Event to feature works of Natchez artists and photographers,
transportation provided for Natchez residents
By Roscoe Barnes III
Visit Natchez
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE64ESxvcpThfbqN5YLbYbG96bUvJnQpU8RC3DypqDcdE7Kf_62mQrxFasaycJ9VPwnFVjMfxrVeNUUIb2E2yGyk0PEzc5TIeWeAY_Q-E5A3F_r2GG-qlAqcVqrFHkzsBc36dJ7gIKTbcC6RuewOTBjmoJlmxB6r5nOODnnsgI8u5mYOxA6rwfe_fudL1/w400-h300/Joseph%20W.%20Johnson.jpg) |
Natchez artist Joseph W. Johnson is one of several artists whose work will be featured in the "Natchez Day" pop-up exhibition set for Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson. The event is organized by the museum in partnership with Visit Natchez. (Click on image to enlarge.) |
NATCHEZ, Miss. -- The Mississippi Museum of Art will
partner with Visit Natchez for “Natchez Day,” showcasing a pop-up exhibition
featuring the work of Natchez artists and photographers on Saturday, Aug. 3, at
380 S. Lamar St., Jackson, announced Andrea Donelson, the museum’s associate
director of communications.
The pop-up exhibition will run during the museum’s Access
for All: Free First Saturday featuring free access to special exhibitions,
thanks to the Art Bridges Foundation. This event is free and open to the
public. It will last from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Several local talents have been selected for the August
exhibition. They include artists Kate Lee Laird, Joseph W. Johnson, Debra
McNeal, and Darryl R. Anderson. Participating photographers are Ben Hillyer,
Ben Joiner, Katherine Parker, and J. Philip Larson.
“We are excited to partner with Visit Natchez and offer
the opportunity to bring Natchezians to Jackson to see the exhibition and
artwork from their local artists,” said Elisabeth Callihan, the museum’s
director of education.
Donelson said transportation will be provided for Natchez
residents who wish to travel to Jackson to see the exhibit. A minimum of 40
passengers are required for the transportation. Anyone interested must notify
Roscoe Barnes III, the cultural heritage tourism manager for Visit Natchez, at roscoe@visitnatchez.org. Deadline is
Thursday, July 25.
The artists and photographers are responsible for their
own transportation. Donelson said they will need to show up at least one hour
before the 11 a.m. opening of the exhibition.
The exhibition, a one-day event on the first Saturday of
August, is organized by the museum in partnership with Visit Natchez. Generous
support is provided by the Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All. Access for
All is a “three-year [$40 million] funding initiative that aims to increase
access to museums across America and foster engagement with local audiences,”
according to the Art Bridges website.
The Natchez exhibition pays homage to the works of Noah
Saterstrom, who has ties to Natchez. His exhibition, “What Became of Dr.
Smith?” is now shown at the museum. Saterstrom’s work has been described as a
large-scale, panoramic narrative painting.
His exhibition “envisions the life of
his great-grandfather, a traveling optometrist who, according to family
lore, disappeared in 1924,” according to museum officials.
“Saterstrom’s family is from Natchez and there are
several references to the place within his monumental painting,” noted
Callihan.
For more information on the “Natchez Day” exhibition,
contact Jasmine Williams, associate curator of Public Programs and Community
Engagement, at 601-965-9912; or Andrea Donelson, associate director of
communications, at 601-965-9934.
No comments:
Post a Comment