June 6, 2021

Leslie Barker talks with Heather Barnes and Heather Bailey about Uproar Theatre Company, Inc.; a new company in Jackson, created by and led by women.&nbsp;Uproar works to create theatre that will inspire audiences and spark important community conversations.&nbsp;

The Mississippi Arts Hour |  Uproar Theatre Company

Aired October 17, 2021

Melody Moody Thortis speaks with 2021 MAC Fellowship recipient, Sophie Glenn. Sophie is a furniture maker and steel fabricator who works to explore the relationship between the two. Sophie's work invites the viewer in to discover that things may not always been as they seem.&nbsp;They talk about the craft of metalworking, its connection to history and how it’s being transformed through Sophie's work to explore a contemporary version of this traditional work. Photo Credit: Megan Bean

The Mississippi Arts Hour| Sophie Glenn

Aired October 10, 2021

Leslie Barker talks with The End of All Music record store owner, David Swider. David tells us about the origins of the original Oxford location and the new Jackson store that just opened up in Fondren. He also gives lots of great Mississippi music recommendations.

The Mississippi Arts Hour| David Swider

Aired October 3, 2021

Sarah Story talks with Adrienne Brown David, a painter based in Oxford, Miss.&nbsp;In her work, Adrienne captures black childhood in a way that is pure and uninterrupted, drawing inspiration from her four daughters and the Southern landscape. She has exhibited in New York and Oxford alike, was named one of Buzzfeed’s “26 Black Artists That’ll Help You Start Your Own Art Collection,” and her artwork was recently selected as the poster artwork for the 2021 Mississippi Book Festival.&nbsp;

The Mississippi Arts Hour |  Adrienne Brown David

Aired September 26, 2021

Larry Morrisey visits with ceramic artist and potter Stephen Phillips from Crawford, Miss. As a child, Phillips created animal figures out of mud and “fired” them in an improvised kiln. He got his official start working in clay as a student at East MS Community College and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at MUW in Columbus. Phillips has a studio in Crawford but exhibits his work throughout the country.

The Mississippi Arts Hour |  Stephen Phillips

Aired September 19, 2021

Melody Moody Thortis speaks with Eric Stracener. Eric --twice named best singer-songwriter by the Jackson Free Press -- talks about his new album, Ocean Springs and his creative journey throughout his musical career. You'll hear about how his inspirations and how his music and subsequent albums have continued to evolve over the years.&nbsp;

The Mississippi Arts Hour |  Eric Stracener

Aired September 12, 2021

Leslie Barker talks with one of this year’s Performing Arts Fellowship recipients, Treya Dionne Brown. Treya is a writer and professionally trained film, stage, and voice over actor. Join us as she talks about how her Hattiesburg roots have grown into a life in the arts.

The Mississippi Arts Hour |  Treya Brown

Aired September 5, 2021

Sarah Story talks with Ming Ying Hong, an interdisciplinary artist based in Starkville. She has exhibited throughout the U.S. and was recently named the South Arts Mississippi State Fellow. A professor of drawing at Mississippi State University, her work explores bodies at the margins, questioning the way we define, categorize, and assign power to them.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Mississippi Arts Hour |  Ming Ying Hong

Aired August 29, 2021

Larry Morrisey talks with Bruce Watson from Oxford-based Fat Possum Records about “Memphis ’69,” their newly released documentary film. The film documents the final Memphis Country Blues Festival, held in the summer of 1969 that featured performances by several Mississippi blues greats, including Son Thomas, Bukka White and Mississippi Fred McDowell.

The Mississippi Arts Hour |  Bruce Watson 

Aired August 22, 2021

Melody Moody Thortis speaks with Danielle Burns Wilson, guest curator of the 2021 Mississippi Invitational, the Mississippi Museum of Art’s biennial showcase of 42 visual artists from across the state.&nbsp;She also talks to Coulter Fussell, a Water Valley-based quilter and textile artist who is this year’s winner of the Jane Crater Hiatt Artist Fellowship.&nbsp;

The Mississippi Arts Hour |  Mississippi Invitational 2021

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Each week, members of MAC's staff host The Mississippi Arts Hour, a radio program broadcast on Mississippi Public Broadcasting's FM and digital radio networks. The show features interviews with Mississippi artists, musicians, craftspeople, and others involved in arts and culture from around the state.

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