her programs are created to con-nect with curriculum in schools but canbe adapted for other organizations andcommunities. Mississippi Artist Roster
Anthony [email protected]
Anthony DiFatta is native of Hattiesburg,Mississippi. After serving in the Navy, hereturned to Mississippi to study paintingand sculpture at USM. His artwork hasbeen seen internationally, and he compiledand designed the book Images from theEdge, a collection of artwork and creativewriting from the Stubbs Homeless Pro-gram. Anthony’s paintings have been inmany solo and group exhibits across thenation. He now teaches painting, drawing,and art at Madison Central High School.Mississippi Artist Roster
Sherman Lee Dillon& the Dillonaires303 Farish StreetJackson, MS [email protected]
The Dillonaires are a family band out ofJackson, Mississippi. Dad Sherman Lee,son Andrew John, and daughter Anna Leeprovide the voices and musical accompa-niment served up with an unforgettablehelping of down-home energy. From thepages of an old shape-note hymnal tobrand-new tunes in the style of A.P. Carterand Hazel Dickens, the trio will make youlaugh, sing, cry and dance.Mississippi Artist Roster
Vergia Towner Dishmon4647 Norway DriveJackson, MS 39206-3348601-362-3842
Singer, arranger and composer, Vergia(often referred to as “The Songbird”)is blessed with the gift of song. Her per-formances have taken her all over theUnited States and Europe where shetoured to standing room only crowds. Aformer teacher, Vergia delights in enter-taining and instructing audiences with theorigin, history and interpretation of themuch loved hymns of the church. Her lat-est CD is a collection of hymns andrevered gospel selections.Mississippi Artist Roster
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Kimberley Davis118 College Drive, #5081Hattiesburg, MS 39406601-266-6941 Office601-408-9799 [email protected]
Soprano Kimberley Davis, an associateprofessor of voice and voice-related stud-ies at The University of Southern Missis-sippi, has performed nationally, in Europe,in South America and Mexico, Bermudaand Hawaii, and has performed in concertwith many renowned artists. In additionto a repertoire of major orchestral andchamber works, Dr. Davis has severaltouring programs of specialized music.Mississippi Artist Roster
Eric Deaton129 CR 422Water Valley, MS 38965662-513-5219 Cell: 662/[email protected]
Eric is a blues guitarist, singer and song-writer, specializing in the North Missis-sippi hill country style. He apprenticedunder blues legends R.L. Burnside andJunior Kimbrough. Constantly touring,Eric plays original music, as well as tradi-tional hill country blues songs and downhome standards. Eric’s musical repertoireoffers many options to presenters, includ-ing solo performances, performances withhis band, The Eric Deaton Trio, or as partof a full band.Mississippi Artist Roster
Anne DennisAnnedennis_art@hotmail.comwww.annedennisart.com601-927-4118
As a professional artist, Anne generouslyshares concepts and ideas designed to mo-tivate and encourage creativity at anylevel. Her 3-hour seminar is an introduc-tion to painting in watercolor and encour-ages the recognition of hidden talent. Her3-day workshop explores color, composi-tion, design, painting for fun, or becominga professional artist. She touches oneverything from her own timid beginningto her experience showing and marketingin many of the top national art venues. Mississippi Artist Roster
King Edward2529 Emmitt AvenueJackson, MS 39213-5914Contact: Peggy Brown 601-613-7377www.sonicbids.com /KingEdward
King Edward is one of Mississippi’s leg-endary blues musicians who has playedwith notables such as McKinley Mitchell,Sam Myers, Lonnie Brooks, and BuddyGuy. He has received a Peavey Award forhis contribution to Mississippi music andis on 3 blues markers on the state of Mis-sissippi Blues Trail. King plays a great mixof Blues, R&B and Zydeco. He is a mem-ber of the Central Mississippi Blues Societyand the International Blues Foundation.Mississippi Artist Roster
Jackie Edwards-HenryP.O. Box 5354Mississippi State, MS [email protected]
Jackie is a Professor of Piano at MississippiState University, where she has been a fac-ulty member since 1991. She is a soloist orcollaborative musician on piano or harpsi-chord. Dr. Edwards serves as a master classclinician for pianists of all ages and abilitylevels, to teach demonstration group pianoclasses, to give workshops, or to performlecture-recitals.Mississippi Artist Roster
Bill Ellison & Temperance Babcock2026 Silver LaneMadison, MS 39110601 832-4042 Mobile601 898-8367 [email protected]
Bill and Temperance built their distinctivesound on the classic combination of fiddleand guitar. Their vocal duets cover themusical spectrum from Bill Monroe to theEverly Brothers and Old Crow MedicineShow. His radio show on MPB has won aGovernor’s Award for Excellence in theArts. Babcock is a violin instructor and hasperformed with the Mississippi Symphony,Mac McAnally, and Cassandra Wilson.Mississippi Artist Roster
Jerry D. Fair32 Updike RoadShaw, MS 38773(662) 887-5730 or (662) [email protected]
Fair is an authentic delta bluesman withover 40 years of experience. He derivedhis talents from James Fair, B. B. King, hisfather and cousin respectively. His bandhas been house-band at the BB King Mu-seum since opening, where he has flour-ished as an orator, instructor, and liveentertainer. He is seasoned and ready forhigher musical and personal accomplish-ments. Mississippi Artist Roster
Kat Fitzpatrick233 Boardman AvenueBay St. Louis, MS [email protected]@bellsouth.net228-467-6899 • 352-281-7740
Kat Fitzpatrick’s love for beeswax has ledher down an unusual path. After a careerspent using more traditional media, paint-ing with colored beeswax eventually led toa study of traditional icon writing, back-yard beekeeping and teaching workshopsaround the country. Fitzpatrick reintro-duces adults to their creative and playfulyounger selves. This method can also re-fresh mid-career artists looking for a newway to connect with image making.Mississippi Artist Roster
Martha FooseContact: Howard Stovall901/[email protected]
James Beard Award-winning cookbookauthor, Martha Foose, is available for awide range of events and presentations,including multimedia presentation onculinary traditions of the South. She canwork in conjunction with existing kitchenstaff to prepare chosen recipes for large au-diences while demonstrating preparationand can speak on "Southern Women inthe Kitchen,” a speech recounting experi-ences asa food stylist for the major motionpicture "The Help."Mississippi Artist Roster
