Events Calendar

“Art in Barnard” by Robin Whitfield Robin Whitfield is a Mississippi artist dedicated to connecting with nature and helping others do the same. Her creative process begins with observing natural environments such as rivers, swamps, and forests. Her paintings are poetic explorations of visual and ecological relationships. Whitfield works on paper using traditional watercolors or foraged plant and …

Film Screening of “Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power” + Q&A with Director in Meek Hall Auditorium Sam Pollard, Spring 2025 Visiting Documentarian The Center for the Study of Southern Culture and instructors affiliated with the MFA in Documentary Expression host a visiting documentarian once per semester. The invited documentarian spends two days …

“Rootswell & SOIL: Reimagining Community through Food, Art, and Stories of the Mississippi Delta” Tyler Yarbrough and Justin Hardiman Rootswell is a growing movement in the Mississippi Delta, uniting farmers, chefs, corner stores, farmers’ markets, and creatives to transform the region’s food landscape. In this SouthTalk, we will hear from the organizers revitalizing a Clarksdale …