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MSA Students Capture 152 Mississippi Scholastic Writing Awards

Each year, students at Mississippi School of the Arts, as well as other schools across the state and nation, participate in the Scholastic Art and Writing competition. Thousands of submissions are juriedRead More...

Film Students Celebrate Mississippi Regional Scholastic Awards

Media Art film students were recently awarded silver keys and honorable mention in the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Competition. The competition is held each year to recognize the artistic talentsRead More...

Theatre Students Receive Cash Prizes at Tennessee Williams Festival

Theatre students at Mississippi School of the Arts recently returned with trophies and cash prizes won at the 32nd Annual Mississippi Delta Tennessee Williams Festival in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Congratulations to these studentsRead More...

Vocal Music Students Accepted into 2025 All-State Honor Choir

Several Vocal Music students recently auditioned for and were accepted into the 2025 Mississippi Association of Choral Director’s Association All-State Honor Choir SATB Ensemble. SATB Honor Choir Jazlyn Proby – Alto 1;Read More...

MSA Seniors Sweep 2024 William Faulkner Literary Competition

Mississippi School of the Arts congratulates literary seniors who recently swept all three of the winning spots in the WIlliam Faulkner Literary Competition. This marks the first time in the competition’s historyRead More...

Dr. Nadia Alexis Receives Mississippi Arts Commission Grant

Nadia Alexis of McComb, Mississippi has been awarded a $4,250 literary artist fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission. This fellowship is a portion of the more than $1.7 million in grants MAC awardedRead More...

4 Students Receive NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing Contest

Mississippi School of the Arts congratulates 4 junior students (Ava Buckley, Eydi Kitchens, Julia Landry, and Kendra Quarterman) by securing a designation for 2024 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing, given by theRead More...

MSA Student Filmmaker Builds Upon Learned Experiences

It has been six years since the first Media Arts class graduated from Mississippi School of the Arts. Hundreds of hours of planning, casting, directing, filming, sound recording, shot editing, and specialRead More...

BEST OF SHOW 2024 — MS 3rd Congressional District Art Contest

Two students of the Visual Arts Department were chosen as winners in Mississippi’s Third Congressional District Art Contest, sponsored by the office of Congressman Michael Guest. Kandace Tate, a senior from Jackson,Read More...

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Community Events / Showcases

 
MSA Class of 2027 Audition Season 
Oct 1, 2024 - Mar 1, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

 
2025 Black History Art Show 
Jan 30, 2025 - Mar 14, 2025 • Enochs Art Gallery (MSA)

 
Ezekiel Andrew McCall Community Arts Event 
Feb 11, 2025 • Lampton Auditorium (MSA)

 
Nic Stone Community Arts Event 
Feb 12, 2025 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
Stephen Phillips Community Arts Event 
Feb 13, 2025 • Enochs Art Gallery (MSA)

 
Michelle Gibson Community Arts Event 
Feb 20, 2025 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
"Sweet Evening" Cabaret by MSA Vocal Music 
Feb 21, 2025 - Feb 22, 2025 • Lampton Auditorium (MSA)

 
2025 Summer Camp Registration 
Mar 3, 2025 - May 2, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

 
MSA Dance Presents: 2025 Spring Dance Concert 
Mar 5, 2025 - Mar 6, 2025 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
MSA Theatre Presents: "The School for Scandal" 
Apr 3, 2025 - Apr 5, 2025 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
2025 Scholastic Writing Regional Awards Ceremony 
Apr 6, 2025 • Eudora Welty House & Garden

 
2025 Junior Informal Dance Showcase 
Apr 10, 2025 • Dance Studio (MSA)

 
2025 Visual Arts Senior Showcase Schedule 
Apr 10, 2025 - May 8, 2025 • Enochs Art Gallery (MSA)

 
2025 Scholastic Regional Art Awards Open House 
Apr 11, 2025 • Mississippi Museum of Art

 
2025 Literary Arts Senior Showcase Schedule 
Apr 14, 2025 - May 12, 2025 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
2025 Senior Informal Dance Showcase 
Apr 16, 2025 • Dance Studio (MSA)

 
Mississippi School of the Arts Grief Retreat 2025 
Apr 26, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

 
"Beyond the Watershed" Book Signing by Dr. Nadia Alexis 
Apr 26, 2025 • Wild Fox Coffee/Dog Ear Books

 
2025 Senior Dance Research Presentations 
May 1, 2025 • Dance Studio (MSA)

 
Nickelodeon THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL 
May 8, 2025 - May 10, 2025 • Brookhaven High School

 
2025 Media Arts Spring Film Festival Showcase 
May 15, 2025 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

Student / Campus Events

 
February 2025 Coffee House
Feb 24, 2025 • MSA Campus Library

 
2025 Awards Day Ceremony
Apr 17, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

 
2025 MSA Collegiate Academy Graduation
May 13, 2025 • Copiah-Lincoln Community College

 
2025 MSA Graduation Commencement
May 23, 2025 • Rea Auditorium (Copiah-Lincoln CC)

Guest Artists & Residencies

 
Ezekiel Andrew McCall - Guest Artist Residency
Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 11, 2025 • Vocal Music Arts

 
Stephen Phillips - Guest Artist Residency
Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 14, 2025 • Visual Arts

 
Nic Stone - Guest Artist Residency
Feb 12, 2025 • Literary Arts

 
Michelle Gibson - Guest Artist Residency
Feb 20, 2025 - Feb 22, 2025 • Dance Arts

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