PBS Arts Festival | Mississippi

In addition to the PBS Arts Festival airing throughout the next few months, MPB will air segments on the arts in Mississippi.

During each PBS Arts Festival Episode, MPB will highlight an example of the wealth of artistic vision that exists in communities across Mississippi.

Malaco and New Stage Theatre      Airs 12/16

Malco

In April 2011, Malaco recording studio in Jackson, Mississippi, was leveled by a tornado. As we find out, though, the folks at Malaco are not strangers to adversity and plan to move ahead to a new and brighter future. Comprising recording studios, record labels, music publishing companies, direct marketing operations and distribution services, the Malaco Music Group takes original music from concept to consumer. Malaco has been making and marketing definitive southern soul, blues and gospel music since 1968.

 http://www.malaco.com/Catalog/list.php

New Stage Theatre         

New Stage is committed to producing important, contemporary works and classics, selected for their artistic merit and their power to illuminate the human condition.

The theatre is dedicated to cultivating and educating a culturally diverse audience by gathering the finest available resources including playwrights, actors, directors, designers, technicians, administrators, trainees and board members. Integral to the theatre's total effort is its education department, which offers artistic and technical internships, utilizing intern touring programs supported by teachers' materials for schools statewide..

http://www.newstagetheatre.com/

Amory High School “Phantom of the Opera”          Airs 10/14

Amory High School students, faculty and staff presented “The Phantom of the Opera” to the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis for a one-time, encore performance on April 11, 2011. For nearly all involved it was an exhilarating, once-in-a-lifetime experience.

More Links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3jyGZ10u_M

http://www.youtube.com/user/wjmember#p/search/1/-zzo0VgAkRY

NEMS360.com - Amory’s ‘Phantom’ gets one more show

http://www.amoryschools.com/index.html

Artist and Educator Randy Jolly           Airs 10/21

He often says to his art students, “If you don’t know the rules, you can’t break them, you can’t change them, you can’t manipulate them.” Randy Haywood Jolly is an artist, fine arts gallery director and a lifelong art teacher.

http://www.mc.edu/campus/academics/ART/gallery.html

http://www.mc.edu/about/offices/public_relations/news/?story=764

Wolfe Studio          Airs 10/28

The Wolfe Studio, one of Jackson’s iconic art studios, which produces porcelain birds, figurines and nativity sets, has gradually grown to employ 10 creative -minded individuals. These individuals are artists themselves, working on independent projects outside of the studio but returning to the energetic and creative atmosphere at The Wolfe Studio.

www.thewolfestudio.com
www.mscrafts.org
www.southernartistry.org/Harold_Wayne_Miller
www.mojoearts.com/mojoe-history
lightandglass.net
http://joshhaileystudio.com/

Stephanie Dwyer Artist  Airs 11/4

While Stephanie Dwyer may come from Washington State, she is a Mississippi folk artist at heart. Stephanie is a member of the Mississippi Craftmen’s Guild where her work is on display on the grounds as well as in the gallery. Stephanie’s skill as a welder brings new life to the old traditions of the bottle tree. Her work can be seen all over Mississippi from the Shack Up Inn in Clarksdale, to the Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, as well as in hundreds of  homes in between. For more information on Stephanie Dwyer and her artwork, you can visit her website at www.stephaniedwyer.com.

The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art        Airs 11/11

The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi is more than just George Ohr's pottery pottery.  It houses contemporary and African American touring exhibits as well as a permanent exhibit featuring historic items from the area. In addition, the museum itself is an art piece, designed by world renowned architect Frank Gehry.  The museum pulls in visitors from all over the country to experience the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s history and art. It is one of only two Gehry buildings in the Southeast.

The Overnight Lows (Punk Band)        Airs 11/18

The Overnight Lows have entertained fans across America with their high-energy, no-frills rock.  Recently, they recorded a full-length CD, “City of Rotten Eyes,” on Memphis-based Goner Records label.  We’ll meet the band and capture a live performance in Jackson.

http://www.myspace.com/theovernightlows

http://www.goner-records.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=5515

Expose Yourself to Craft Calendar      Airs 11/25

The Mississippi Craft Center’s “Expose Yourself to Craft” calendar was such a success last year that they are creating another one in 2012.  Photographer Josh Hailey creates a featuring 12 more Craftmen’s Guild members who shed their inhibitions and their clothes to benefit the center.   This segment will feature three of the artists in the calendar along with the Mississippi Craft Center’s Executive Director Julia Daily.

www.mscrafts.org

www.southernartistry.org/Harold_Wayne_Miller

www.mojoearts.com/mojoe-history

http://www.lightandglass.net/studio/

http://joshhaileystudio.com/