
Copiah County MSA Dancers Receive Prestigious Apprenticeships
What It Means to Be Part of Fini Dance Junior Company Faith Alford and Eydi Kitchens, both of Crystal Springs and Seniors in the Dance program at The Mississippi School of theRead More...

Visual Art Students Capture 87 Awards in Scholastic Art Competition
The Visual Arts Department at Mississippi School of the Arts recently received 87 total Scholastic Art awards in the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Mississippi Regional Competition. Nineteen Gold Key awards willRead More...

MSA Students Capture 153 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, under the guidance of John Kelly Shelburne (instructor) were recently awarded silver keys and honorable mention in the 2025 Scholastic Art and Writing Regional Competition. The competition isRead 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...
Community Events / Showcases
2025 Scholastic Art Gold Key Award Exhibition
Feb 8, 2025 - May 10, 2025 • Mississippi Museum of Art
Feb 8, 2025 - May 10, 2025 • Mississippi Museum of Art
"Beyond the Watershed" Book Signing by Dr. Nadia Alexis
Apr 26, 2025 • Wild Fox Coffee/Dog Ear Books
Apr 26, 2025 • Wild Fox Coffee/Dog Ear Books
Student / Campus Events
Guest Artists & Residencies
Recent guest appearances...
Michelle Gibson - Guest Artist Residency (Feb 20, 2025)
Dr. Kristina Marie Darling - Virtual Masterclass (Feb 19, 2025)
Stephen Phillips - Guest Artist Residency (Feb 10, 2025)
Ezekiel Andrew McCall - Guest Artist Residency (Feb 10, 2025)
Maximus Wright - Guest Artist Residency (Feb 6, 2025)
Jalen (Jamar) Gilbert - Guest Artist Residency (Feb 3, 2025)
Antonio Fini - Guest Artist Residency (Feb 3, 2025)
Crockett Ward - Masterclasses (Oct 28, 2024)
Dimitri Reyes - Virtual Masterclass (Oct 8, 2024)
Dr. Nickie Floyd - 2024 Commencement Speaker (May 23, 2024)