Join us on Saturday, April 25, for a special experience with our Visiting Artist, Jo Pattersonl!

Patterson is a member of the Teaching Artist Guild, Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, and the Louisiana Craft Guild.  She has honed her skills as a Teaching Artist with over 30 years of teaching as a residency artist at various institutes across the United States. She is a Mixed Media artist currently exploring metalsmithing and lapidary arts designing and forging artisan jewelry. Join us for her “Collaborative Earth Day Collage” workshop.

Workshop Time:

• 10:00am – 12:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Join us on Saturday, April 4, for a special experience with our Visiting Artist, Jo Pattersonl!

Patterson is a member of the Teaching Artist Guild, Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi, and the Louisiana Craft Guild.  She has honed her skills as a Teaching Artist with over 30 years of teaching as a residency artist at various institutes across the United States. She is a Mixed Media artist currently exploring metalsmithing and lapidary arts designing and forging artisan jewelry. Join us for her “Collaborative Earth Day Collage” workshop.

Workshop Time:

• 10:00am – 12:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Join us on Saturday, March 28, for a special experience with our Visiting Artist, Aftan Mitchell! What started as a hobby of making gifts for friends and family soon blossomed into Mitchell’s love for crochet. She hopes her crocheted items and crafting will bring you the same connection and joy they bring her. Join us for her workshop titled, “Loom Weaving.” 

Workshop Time:

• 2:00pm – 4:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Join us on Thursday, March 12, for a special experience with our Visiting Artist, Aftan Mitchell! What started as a hobby of making gifts for friends and family soon blossomed into Mitchell’s love for crochet. She hopes her crocheted items and crafting will bring you the same connection and joy they bring her. Join us for her workshop titled, “Loom Weaving.” 

Workshop Time:

• 10:00am – 12:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Join us on Saturday, February 21, for a special experience with our Visiting Artist, Ravin Lovett! Lovett is an artist and art therapist who has been quilting professionally since 2000. She creates both personal and commissioned “storyteller quilts,” known for their vibrant colors and bold shapes. Through her quilt-making, she shares her experiences and creative insight to support others on their journey toward holistic health. Join us for her workshop titled, “Freedom Codes: Exploring the Quilts of the Underground Railroad.” 

Workshop TimeS:

• 10:00am – 11:00am
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Join us on Saturday, February 7, for a special experience with our Visiting Artist, Ravin Lovett! Lovett is an artist and art therapist who has been quilting professionally since 2000. She creates both personal and commissioned “storyteller quilts,” known for their vibrant colors and bold shapes. Through her quilt-making, she shares her experiences and creative insight to support others on their journey toward holistic health. Join us for her workshop titled, “Freedom Codes: Exploring the Quilts of the Underground Railroad.” 

Workshop TimeS:

• 10:00am – 11:00am
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Join us on Saturday, December 13, for a special experience with our Visiting Artist, Abigail Bankson! A versatile dancer with the Kinetic Etchings Dance Project, Bankson studied ballet, modern, and jazz technique, along with dance performance and pedagogy, during her time at Belhaven. Celebrate the magic of the holiday season as she leads a “Sugar Plum Fairy Ballet Class.”

Workshop TimeS:

• 10:00am – 12:00pm
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Free for MCM Members | $10/Person for Non-Members | Tickets Available at the Door

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Join us on Saturday, May 31 for our Visiting Artist, Jerry Jenkins! Jenkins is a versatile artist who shares the rich history and culture of West Africa through the rhythms of the djembe drum.

Workshop Time:

• 10:00am – 12:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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Join us on June 21st for a music workshop with Andrew Dillon titled “The Family that Sings Together!” Dillon uses his talent to weave music into subjects like math, science, language arts, history, social studies, and religion.

Workshop Time:

• 11:00am – 1:00pm

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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