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...
Literary Artists Receive Spring 2024 Writing Competition Awards
Mississippi School of the Arts recently recognized Literary Art students for receiving writing competition awards in the state. Additionally, two students will have their poems published in the American High School PoetsRead More...
MSA Announces SHOW US YOUR BEST, MISSISSIPPI! 2024 Contest Winners
Mississippi School of the Arts has announced the winners of the 2023-2024 “Show Us Your Best, Mississippi!” art contest. Students statewide were invited to participate in this competitive event. Mississippi’s schools shouldRead More...
Community Events / Showcases
Student / Campus Events
Guest Artists & Residencies
Recent guest appearances
Crockett Ward - Masterclasses (Oct 28, 2024)
Dimitri Reyes - Virtual Masterclass (Oct 8, 2024)
Dr. Nickie Floyd - 2024 Commencement Speaker (May 23, 2024)
Jay Marion - Guest Artist Residency (May 8, 2024)
Stephen Phillips - Guest Artist (May 3, 2024)
Abigail Bankson - Masterclass (May 3, 2024)