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Front Porch DanceContact: Krista Bower, managing director910-B Morningside StreetJackson, MS 39202810-623-4695frontporchdance@gmail.comwww.frontporchdance.com
Front Porch Dance is a Mississippi-baseddance company that collaborates to pro-duce innovative choreographic works thatfoster appreciation of contemporary danceby engaging audiences through dance art.They offer workshops in dance technique,improvisation and composition and areavailable for performances in theaters, aswell as non-traditional performances.Mississippi Artist Roster
Chuck Galey5443 Hartsdale DriveJackson, MS 39211-4004Phone: [email protected]
As a teaching artist and award winning au-thor/illustrator of children’s books,Chuck’s goal is to inspire students to be-come life long readers. His unique pro-grams keep students engaged and learningby using proven, research-based learningstrategies. Chuck is available to work withstudents and teachers for full day or threeto five day residencies throughout the aca-demic year and summer workshops.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Lori Gordon32 Pinetucky RoadCarriere, MS 39426-8639228-342-0877 [email protected]
Lori is a mixed media artist and writer. Sheworks in many different forms of mediaincluding graphite, acrylic, handmadepaper, fabric and polymer clay. Recently,one of her pieces was acquired by theSmithsonian Institution for their perma-nent collection. Lori has work in the col-lections of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter,Robin Roberts, and Barack and MichelleObama.Mississippi Artist Roster
Tom Harmon8995 Spring Ridge RdTerry, MS [email protected]
Tom’s workshops consist of a study of thehistory of papermaking, the methodsused, and the resources required. Studentsand teachers experience the hands-on ex-citement in making their own paper froma variety of items. After the paper is made,then academic projects relating to the cur-riculum will determine how the paper willbe used. Students are always excited to seetheir teachers participating in the paper-making experience.Teaching Artist Roster
Jim & Martha Hession1303 34th AvenueGulfport, MS 39501-2628228-265-4275www.hessionsession.webs.comhessionsession@bellsouth.net
After a long career performing in WestCoast jazz clubs, Beverly Hills hotels andDisneyland, the Hessions relocated to theMississippi Gulf Coast in 2003. Within afew weeks Jim had joined clarinetist JackMaheu’s “Fire in the Pet Shop Jazz Band,”played on the Steamboat Natchez and wasfeatured in Jimmy Maxwell’s Orchestra forthe 2004 Mardi Gras Balls. Jim andMartha bring a level of talent and versatil-ity not often found on the music scene.Mississippi Artist Roster
Homemade Jamz Blues Band1183 Indian TrailTupelo, MS 38804-1521662-844-7740 telephone662-397-5971 [email protected] name: Tricia Perry
With their homemade guitars, flashinglights and smoke spitting from tail pipes,they are sure to bring you the hottest showever. They perform the blues with theconfidence of knowing their Mississippihistory, redirecting the love, hard times,betrayal and strife into their music.Mississippi Artist Roster
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Jerry L. Jenkins601 899-2668 [email protected]
Jerry Jenkins is a performance artist ofWest African djembe drum ensemble,which involves the use of the traditionalinstruments, rhythms, and stories of theMalinke people of West Africa. During hiscareer as a djembe player he exposes andentertains children and adults to WestAfrican drumming.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Rebecca Moore Jernigan246 CR 471Water Valley, MS 38965662-234-0550662-801-6736 [email protected]
Rebecca is a storyteller who uses her expe-rience as an actress and playwright tobring to life classical and original literature.Rebecca designs performances, residenciesand workshops. She has traveled aroundthe world, sharing her stories and folklore.She entertains and instructs with new andageless stories, and emphasizes the impor-tance of the oral tradition in all cultures.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Althea Jerome & Kathryn Lewis3307 Southaven DriveHattiesburg, MS [email protected]
Althea and Kathryn are teaching artistswho travel the state of Mississippi to workin Pre-K through 12th grade settings. Theytailor arts education experiences and pro-fessional development training with disci-pline-specific workshops in music andtheatre; demonstration lessons; arts inte-gration training; and arts focused profes-sional development. Teaching Artist Roster
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Impromptu Piano Quartet907 North 34th AvenueHattiesburg, MA [email protected]
The Impromptu Piano Quartet wasfromed in 2006 by outstanding musiciansin the Hattiesburg area. As the only pianoquartet in Mississippi, IPO has presentedmore than 15 concerts over the years.IPO also performs regularly at universitycampuses such as The University ofSouthern Mississippi (Hattiesburg andGulf Coast campuses) and Jones CountyJunior College.Mississippi Artist Roster
Jackson Irish DancersP.O. Box 3261, Jackson, MS 39207Contact: Catherine Bishop, MFA, TCRG601-720-5034 orMargaret Cupples 601-592-9914maggie@jacksonirishdancers.orgwww.jacksonirishdancers.org
Jackson Irish Dancers’ mission is to spreadknowledge, enjoyment and understandingof traditional Irish dance through instruc-tion, performance, and social gathering.They feature traditional Irish set dancing,céilí dancing, and solo dancing, as well asoriginal choreography. They can arrangefor live music to accompany the dancersor play for any event.Mississippi Artist Roster
Tracie James-Wade123A Highway 80 East #274Clinton, MS [email protected]
Tracie is Dance Integration Instructor atCasey Elementary School in Jackson. Sheoffers workshops and master classes toschools and community groups through-out the state, and a wide range of coursesand services in musical theater, jazz, andmodern ranging from beginning to ad-vanced classes. Ms. James-Wade is avail-able towork throughout the state ofMississippi. Teaching Artist Roster
Bessie Johnson2681 E. Tibbee RoadWest Point, MS [email protected]://www.ebicom.net/~bbj1/
Bessie is a pine needle basket weaver anda charter member of the Craftsmen’s Guildof Mississippi. With simple supplies andrespect for her past, she is now offering an-other exciting art revival. It is called BurntMatchstick Art. Her work is based on tra-ditional coiling and wrapping techniquescommon to many cultures, but her formsand designs are hers alone.Mississippi Artist Roster
