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…
Visual Arts Senior, Aarah Mayor, Selected as 2023-2024 STAR Student
Aarah Nicole Mayor, a senior visual arts student from Greenwood, Mississippi, has been named STAR Student at Mississippi School of the Arts for the 2023-2024 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC)Read More…
Visual Students Receive Nearly 100 Regional Scholastic Awards
Mississippi School of the Arts celebrates the visual arts department for capturing numerous Scholastic Visual Aarts awards in the 2024 Regional Scholastic Art Competition. The department received ninety-nine awards in this year’sRead More…
National Park Service Recognizes Art by MSA Visual Alum, Kwasi Butler.
Chrystian Butler of Brandon, Mississippi, better known as Kwasi, was recently featured with artwork in the official art collection of the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, Mississippi. KwasiRead More…
MSA Student Receives Nearly $3 Million in College Scholarship Offers
“Make the effort to apply and don’t be scared to branch out” – Herron Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) Visual Arts Senior, Taylor Herron, has received a total of $2,765,347.00 inRead More…
7 National Award Winners Emerge from Mississippi School of the Arts
Two art departments can celebrate national gold and silver medal recipients. The Visual Arts and Literary Arts departments claimed seven students to the honors received in the 2023 National Scholastic Art andRead More…
Worth Novinski Named STAR Student for 2023
Worth Novinski has been named STAR Student for the 2022-2023 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) for Mississippi School of the Arts. Star Students are selected on the basis ofRead More…
MSA Visual Artists Receive 135 Scholastic Awards in 2023 Competition
Mississippi School of the Arts celebrates the visual arts department for capturing 135 Scholastic Visual Aarts awards for the 2023 Regional Scholastic Art Competition. The department continues to excel in the creativeRead More…
Alexis McGrigg Returns to High School as a Guest Artist
Alexis McGrigg, an MSA visual arts 2007 graduate, recently presented to a group of junior and senior students while on campus as part of the Guest Artist Residency program. The two-day stayRead More…
Photo Dark Room Transformed into Digital Arts Lab
Dark room film processing was once the trend in visual arts. The 21st century introduced high-quality digital photography using software-based cameras to capture life in tiny pixels and eliminated the need forRead More…
MSA Campus Welcomes New Mural by Michael Roy (Birdcap)
Michael Roy, a 2005 graduate of the Visual Arts program at Mississippi School of the Arts, was recently welcomed back to campus to paint a large mural on the bridge walkway ofRead More…
Visual Artist, Brandy Land Johnson, Joins MSA Faculty
Brandy Land Johnson will join MSA as a new visual art teacher this fall. She is a native of Brookhaven and a long-time art teacher in our community. She holds a Bachelor’sRead More…
MSA Raises Funds to Help Children in Ukraine
The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) students, staff and family with support also from the community, raised $1,000. To help the children of the Ukraine through “Save The Children”. The organizationRead More…
5 Students Receive Congressional Art Awards; 1 Piece Headed to Washington
Mississippi School of the Arts will be represented for 1 year at the United States Capitol. That’s due to Worth Novinski’s piece, “Barber Shop,” winning the overall art contest for MSA’s CongressionalRead More…
Nisa Gildea and Taylor Herron Receive National Gold Medals in Visual Arts
Two junior visual art students at the Mississippi School of the Arts received Gold Medal awards in the National Scholastic Art & Writing competition. Nisa (Milo) Gildea, a visual arts student fromRead More…
Visual Art Students Receive 35 Scholastic Gold Key Awards and More
The Mississippi School of the Arts’ Visual Arts Department has racked up awards for the 2022 Mississippi Regional Scholastic Art Competition. In an email sent to MSA faculty by Maurice Calvert, oneRead More…
MSA Welcomes New Visual Arts Instructor to Faculty
The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) welcomes Brittany Horne back to campus as the newest addition to its teaching staff. Brittany, a 2007 graduate of MSA’s Visual Arts Program is nowRead More…
Abrielle Carnathan Named MSA’s 2021 STAR Student
Abrielle Carnathan of Tupelo, has been named STAR Student at The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) for the 2020-2021 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC) M. B. Swayze Foundation,Read More…
MaryRhea Waterloo Chosen as an Illustrator for Albright College Production
MaryRhea Waterloo, a visual arts senior at the Mississippi School of the Arts, was chosen as one of 54 art illustrators from around the world to help bring the visual elements toRead More…
Students Receive Honors in Regional Scholastic Art & Writing Competitions
The Mississippi School of the Arts congratulates junior and senior artists for their awarded achievements in the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Regional Competition. The works of theses talented young artists receivingRead More…
Sonia Matrick Receives Overall Award in Congressional Art Compeititon
Several students at Mississippi School of the Arts captured awards at the 2020 Mississippi Congressional Art Competition, sponsored by Congressman Michael Guest. The event is held each year, highlighting the artistic talentsRead More…