Join us Saturday, May 16, 2015 for a full day of novice through advanced classes including lunch, refreshments, vendors, raffles, door prizes, fun and fellowship.
Guest Artists: John and Karen Keane of Shreveport, Louisiana on mountain dulcimer, Native American flute and percussion.
To register as an attendee or as a vendor: email mcqueen8998@bellsouth.net or call 601-528-1663 or 601-716-6761. Sponsored by Pine Hill Dulcimers (On Facebook: Pine Hill Dulcimers & Friends).
Join us for “Prime Time Family Reading Time”, a six-week reading program for adults and their lower elementary age children (ages 6-10). Parent/caregivers and children ail enjoy award winning books presented by a storyteller and discussion leader on topics such as fairness, courage, and dreams. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:00pm at the Community Arts Center at MGCCC on 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/24, 4/7, 4/14. Contact Shugana Williams at 601-928-6259 for more information. This program is provided by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Mississippi Humanities Council. Local sponsorship is by MGCCC and the Friends of Stone County Libraries.
The Literacy Celebration will be March 23, 2015, at 3:30 pm at the Wiggins Library. We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss bday with storytelling, activities, face painting, birthday cake and free Seuss books for children pre-k through 2nd grade! Come and celebrate. This program is being sponsored through a generous grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
The SCAC thanks all of you for your support of the Building Creative Economy Assets Conference. In one word, the event was Priceless! Thanks SCAC, MGCCC, SCEDP and the MS Development Authority. Pictures are available at the end of this article.
Daisha Walker and Kelly may be asking for our help for Pine Hill Day March 20-22, 2015. Thanks to them (and for others) for volunteering to help make the SCAC visible at the Pine Hill Celebration.
The next SCAC meeting is at the VAC: March 24th, 5:30 pm. Also, don’t forget Artist Sherry Carlson’s water color flower workshop March 28, 2015 from 9 until noon. Contact 601-928-6298 for more information and to register.
February 21, 9AM-12noon – Funky Fish Workshop with Kelly Spacht
February 24, 530PM, Visual Arts Center – SCAC Monthly Meeting
February 26, 9AM-4PM – Building Creative Economy Assets
March 24, 530PM, Visual Arts Center – SCAC Monthly Meeting
March 27, 830AM-230PM, Community Arts Center – Fabric Arts Workshop with Marcus and Stone High Students at the Community Arts Center; We need 5-7 volunteers to assist. Please contact Kathryn Lewis klewis23@yahoo.com.
March 28, 9AM-12noon – Watercolor Flowers with Sherry Carlson
April 11, 9AM-4PM – Suncatcher Workshop with Daniel Calcote
For further information contact Sandra Cassibry 601-928-6298.
Join us for the Fabric Arts Show at the Community Arts Center on the Perkinston Campus of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College through February 2015.
Join the Stone County Arts Council at the Community Arts Center on the Perkinston Campus for the Fabric Arts Show featuring the “Stone County Community Quilt” on January 27th at 6:00 pm. In addition to the “Quilt”, Fabric Art pieces from participants in the Quilt journey will be on display. This opening is open to the public so join us! The Pine Hill Dulcimers will perform at 6:30 pm.
Coming Workshops:
For further information regarding workshops or to register, contact President Sandra Cassibry at 601-928-6298.
Mark your calendar for January 27, 2015 at 6 pm at the Community Arts Center on the Perkinston Campus! The Stone County Community Quilt will be on site along with a Fabric Arts Gallery Show featuring students, community leaders and artists who participated in the creation of the Community Quilt.
If you have a fabric art piece/quilt that you would like to show please contact Sandra Cassibry at 601-928-6298 by January 22nd to let her know the size and number of pieces you have available. This event is sponsored by MS Gulf Coast Community College and the Stone County Arts Council.
Award winning Storyteller, Fabric Artist, and Author Diane Williams presented “The Historic Journey of African American Quilters” on November 7, 2014 in Wiggins, Mississippi. This program was sponsored by the MS Humanities Council.
Diane then lead Community Teams through the creation of a “Stone County Journey/Art Quilt” on November 8th. The SCAC sponsored this event. Below are photos of the Community Teams and their work.
Stone County Arts Council 