Scott Albert Johnson449 Downing StreetJackson, MS 39216601 454 [email protected]
Scott Albert Johnson is an award-winningsinger, songwriter, and harmonica player.He has performed or recorded with artistsMarty Stuart, Dorothy Moore, James Bur-ton, Jerry Jemmott, Johnny Vidacovichand many more. He was recently namedone of the “Hot 100 Harmonica Players”by the Harmonica Company. Scott offersperformances (duo to full band), clinics,workshops and more.Mississippi Artist Roster
Doris Jones16 Peach Tree LaneMadison, MS [email protected]
Doris Jones teaches and promotes readingwhile keeping the audience engaged withher animated, interactive style. She travelsthroughout the state to present elementaryschool residencies, using folktales andoriginal stories as springboards to helpteachers meet language arts, social studies,visual arts, and theater objectives.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Howard Jones1233 Saint Ann StreetJackson, MS 39202-2149601-927-0987howard@ howardjonesjazz.com
Howard offers an extensive repertoire ofmusic for any occasion. He plays musicfrom 1900 through the 1970s, with em-phasis on jazz, blues, standards, ballads,swing, Latin, Motown and light rock. Hecan perform as a one-man-jazz-band oradd any number of sidemen to form aband to suit any budget.Mississippi Artist Roster
Mark LaFrancis9 Janice CircleNatchez, MS 39120601-442-0980gmarklafrancis@hotmail.comwww.inspiringauthor.com
Mark turns poetry into a deeply engaging,personal message from our soldiersfrom Iraq and Afghanistan and their lovedones. LaFrancis is unique among all au-thors in Mississippi, and possibly the na-tion, in converting hundreds of hours ofinterviews and conversations with soldiersand their loved ones into powerful, inspir-ing and enlightening poetry. Lillie Lovettecalled LaFrancis’ work “a masterpiece.”The program includes a book signing, andgifts to all in the audience.Mississippi Artist Roster
Lisa Lambert & the Pine Ridge BoysContact: Scott NunleyP.O. Box 389 - Dennis, MS 38838662-293-0136Fax: [email protected]@lisalambertmusic.comwww.LisaLambertMusic.com
Lisa Lambert And The Pine Ridge Boysperform a version of string-band“roots” music they call Hillbilly Blues.The band has performed throughout theSoutheastern U.S. and has a dedicated fanbase. They offer a 1-hour educationalprogram suitable for grades K-12. Theprogram includes a concert, a lesson onthe history of roots music and the tradi-tional instruments used, and a hands-onsession with some of the instruments.Mississippi Artist Roster 13
Shawn Leopard & John PaulP.O. Box 1366Jackson, MS [email protected]
Among the delights of music is a wonder-ful series of pieces for two harpsichords.Johann Sebastian Bach and his talentedsons composed the centerpieces of thisrepertoire, which includes works from17th- and 18th-century France, England,and Italy. Leopard and Paul travel with twoharpsichords which sound both rich andclear. This duo has produced four record-ings of Classical Baroque, 20th-century,and popular Spanish works.Mississippi Artist Roster
Philip Levin710 W. Beach Blvd.Long Beach, MS [email protected]
Philip provides lectures and seminars onwriting. His short stories have been pub-lished in several anthologies, including theRed Dog Writers in Jackson, the GulfCoast Writer Association anthologies, andonline magazines. As editor of theGCWA’s magazine, the Magnolia Quarterly,he provides editing tips and publishingcontacts for writers.Mississippi Artist Roster
Sarah Mabary & Victoria Johnson801 Duane StreetHattiesburg, MS 39401Website: http://mabarymezzo.com/[email protected]
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Mabary and pianistVictoria Johnson offer art song recitals, lec-ture recitals, workshops and masterclasses. The program promotes outstand-ing Mississippi musicians while entertain-ing and educating audiences. UnexpectedSongs explores the ironic and funny sideof art song. Sarah is a freelance opera, ora-torio, concert and recital singer and voiceteacher. Vickie is on the piano faculty atJones County Junior College.Mississippi Artist Roster
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Lane Chapel QuintetP.O. Box 485Tupelo, MS [email protected]
The Lane Chapel C.M.E. male quintet wasfirst organized in the fall of 1976 at theLane Chapel Christian Episcopal Churchlocated in Tupelo, MS. The group’s style ofmusic is gospel a’ capella. They have per-formed in churches around the country.Recently the group was in a documentaryrecord for internationally acclaimed classi-cal music vocalist, Helmut Lotti. He in-vited the group to take part in a 35-stopEuropean Tour.Mississippi Artist Roster
Sálongo LeeP.O. Box 2011Natchez, MS 39121-2011Studio: [email protected]/salongosartwww.salongosart.com/art/workshops.html
Visual artist, curator and author, SálongoLee, uses traditional and digital photo-graphic techniques and technologies in thecreation of his photographs and mixedmedia constructions. Sálongo is availableto teach small and large groups, includingstudents and staff with workshops that aretailored to the needs of the students, staffor the organizational group.Mississippi Artist Roster
LegacyP.O. Box 4772Jackson, MS [email protected]
Legacy has drawn the enthusiastic atten-tion of Celtic (Irish traditional) music fansacross the South and Southwest. Theirskill is undeniable; their arrangementscomplex and challenging; and their per-formances are tight and energetic. To en-hance understanding of their music, bandmembers they inform the audience abouttheir instruments, including tin whistle,bodhrán, fiddle, wooden flute, and others.Mississippi Artist Roster
The Magnolia Drive BandContact: Don [email protected]
Magnolia Drive is a group whose time hasfinally come. They perform hard-driving,contemporary, traditional sound with taste-ful instrumentals, smooth blending vocalsand all the energy that you can stand. Theyare available to perform at concert venues,festivals, meetings, churches and schools.Pair that with their over 100 years of com-bined experience and professionalism, youhave a group that will certainly turn headsin the bluegrass music world.Mississippi Artist Roster
Randy MapesMusic DepartmentHinds Community CollegeP.O. Box 1100Raymond, MS 39154-1100601-857-3639 / [email protected]
Mapes, a saxophonist and woodwind spe-cialist, performs on all five major wood-wind instruments. He offers masterclasses and workshops covering pedagogi-cal techniques, literature, equipment, andperformance techniques. His goals are topromote music education and music ap-preciation, and the history, literature andworkings of woodwind instruments. Mississippi Artist Roster
