The Valley Is Strongly Represented At MS Museum Of Art Invitational
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DAVE’S WORLD
By David Howell
The Mississippi Museum of Art’s 2023 Mississippi Invitational exhibition got underway Saturday with some big news for Water Valley. Panola Street resident and artist Adrienne Brown-David was awarded the Mississippi Museum of Art Biennial Jane Crater Hiatt Fellowship, a grant of up to $20,000 awarded to one artist in the invitational.
A total of 15 artists from across the state were invited to participate in the invitational. Out of the 15, three are Water Valley artists – Brown-David, James Kane and Taylor Loftin.
Admittedly I am far from an expert on art, but I can share some information about the Invitational.
The exhibits can be viewed through September 17 at the Mississippi Museum of Art. The museum is located at 380 South Lamar Street in downtown Jackson and is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. It is also open on Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m.
And a little more information from an earlier press release – this year’s Mississippi Invitational works were selected by guest curator Katie Pfohl, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The art in the Invitational reflects on the theme “Gulfs Among Us,” which confronts a world marked by social, political, cultural, and geographic divisions. The artwork in this exhibition responds to a series of ever-widening gulfs: between people and communities, humans and the environment, and our interior and exterior selves.
Now you know the basics, and I will be reaching out to Brown-David for a story about her fellowship and her work. That’s a huge honor, and guess what?
This is the second biennial in a row that a Water Valley artist has won. Do you know who won it last time? (Hint: she writes a weekly column for the Herald).
