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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...

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Community Events / Showcases

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

 
2025 ART CONTEST: Show Us Your Best, Mississippi! 
Nov 1, 2024 - Jan 13, 2025 • msabrookhaven.org

 
Vocal Music Matinee Musicale 
Dec 4, 2024 • Lampton Auditorium (MSA)

 
Visual Arts Winter Art Show 
Dec 5, 2024 - Jan 23, 2025 • Enochs Art Gallery (MSA)

 
Visual Winter Art Show Opening Night (Cancelled) 
Dec 5, 2024 • Enochs Art Gallery (MSA)

 
MUSICAL: "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" 
Dec 6, 2024 - Dec 8, 2024 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
2024 Devised Theatre Showcase 
Dec 10, 2024 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
2024 Media Arts Fall Festival Showcase 
Dec 12, 2024 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
2024 Vocal Music Winter Concert 
Dec 17, 2024 • Lampton Auditorium (MSA)

 
PREVIEW DAY 2025 - A tour of Mississippi School of the Arts 
Jan 25, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

 
'25 BHM Art Show Opening Reception 
Jan 30, 2025 • Enochs Art Gallery (MSA)

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

 
"Sweet Evenings" Cabaret by MSA Vocal Music 
Feb 21, 2025 - Feb 22, 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 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 Literary Arts Senior Showcase Schedule 
Apr 14, 2025 - May 12, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

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

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

 
2025 Media Arts Spring Film Festival Showcase 
May 8, 2025 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
MUSICAL: Spring Production 
May 15, 2025 - May 18, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

Student / Campus Events

 
Poetry Out Loud School Competition
Dec 9, 2024 • Enochs Black Box (MSA)

 
December 2024 Coffee House
Dec 16, 2024 • MS School of the Arts

 
January 2025 Coffee House
Jan 27, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

 
February 2025 Coffee House
Feb 24, 2025 • MS School of the Arts

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