Leslie Lee Marshall5783 Rainbow ParkwayToomsuba, MS [email protected]
Leslie has been a professional ballroomcompetitor, instructor, and choreographerfor the last 14 years. She has designed pro-grams that allow children of all ages to re-late current styles of self-expression to thefundamentals and origins of ballroomdance. She offers staff development andteacher training workshops.Teaching Artist Roster
Sheri C. Marshall3472 Hernando RoadHolly Springs, MS [email protected]
Sherri explores the wonders of clay as anartistic medium, emphasizing visualiza-tion, handeye coordination and science,specifically physics, chemistry, earth sci-ence and engineering. She is an exhibitingmember of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mis-sissippi, the Oxford Artist Guild and anartist in residence for VSA arts.Mississippi Artist Roster
Derrick Martin123 - A Hwy 80 East #131Clinton, MS 39056(601)[email protected]
Derrick Martin is a drummer, percussion-ist, producer and songwriter, and has beenperforming internationally for the past 20years. His workshop focuses on the drumset and its history in American music. Der-rick offers a very informative and energeticprogram. Derrick also uses his workshopsto express and draw parallels between suc-cess at a professional level and how thatsuccess starts in the class room with Eng-lish, mathematics, attitude, pride and dis-playing good social skills.Mississippi Artist Roster
James “Jimbo” MathusP.O. Box 12Como, MS [email protected]
In his native Mississippi and throughoutthe South, Mathus is a songwriter of born-in-the-bone Southern music, the torch-bearer for Deep South mythology andculture. Mathus sang on the North Missis-sippi Allstars’ 2006 Grammy-nominatedElectric Blues Watermelon. His latestband, The Tri-State Coalition, featuressolid talent cut from the same Delta clothas Mathus himself. The band was recentlysigned by Memphis International recordsand released their first CD, ConfederateBuddha, in May 2011.Mississippi Artist Roster
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Lannie Spann McBride1902 Queensroad Ave.Jackson, MS [email protected]
Lannie is a vocal recording artist, pub-lished composer, and teacher with a heartfor children. She provides solo lecturerecital programs, sing-along assemblies,choir workshop clinics, and supplementalmusical experiences for children andadults. Her presentations teach, enrich,practice, and inform.Mississippi Artist Roster
Nellie McInnis759 Glencross Drive, #25-303Jackson, MS [email protected]
Nellie is a professional bass player. She hasopened shows and performed with dozensof national acts. Nellie presents a work-shop to youth and preschoolers entitled“Catch Them While They’re Young.” Shehas workshops for gifted and physicallychallenged students, has been awarded bythe National Committee Arts with theHandicapped, and received numerous na-tional awards, certificates and recognitions.Mississippi Artist Roster
Annie B. McKee5891 Windsor CircleMeridian, MS 39305601-681-8525 Home / 601-479-2483 [email protected]
McKee is a storyteller, author, publicspeaker, humorist, and creator of historicliterary performances. She is a teacher forcreative writing workshops for childrenand adults, journaling, time managementand goal setting sessions, and performancearts classes for children. Her short playshave been staged for several communitytheaters. Mississippi pride is closely con-nected throughout her work.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Lil McKinnon Hicks 2204 Heritage Hill DriveJackson, Mississippi 39211601-259-6461www.LilMcKHJewelry.com
Lil had a 25-year career as a copywriter be-fore finding a new form of communicationas a metalsmith and jewelry designer. Lil’ssmall group demonstrations and hands-onworkshops encompass beading, wirewrap-ping, silver- smithing and kiln-firingof enamel. She includes educational dis-cussion on natural science concepts, mate-rial resources, jewelry-making pointersand professional bench tips.Mississippi Artist Roster
Valerie McKnight2680 Askew Ferry RoadEdwards, MS 39066-9550601-896-1178
The electrifying vocals of “Val” McKnightbegan in early childhood, where she was afrequent performer at musical eventsaround Mississippi. She continues totransform her gifts with extraordinarydrive and passion. She has been the open-ing act for blues artists such as BobbyRush, Denise LaSalle and OB Buchanan.She is available for private parties, festivalsand events.Mississippi Artist Roster
George Miles509 Lorenz Blvd. Apt AJackson, MS [email protected]
George is a visual artist who specializes inphotography, collage, mixed media andgraphic design. He offers a wide range ofarts and cultural workshops. Miles teachesclasses on drawing, painting, collage, pho-tography, computer graphics, and more.He is a native of Starkville and a resident ofJackson. Miles enjoys working with indi-viduals from various walks of life. “I try toinspire and have an impact on communi-ties. My work is like a mirror that reflectslight toward social change.” Miles is aleading pioneer in bridging the gap be-tween art and community.Mississippi Artist Roster16
Harold Wayne Miller101 Apple Blossom DriveBrandon, MS [email protected]
Harold is a potter and sculptor. He teachesprograms that include the history of pot-tery and sculpting, the types of clay andglazes, as well as modeling forms, glazingeffects, and the firing process. His studentsfind relief from their concerns, createlegacies for their families, and enjoy the artof working with clay.Mississippi Artist Roster
Mississippi Chamber CircleContact: Dr. Hsiaopei Lee118 College Drive #5081Hattiesburg, MS 39406601-266-4718
MCC is devoted to the performance ofstring chamber music and the develop-ment of string education. Each year theypresent several concerts in Hattiesburg andthroughout the Southeast, and collaboratewith artists from music schools and sym-phonies, as well as with selected SouthernMiss string students. The MCC is inter-ested in reaching out to local communitiesthrough educational concerts and per-formances on university campuses. Mississippi Artist Roster
Mississippi Symphony OrchestraP.O. Box 2052Jackson, MS 39225601-960-1565www.msorchestra.com
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra per-forms for thousands each year. Presentersmay choose the Brass Quintet, WoodwindQuintet, String Quartet, Chamber Orches-tra, Pops Orchestra or full Orchestra. Pro-grams can be designed from a largerepertoire of classical and contemporarymusic, and popular Broadway tunes.Mississippi Artist Roster
