A lively after hours event spotlighting Black creatives, filmmakers, and photographers across Mississippi, co-organized and hosted by artist Christina McField owner of The WoodGrain Studio. Black Art Now celebrates and preserves the ways Black artists communicate the world around them, centering the material cultures that Black people have created throughout the Deep South.

About Christina McField

Christina McField is a community advocate, contemporary artist, and cultural producer dedicated to empowering creatives through art and education. As founder of The WoodGrain Studio, LLC, she cultivates spaces where art and culture can thrive, fostering growth and collaboration within the creative community. McField was a recipient of the 2024–2025 Mississippi Art Commission Artist Fellowship and the 2021–2022 Community Impact Artist-in-Residence at Sipp Culture. At the Mississippi Museum of Art, she contributed to deepening the institution’s engagement with the community.