April 20 – September 22, 2024 Jackson, MS – The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) today announced its upcoming presentation of What Became of Dr. Smith, a large-scale, panoramic narrative painting by contemporary artist Noah Saterstrom. The exhibition delves into the life of Saterstrom’s great-grandfather, a traveling optometrist whose struggle with and treatment for mental … Read more
Mississippi Museum of Art Presents Thank You Please Come Again Featuring Photographs by Kate Medley April 6 – June 23, 2024 Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) today announced the upcoming exhibition Thank You Please Come Again featuring work by Mississippi’s own renowned photojournalist Kate Medley. On view from April 6 to June 23, … Read more
MMA Launches Access for All: Free First Saturdays to Boost Art Access and Community Engagement Free Admission on First Saturdays through 2026 via Access for All Jackson, MS… The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) announced today they will be offering free admission to exhibitions on the first Saturday of every month through the end 2026. … Read more
Bearden/Picasso: Rhythms and Reverberations is on view November 11, 2023, through March 3, 2024. Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) announces the opening of Bearden/Picasso: Rhythms and Reverberations, an unprecedented exhibition that explores shared interests in works by world-renowned artists Romare Bearden and Pablo Picasso on November 11, 2023. Running through March 3, 2024, … Read more
First major American traveling exhibition devoted to the legendary artist’s inventive landscape portraiture on view November 11, 2023, through March 3, 2024 Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) will present Picasso Landscapes: Out of Bounds, an exhibition that will explore the artist’s lifelong fascination with landscape by spotlighting his innovative reimagination of this … Read more
Installation in one of MMA’s Gardens holds space for Black Southerners to honor and reckon with grief. Jackson, MS… Mississippi Museum of Art’s (MMA) Center for Art and Public Exchange (CAPE) unveiled the exhibition How We Get Over: We Grow On from 2023 national artists-in-residence Sarah Jené and Jasmine Williams. On display through September 3, … Read more
Brown-David’s work is on view in the 2023 Mississippi Invitational from June 10—September 17, 2023 Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art (the Museum/MMA) today announced the 2023 recipient of The Jane Crater Hiatt Artist Fellowship. The grant of $20,000 has been awarded to Adrienne Brown-David of Water Valley, whose artwork is featured in the 2023 … Read more
2023 Mississippi Invitational on view June 10—September 17, 2023 Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art today announced 15 artists participating in the 2023 Mississippi Invitational exhibition, a survey of recent works created by contemporary visual artists living and working in the state. The exhibition will feature works across a variety of media by the following … Read more
Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) announced today that it has been chosen as one of 10 art museums to participate in the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) annual paid internship program. For the program, which focuses on college students from underrepresented backgrounds, MMA will host an intern for 12 weeks and provide … Read more
Works by Randy Hayes, Shani Peters, Edgar Praus, and Willie White were also acquired by the Museum in 2022 Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) today announced its 2022 acquisitions which include a significant collection of quilts by crafters from Mississippi and beyond, along with works by Randy Hayes, Shani Peters, Edgar Praus, and … Read more
2023 Scholastic Art Award Gold Key-Winning Works on View through April 2, 2023 Jackson, MS…The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) has announced the winners of the Mississippi Regional Competition of the 2023 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Presented by the nonprofit organization the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards … Read more
Exhibition to be presented in three additional venues located in U.S. cities greatly impacted by the Great Migration. Today, the Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) and Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA), co-organizers of A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration, announced the groundbreaking exhibition will travel to three additional venues on a five-city … Read more