Benjamin [email protected]://benjaminalanmorris.com
Morris is the author of numerous works ofpoetry, fiction, and nonfiction. His workhas appeared in both the United States andEurope, and has received a literary arts fel-lowship from the Mississippi Arts Com-mission and a residency from A Studio inthe Woods in New Orleans. As a teachingartist, he does workshops with groups ofall ages, backgrounds, and experience lev-els. He offers workshops, critiques, andmaster classes for absolute beginners andmore experienced writers alike. Using dif-ferent creative prompts and exercises, heaims to keep these encounters as informalas they are stimulating.Mississippi Artist Roster
Gail Morton150 Hunter Rd.Thaxton, MS [email protected]
Gail uses a variety of materials to incorpo-rate art in many different subject areas. Shedemonstrates art-making techniques forteachers and students. She works incrayon batik, clay vessels, clay portraits,mobile making, science and art, math andart, drawing portraits, sculpture, specialneeds, art and nutrition, mask-making,and the art of healing.Teaching Artist Roster
M.U.G.A.B.E.E.23710 Highway 18Raymond, MS 39154-9002601-885-8926turnerworldaround.org
M.U.G.A.B.E.E. stands for “Men UnderGuidance Acting Before Early Extinction”and describes Maurice and Carlton Turner.The brothers are spoken word artists, mu-sicians, singers, lyricists, songwriters, pro-ducers, engineers, poets, arrangers andperformers. They offer creative writing andsongwriting workshops and lead audi-ences in putting their creative writing tomusic. They also offer community andschool performances.Mississippi Artist Roster
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New Stage TheatreContact: Chris Roebuck1100 Carlisle StreetJackson, MS 39202601-948-3533 ext. [email protected]
New Stage Theatre brings literature to lifethrough its educational tours. The theatretours a children’s tale to elementaryschools and a classic book or biographicalstory to middle schools and high schools.Each show is formatted for flexible stag-ing. They can also enhance verbal andnon-verbal communication skills, empha-size the collaborative nature of theatre, andprovide new avenues to help teachersacross the curriculum.
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Anthony Neumann709 State StreetNatchez, MS 39120601-446-5482 Home318-573-2276 [email protected]
Anthony brings a unique blend ofenthusiasm and professionalism to dancewith both adults and children. He is avail-able as artist and choreographer for localtheater, ballet and dance schools in stagingmusicals, ballet, jazz, tap, and ensemblepieces - offering workshops and masterclasses and services in musical theater,ballet, tap and jazz.Mississippi Artist Roster
Vicki Lever Niolet299 South Second StreetBay Saint Louis, MS [email protected]
As a mixed media artist, she has worked inareas such as photography (traditional anddigital), clay, book arts, and fibers. Her ex-pertise in papermaking led to an instruc-tional video, “Practical Papermaking” in1990. Since then she has taught anddemonstrated for schools, organizations,and individual classes of all ages. She hasreceived two MAC Individual Artist Fel-lowships (1986 and 2008), The WarholFoundation Grant (2006) and an ArtistResidency at Kala Institute in Berkeley,CA. She currently owns and exhibits atEclipse Gallery in Old Town Bay St. Louis.Mississippi Artist Roster18
Dr. Marvin K. Myles& The Myles Family207 East South StreetKosciusko, Ms. [email protected]
The Myles Family has graced the stage inmany areas of the world. They have per-formed throughout the South, in Wash-ington, D.C. at the Congressional GospelBreakfast, during the Smithsonian FolklifeFestival where they were guest artists, andat the Notodden Festival in Norway. Theirengagements include churches, festivals,concerts, schools, parks, and other sites. Mississippi Artist Roster
Rev. Ronald MyersP.O. Box 269Belzoni, MS 39038662-247-3364 day662-247-1471 [email protected]
Minister, physician and jazz musician, Rev.Ronald V. Myers, Sr. works to keep Missis-sippi’s jazz legacy alive in the MississippiDelta. He serves as the Artistic Director forthe Mississippi Jazz and Heritage Program,working to organize a number of festivalsand performance that focus on Missis-sippi’s contributions to jazz.Mississippi Artist Roster
Nash StreetCindy Melby, Manager112 North Nash StreetStarkville, MS 39759662-324-1287 / [email protected]
An acoustical band with an innovativesound. Hannah and Caroline Melby are atcenter stage for this act producing thepleasing sounds of sister harmony whileaccompanying themselves on fiddle andmandolin and keeping a firm grasp ontheir Mississippi roots. In 2008, theyearned the Grand Prize and title of “TheBest New Act in Country Music” at theColgate Country Showdown in Nashville.Mississippi Artist Roster
Sherry Norfolk888 Vera St.Atlanta, GA 30316404.627.7012 Office / 404.401.2737 [email protected]
Sherry is an internationally acclaimed sto-ryteller, appearing at the International Sto-rytelling Center, the Singapore StorytellingFestival, Manila Storytelling Festival, and,schools, libraries and universities nation-wide. Her stage presence immediately con-nects to audiences of all ages, and her useof tones, timbres, and rhythms in hertelling breathes life into her rich repertoireof folktales from around the world.Teaching Artist Roster
John PaulP.O. Box 1366Jackson, MS [email protected] / 601-214-0877
Traveling with instruments from the stu-dio of Anden Houben, John Paul performs18th-century keyboard literature on theharpsichord and Lautenwerck. Focusingon the works of Bach, Rameau, Couperin,and Scarlatti, Paul’s programming also in-cludes classics by composers ranging fromMozart to Joplin. School residencies incombination with community concerts arehis proven specialty.Mississippi Artist Roster
Bill Pevey1021 Pevey LaneCrystal Springs, MS601-892-1867 or [email protected]
Bill Pevey is a blacksmith/metalworkerwho has been pursuing this passion sincefall 2000 when he became a member ofthe Mississippi Forge Council. In 2006 hewas accepted into the Craftsmen’s Guild ofMississippi and since that time has con-ducted classes, workshops and demonstra-tions at numerous venues throughout thestate. Pevey is available for demonstrationsfor school groups, festivals or events.Mississippi Artist Roster
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H.C. Porter1216 Washington St.Vicksburg, MS 39183601.661.9444 studio / 601.519.3032 [email protected]
