鈥楴arratives of the Land鈥 exhibit opens at MSU鈥檚 Cullis Wade art gallery
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擮ne of twelve art exhibitions celebrating the Magnolia State鈥檚 bicentennial will be on display Sept. 1-29 at Mississippi State鈥檚 Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery.
Located on the second floor of the university鈥檚 Welcome Center, 鈥淣arratives of the Land鈥 features quintessential scenes of Mississippi landscapes created by artists Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-65), Ke Francis (1945-), William 鈥淏ill鈥 Dunlap (1944-) and Eudora Welty (1909-2001).
Admission is free to all. Exhibit hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, as well as two hours prior to kickoff for Saturday home football games.
On Thursday [Sept. 7], a 5 p.m. opening reception will be held in the Cullis Wade gallery. All are welcome to enjoy complimentary refreshments and view works on display.
鈥淣arratives of the Land鈥 is part of the Mississippi Museum of Art鈥檚 鈥淎rt Across Mississippi: Twelves Exhibitions, Twelve Communities,鈥 a statewide series of exhibitions featuring works by regionally acclaimed artists, past and present.
鈥淭he museum鈥檚 collection of art is made more valuable every time Mississippians have encounters with it,鈥 said Betsy Bradley, MMA director. 鈥淲e are excited to share how, during the past 200 years, artists have helped us see our hometowns and each other with new eyes and increased sensitivity to the beauty around us.鈥
The 鈥淎rt Across Mississippi鈥 exhibition series serves as a precursor to 鈥淧icturing Mississippi, 1817-2017: Land of Plenty, Pain and Promise,鈥 a landmark exhibition of more than 175 works of art interpreting the state鈥檚 rich artistic legacy over two centuries. Part of the MMA鈥檚 Annie Laurie Swaim Hearin Memorial Exhibition Series, the exhibition will be on display this Dec. 9-July 8, 2018, at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson.
The MSU exhibition and related events are organized by the university鈥檚 Department of Art, home to the Magnolia State鈥檚 largest undergraduate studio art program.
For more exhibit information, visit . Lori Neuenfeldt, the MSU art department鈥檚 gallery director, also may be contacted at 662-325-2970 or LNeuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu.
The Department of Art is part of MSU鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design, which can be found online at .
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