MMA Calendar of Events:
October 17 – November 14, 2009
Exhibit: “Emergence of Souls”
A Retrospective and New Works Exhibit by Prominent Artist, Mary Secrest and Three Emerging Women Artists : Amber Carraway, Rachel Misenar, and Peyton Long Hutchinson
November 21 – January 2, 2010
Museum Members Show - Exhibit giving Museum members the chance to show off their artistic talents
December 5, 2009
“Merry Museum” Seasonal crafts workshop for children 4-12
9 a.m. – 12 noon.
December 12, 2009
Art Gala 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Party, live entertainment, and a chance to bid on artwork by the finest artists in the region. (Final Bids announced at 8:00 p.m.)
January 9 – 30, 2010
Exhibit: Mississippi Craftsmen’s Guild and Joe DeCamillis
(Artist’s Reception: 6-8 p.m., Saturday, January 9 Gallery Talk by the artists 7 p.m.)
February 13, 2010
“You are my Heart” 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Seasonal crafts workshop for children 4-12 Instructor: Sylvia Follis – 9 a.m. – 12 noon.
February 6– March 6, 2010
Denise Dengler Moroccan Exhibit; Christopher and Neha Luhar-Trice Collaboration of Photographs of a husband and wife team
(Opening Reception: 6-8 p.m., Saturday, February 6th Artist Talk 7 p.m.)
February 6, 2010
Artists Group Meeting– Model Studio. Opportunity to paint or draw using a live model.
February 20, 2010
5-7 p.m Black history Month Program using personal reminiscences, photographs, artwork, film clips, readings, and live musical performances to remember the vital role of African-American individuals throughout history, including slavery, Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights Movement. Co-sponsored by the Delta Nu Zeta Chapter Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
March 13 – May 1, 2010
Exhibit: 37th Annual Bi-State Art Competition– The oldest juried art competition in the region, featuring the finest artists in Mississippi and Alabama competing for over $3,000 in prizes.(Awards reception: 6-8 p.m., Saturday, May 1)
April 3, 2010
Three Foot Art Festival
.April 17, 2010
“Spring Fling” 10:00-11:30 a.m. Spring-themed arts & crafts workshop for children ages 4-12.
April - May 2010
Youth Exhibits: Year End Exhibit for Local Area Students
May 8 - June 5 2010 2009 Bi-State Competition Best of Show Winner - Sheri Fleck Reith
Exhibit: Mississippi Art Colony– Spring travel show by the oldest artist-run colony in the country, featuring work by artists such as Evelyne Breland, Betty B. Dettre, Sandra Halat, Carlana Lane, George Ann McCullough, Byron Myrick, Patt Odom, and Jamie Tate.
(Reception: 6-8 p.m., May 15)
June 24, 2010
Martinis at the Museum:
– 7:00-9:00 p.m. 8th annual fundraiser and membership event featuring "Great Tastes of Meridian” hors d’oeuvres buffet by area restaurants, an array of traditional and specialty martinis, and the “Martinis Menagerie,” a “big auction of small paintings” by artists from throughout the Southeast
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