H.C. Porter is an award-winning artist,whose works incorporate photography,printmaking and painting. For the past 25years, Porter has traveled and exhibitedher work in nearly every major city in theUnited States and has collectors that spanthe globe. Porter is currently working on aseries that will highlight 29 living blueslegends from across Mississippi. Blues @Home will become a nationally travelingexhibition that will showcase Mississippi’sblues heritage.Mississippi Artist Roster
Brenda Pritchett109 Scarlet Dr.Columbus, MS 39705662-328-4805www.brendapritchett.com
Pritchett, a professional storyteller for 35+years, uses the art of storytelling to inspire,educate, and entertain her audiences.With a mixture of story and song, Mrs.Pritchett performs at schools, public li-braries, festivals, churches & camps, andconferences. Groups actively become apart of the story though drama and mime,music, and more. Schools will find hertraining workshops for elementary andearly childhood teachers very educationaland entertaining.Teaching Artist RosterMississippi Artist Roster
Puppet Arts TheatreContact: Peter Zapletal1927 Springridge DriveJackson, MS [email protected]
Puppet Arts Theatre is a professional tour-ing theatre company under the directionof Peter Zapletal, a five-time Emmy Awardwinning puppeteer. The company makesits own puppets and travels with flexiblestaging, sound and lights. They offer acomplete theatre experience in any setting,which at times allows children from theaudience to perform with the cast onstage.Mississippi Artist Roster
Richelle Putnam600 Old Country Club Rd.Meridian, MS [email protected]
Richelle instructs all ages on the craft ofwriting. She has been an artist-in-residenceat schools and for the Girls Scouts ofAmerica, facilitated journaling sessions inprison settings with incarcerated women,worked in libraries, community centers,Head Start Programs, and Boys and GirlsClubs. Her original songs have beenplayed on radio stations nationwide.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Michael Richardson621 McIntosh StreetGulfport, MS [email protected]
Michael has developed original shadowpuppet performances, using transparentpuppets, from fairy tales for children toexperimental productions for universities.With more than 2,000 performancesworldwide, Michael is a recognized re-source in the field of puppet theatre. He of-fers performances, residency packages,and teacher training sessions.Mississippi Artist Roster
Terrence RobertsP.O. Box 3472, Meridian, MS [email protected]
Terrence Roberts is a jali/griot, a storytellerwho weaves his stories like the web of hisfavorite character Anansi the Spider.Roberts is a collector of tales worldwidebut is most known for his African andAfrican American folktales. He is knownas “Da Story Weaver”. Roberts is availablefor schools, libraries, festivals, churches,community groups and special events.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Mickey RogersContact: Carol MarbleMississippi Delta Blues, Inc.Indianola, Mississippi662-347-2869deltablues@bellsouth.netwww.mississippideltabluesinfo.com
Mickey's first trip out of the country waswith Howlin’ Wolf and Hubert Sumlin tothe UK in 1964, where Mickey met theRolling Stones. Mickey performed on stagewith the Rolling Stones. Mickey is hon-ored with a stone on the Musician Walk ofFame in Greenville, MS. He performs atfestivals, clubs, private parties and socialevents. He performs with his band, TheSoul Blues Band.Mississippi Artist Roster
Rosalind RoyHeavenly Design by Roz Studio3252 North State StreetJackson MS 39216601-981-1022 Home601-954-2147 Office
Rosalind works in multiple mediums, in-cluding clay sculpture, paper collage andcomputer illustration. She offers programsfor school groups that are focused on poly-mer clay sculpting or paper collage art.Her clay workshop can be used to help re-inforce curriculum concepts in differentsubject areas, including science, geogra-phy, and history. The paper collage work-shop focuses on color and design.Mississippi Artist Roster
Bobby RushContact: Marilyn Harris2614 Harriott AvenueJackson, MS [email protected]
Bobby Rush remains one of the most ex-citing and creative artists in the R&B/bluesarena. Rush’s live shows are without paral-lel, replete with costume changes andcomedic sketches acted out with the assis-tance of his lovely female dancers.Rushadopts various onstage persona, deliveringall with a wink that assures the audiencethat he’s in on the joke. Mississippi Artist Roster
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Theresa Sanchez907 N. 34th AvenueHattiesburg, MS [email protected]
Theresa pursues a career as a piano soloistand collaborative musician. She has pre-sented recitals worldwide and has been asoloist with the Mississippi Symphony Or-chestra, the Mississippi Wind Symphony,The University of Southern MississippiSymphony Orchestra and The Wind En-semble. She is featured on the SouthArtsonline registry, Southern Artistry and hasperformed on radio stations nationwide.Mississippi Artist Roster
Alphonso Sanders4106 Hwy 8 East, Cleveland, MS 38732662-254-3483 Work662-843-6123 Home662-402- 8926 [email protected]
Alphonso is a performer, educator, andsongwriter. He performs regionally and in-ternationally, working in recording studiosproducing CDs and helping other musi-cians produce their music. He can providea blues education package or a perform-ance package. Dr. Sanders is available forparties, clubs and festival as well as com-munity, education and corporate events.Mississippi Artist Roster
Dayton Scoggins211 Highway 11 N. SandersvilleHeidelberg, MS [email protected]
Dayton is a chainsaw artist. His work isfound in private and public collections inevery state and several countries. Daytonhas won international and national invita-tional competitions. His appeal is broad -he has been featured on local, national andinternational television and in newspapersand magazines across the country.Mississippi Artist Roster
Rosangela Yazbec SebbaP.O. Box 6240Mississippi State, MS [email protected]
Rosângela is a pianist who combines herconcert and teaching schedule and isnoted for her lecture-recitals. She has per-formed and given lectures and masterclasses throughout the hemisphere. Dr.Sebba serves as soloist and collaborativepianist, and gives master classes, lecturesand lectures/recitals to all types of audi-ences.Mississippi Artist Roster
Patricia Seymour609 Washington AvenueOcean Springs, MS [email protected]
