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Exhibits

The Exhibits page is a new initiative to expand the programming offered on the Mississippi Folklife platform. This section is home to online exhibits and essay series based on special projects curated by the Folk and Traditional Arts Program at the Mississippi Arts Commission.

Select an Essay Series below:

2023 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Brian Beckham + Martha Scarborough

Brian Beckham + Martha Scarborough
Katie Clark + Sarah Rose Govero 

Katie Clark + Sarah Rose Govero 

I Ain’t Lying Magazine

I Ain’t Lying: Volumes 1-4

I Ain’t Lying: Volumes 1-4
I Ain’t Lying: Volume 5

I Ain’t Lying: Volume 5

2022 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Eric Deaton + Kody Harrell

Eric Deaton + Kody Harrell
Rhonda Blasingame + Brenda Davis

Rhonda Blasingame + Brenda Davis
Sammy Long + Craig Killens

Sammy Long + Craig Killens

Mississippi’s NEA National Heritage Fellows

B.B. King

B.B. King
Otha Turner

Otha Turner
Jack Owens

Jack Owens
Elder Roma Wilson

Elder Roma Wilson
Hystercine Rankin

Hystercine Rankin
Cedric Burnside

Cedric Burnside
R.L. BOYCE

R.L. BOYCE

Folklife and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi

A Note from the Editors

A Note from the Editors
An Artist Yet: The Possibility of M.B. Mayfield

An Artist Yet: The Possibility of M.B. Mayfield
All We Have Are Our Memories: Bobby Whalen and Art in the Civil Rights Movement

All We Have Are Our Memories: Bobby Whalen and Art in the Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs: Reflections on the B. B. King Blues Cotton Sack

Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs: Reflections on the B. B. King Blues Cotton Sack
Doris Derby: The Lifework of an Activist and Artist

Doris Derby: The Lifework of an Activist and Artist
Generational Courage

Generational Courage
Jerry Jenkins on the Djembe, an Instrument for Education and Uplift

Jerry Jenkins on the Djembe, an Instrument for Education and Uplift
Keeping the Civil Rights Movement Alive: Black Spring Break

Keeping the Civil Rights Movement Alive: Black Spring Break
The Mule Train Collection

The Mule Train Collection
The Sunflower County, Mississippi Civil Rights Reunions

The Sunflower County, Mississippi Civil Rights Reunions
Victory Day in Port Gibson

Victory Day in Port Gibson
Willie King’s “Struggling Blues”

Willie King’s “Struggling Blues”
“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”: Ancestral Quilting for the Future

“Hands Up, Don’t Shoot”: Ancestral Quilting for the Future

2020 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Baba Asante Nalls + Carolina Whitfield-Smith

Baba Asante Nalls + Carolina Whitfield-Smith
Earl “Little Joe” Ayers + Libby Rae Watson

Earl “Little Joe” Ayers + Libby Rae Watson
Robert Kimbrough, Sr. + Benjamin DuPriest

Robert Kimbrough, Sr. + Benjamin DuPriest
Robert Pickenpaugh + Brian Newman

Robert Pickenpaugh + Brian Newman
Sammy Long + Dustin Barrick

Sammy Long + Dustin Barrick

2021 Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Garry Burnside + Beverly Davis

Garry Burnside + Beverly Davis
Kenny Brown + Andrea Staten

Kenny Brown + Andrea Staten
Phillip Rollins (DJ Young Venom) + Jalisa Keyes

Phillip Rollins (DJ Young Venom) + Jalisa Keyes
Rhonda Blasingame + Cassandra Stovall

Rhonda Blasingame + Cassandra Stovall
RL Boyce + Kody Harrell

RL Boyce + Kody Harrell