Patricia began her career in New YorkCity where she received a ballet scholar-ship. She is a licensed psychotherapistwith clients of all ages. Her areas of expert-ise include creative arts therapy, crisisintervention, mental health, addiction, andtraditional psychotherapy. Her programsinvolve creative movement and dance ex-periences to help children learn adaptiveself expression.Teaching Artist Roster
“Big” Joe Shelton204 N. Jefferson St.Macon, MS [email protected]
Big Joe is a blues singer, songwriter, har-monica and guitar player from Columbus.He is a 2012 Blues Music Award NomineeHe has toured the world, and is a per-former/lecturer. He performs solo or witha full band at festivals and events.Mississippi Artist Roster
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Robert & Debra Shinn591 Hwy 41 EastOkolona, MS [email protected]
Silversmiths and artists, Robert and Debratrain students of all ages to manipulatemetal into wearable works of art. Theyoffer demonstrations and workshops; indi-vidual classes are also available. They arealso members of the Craftsmen's Guild ofMississippi.Mississippi Artist Roster
William Alan SibleyPO Box 1038Ackerman, MS 39735662-258-2334 home / 662-617-3744 [email protected]
Alan Sibley is a talented singer and blue-grass musician. He plays mandolin, guitar,banjo, fiddle and bass. His band, Alan Sib-ley and the Magnolia Ramblers, performbluegrass and bluegrass gospel at festivals,concerts, churches, schools and manyother places..Mississippi Artist Roster
Tammy Stanford Williams422 W. Chickasaw StreetBrookhaven, MS 39601601-823-1333601-325-5275 [email protected]
Tammy is a dance and movement special-ist for theatre, voice, and visual arts atthe Mississippi School for the Arts inBrookhaven. She has designed, taught, andimplemented programs for public schoolsin Hazlehurst, Lamar County, Hattiesburg,Petal, Laurel City Schools, the Universityof Southern Mississippi and William CareyUniversity.Teaching Artist Roster
Elliott StreetP.O. Box 1691Meridian, MS [email protected]
Street has over fifty film and televisioncredits. He returned to Mississippi tospearhead the restoration of the GrandOpera House in Meridian; at that time hejoined the theatre faculty at MeridianCommunity College where he directedseven productions. Six years ago hefounded the Company of Angels Theatrein Meridian. Elliott has won numerousawards and offers unique programs andworkshops in a broad range of stage andscreen disciplines.Mississippi Artist Roster
R. Adrian Sturdivant224 Bay Park DriveBrandon, MS 39047601-954-2117601-992-9847 [email protected]
Adrian is accomplished at turning openand closed faced bowls and hollow formart. His focus is to display the naturalbeauty of highly figured hardwood. Hispreference is burl, stumpwood and crotch-wood. His work is visually pleasing andcreated to be handled and displayed. He isinvolved with the Magnolia Woodturnersand serves on the board of directors of theAmerican Association of Woodturners.Mississippi Artist Roster
Kay ThomasArtsSmart Institute for LearningTexarkana Arts & Humanities CouncilP.O. Box 1171Texarkana, TX 75504-1171(903) [email protected]
Thomas, a visual artist, brings over 25years of experience as a teaching artist di-rectly into your classroom to meet theartistic and curricular needs of studentsand teachers. In addition, Thomas offersworkshops for teachers in both arts inte-gration and art skills. Thomas teachesboth students and teachers how to use in-expensive recyclables to create innovativeworks of art.Teaching Artist Roster
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Emily TschiffelyP.O. Box 130Merigold, MS 38759-0130www.emilytschiffely.org
Emily Tschiffely is a professional dancerand choreographer who has made teach-ing a central focus of her work. She com-bines conservatory dance and dramatraining with modern DIY creativity, 21stcentury technology, and sensible healthand wellness approaches. She is availablefor original solo performance as well asworkshops, choreographic commissionsand teaching residencies.Mississippi Artist RosterTeaching Artist Roster
Tricia WalkerP.O. Box 552Cleveland, MS 38732662-846-5270662/[email protected]
Tricia is a singer and songwriter whosesongs are steeped in the passion, pain andgrace of the American South. Born andraised in Mississippi, Walker has becomeone of the clearest voices of her own timeand place. A recording artist herself, Tri-cia’s songs thoughtfully capture the song-writer’s view of the South with well-placedlyrics and music reflecting her folk, R&Band storytelling influences.Mississippi Artist Roster
Pat Walker14 South First StreetRolling Fork, MS [email protected]
Pat is a representational painter of por-traits, still-lifes & landscapes. Her master-ful manipulation of light and dark,evocative of Rembrandt’s use ofchiaroscuro, is the defining component ofher style. Her representation of faces can-not be forgotten. They linger, teasing fromthe viewer’s mind the story that explains,or searching for a name that has the powerto keep safe what the viewer experienced.Mississippi Artist Roster
The Larry Wallace BandP.O. Box 714Starkville, MS [email protected]
The Larry Wallace Band of Starkville hasbeen busy traveling and performing forfans of traditional bluegrass music in Mis-sissippi and all across the country. Thegroup plays bluegrass music in the tradi-tional style, with a rock-solid presentationof heart-felt singing and tasteful instru-mentation, along with a very high-energystage show.Mississippi Artist Roster
Robin Whitfield125 Green StreetGrenada, MS [email protected]
Robin is a painter, teacher, and naturalist.She offers a variety of workshops, class-room projects, and master classes, includ-ing "The Art of Seeing", "Earth Stories","The Art of Ecology" and "Learning AboutNature Through Art".Mississippi Artist Roster
Terry “Big T” WilliamsContact: Bobbie Collins662/[email protected]
Terry “Big T” Williams has been playingthe blues for over two decades. Hisrecorded legacy includes sessions withblues legends Big Jack Johnson and Lon-nie Pitchford as well as albums under hisown name, including Meet Me in the Cot-ton Field (2007), which was featured onXM Satellite Radio’s Bluesville. When notplaying, Big T spends his time teachingstudents in the art of Delta blues guitar.Mississippi Artist Roster
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Bill Wilson533 Choctaw RoadJackson, MS 39206601-982-9394billwilsonstudio@earthlink.netwww.billwilsonstudio.comhttp://billwilsonstudio.blogspot.com/
Bill is a portrait painter, but his experienceis broad and extensive – from portraits andgallery work, to illustration and movie sto-ryboarding. In a smooth easy going style, awhole new world opens up to his stu-dents. The one comment he hears consis-tently from his students is “that is the firsttime I really understood how to make thepaint do what I want it to do.”Mississippi Artist Roster
Vaughn F. WilsonP.O. Box 351Petal, MS 39465601-408-2011 cell / 601-545-1886 [email protected]
Vaughn Wilson has performed with Lin-coln County and Southern Station. Now,he is appearing as “Unkle Hokum,” hisfolk persona. Unkle Hokum is a wandererspreading the joy of traditional folkmusic to children from K-4. He dresses inperiod clothing of the 1800’s - his perform-ances introduce children to songs thathave been a part of the American tapestryfor generations.Mississippi Artist Roster
John WootonP.O. Box 16326Hattiesburg, MS 39404-6326601/[email protected]
Dr. John Wooton is the Director of Percus-sion Studies at the University of SouthernMississippi where he teaches applied per-cussion, directs the graduate percussionprogram and directs SoMiSPO (SouthernMiss Steel Pan Orchestra) and the Percus-sion Ensemble as well as writing for andassisting with the Southern Miss DrumLine. For more information on Dr. JohnWooton, visit his web site at www.john-wooton.com.Mississippi Artist Roster
Lyle Wynn236 Nelda Dr.Brandon MS [email protected]
Lyle Wynn has been a practicing black-smith for 15 years, but the art of metalworking is in his blood. He is a third gen-eration blacksmith. A member of the Mis-sissippi Craftsmen's Guild, Lyle is availablefor classes, demonstrations and workshopswith school groups, church groups andother community organizations. Fees arenegotiable.Mississippi Artist Roster
Y’all’s Blues BandContact: Tom Reeves3503 Kings Highway, Jackson, MS [email protected] & YouTube
A Mississippi based band specializing inacoustic hill country blues music, theband’s goal is to maintain the integrity ofthe music they perform. The band sharesknowledge of the cultural and historicalcontext of the music. Rare songs byCharley Patton, Memphis Minnie, theMississippi Sheiks and others are a few ofthe band’s influences. They include oldspirituals, rag style and jug band music.Mississippi Artist Roster
Louis Arzo “Gearshifter”YoungbloodP.O. Box 209Crystal Springs, MS 39059601-647-0187lygearshifter34@ gmail.com
“Gearshifter” learned to play the guitarfrom his great aunt and his grandfather.Louis is fluent in modern blues and isunique in the blues field by playing con-temporary soul/blues hits on acoustic gui-tar. He has been playing in bands as both avocalist and guitarist since his teens andseveral years ago he began performing as asolo acoustic act.Mississippi Artist Roster
The Mississippi Visual Arts Directory is aregularly updated visual arts resource forthe state of Mississippi. Included on thiswebsite are visual artists, craftspeople, gal-leries, museums, cultural centers and artseducation facilities. The Mississippi ArtsCommission created the site and providesa free listing as a courtesy to Mississippi-based artists and arts organizations. Visit the site at www.visualarts.ms.gov.
As we move into the 21st century, thepower to imagine and create new ideas isbecoming a major economic driver. TheMississippi Arts Commission and the Mis-sissippi Development Authority came to-gether in an innovative partnership toshow the value of Mississippi’s culturalheritage and what it means to the state’seconomy. To find out details about theCreative Economy in Mississippi, visithttp://mscreativeeconomy.com.
Mississippi is home to a wide range of tra-ditional art forms and distinct communityevents. The music, crafts, and other tradi-tions help the state’s resident to pass ontheir beliefs to younger generations and re-inforce their community’s shared identity.The Mississippi Folklife Directorywebsite ispart of the Mississippi Arts Commission’songoing effort to increase awareness of thestate’s traditional arts and culture. To find out more, visit www.arts.state.ms.us/folklife.
The Mississippi Arts Commission’s WholeSchools Initiative, the state’s first compre-hensive arts education program, stressesthat every child deserves to be taught inand through the arts, thus nurturing theimagination and creatively impacting life-long learning. The program uses the artsas a vehicle for promoting high-quality in-struction and learning for students in all
disciplines. To find out more about thisinnovative program, visit www.mswholeschools.org.
Being ArtsReadymeans preparedness,readiness and business continuity for youand your organization in the event of anemergency. It means backing up criticaldocuments, communication and evacua-tion plans, and protecting your organiza-tion’s assets. The Mississippi ArtsCommission is proud to partner withSouthArts to encourage our arts commu-nity to engage in disaster planning byusing the available resources on www.artsready.org.
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Peter Zapletal1927 Springridge Dr.,Jackson, MS [email protected]
Peter enhances students’ speaking abilities,thinking skills and appreciation of litera-ture & music through creative puppetry.He demonstrates different kinds of pup-pets to make by the teachers or students.He is Artistic Director for Puppet ArtsTheatre, recipient of three Artist Fellow-ship Awards from MAC, Jim HensonFoundation grant for his production ofThe Golemand, and recipient of fiveEmmy Awards for his TV work.Teaching Artist Roster
Jo Patterson 14 Chartres StreetBrandon, MS [email protected]
Jo has been a professional artist for over 30years and an art educator for 20 years. Johas taught classes on drawing, painting,sculpting, mask making, collage, murals,calligraphy, printmaking, textile and fauxfinishes. She also teaches classes on art history, portfolio preparation, how to makea living as an artist and legal matters forartists. Teaching Artist Roster
Rhonda Richmond 1626 Schoolview DriveJackson, MS [email protected]
Rhonda is a composer and performanceartist who writes, arranges and teaches stu-dents the craft of song writing. She also of-fers a lecture performance for children andyouths, and performs original works andarranged standards in communities and cul-tural venues such as museums, secondaryand post secondary educational institutionsand art and cultural festivals. Mississippi Artist Roster
Mississippi Arts Commission501 North West Street
Suite 1101AWoolfolk Building
Jackson, MS 39201601-359-6030 Phone601-359-6008 Fax800-582-2233 TDD
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