Category: SCAC-Events

Upcoming Event Reminders

  • September 15: Stone County Arts Council (SCAC) meeting is at 5:30pm followed at 6:30pm by a stained glass assemblage workshop (cross/dragonfly);
  • September 19: 9am-3pm; Debra Ballinger Basic Pencil Drawing;
  • October 10: Funky Fish with artist Kelly Spacht has been rescheduled for this date for 9am-3pm;
  • October 20: Stone County Arts Council meets at  5:30pm followed at 6:30pm by a  “Home” Canvas painting workshop with Sandra Cassibry.

To sign up for any of the workshops, please call Sandra Cassibry at 601-928-6298. Most 1/2 day classes are $30 members and $40 non-members and full day classes are $60 for members and $75 non-members.

All meetings and workshops are at the Community Arts Center on the Perkinston Campus unless other wise noted.

Debra Baldinger to Conduct Pencil Drawing Workshop September 19, 2015

Pencil Drawing Workshop 9/19/2015
Pencil Drawing Workshop 9/19/2015 with Debra Baldinger

Debra Baldinger Workshop 9/19/2015

SCAC 2015-2016 Workshop Schedule

2015-2016 Workshop Schedule
2015-2016 Workshop Schedule

Hester Bass and the “Secret World of Walter Anderson”

On August 20, 2015, Stone County students and citizens “enjoyed the journey opening the door to literacy” with award winning Author Hester Bass and the “Secret World of Walter Anderson.” Thanks to our sponsors and partners Stone County Economic Development Partnership (SCEDP), Stone County School District, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston Campus and Fine Arts Department, Friends of Stone County Libraries, the Stone County Arts Council, and the Pine Belt Libraries.

Stone County Students
All elementary students and middle school students attending Bass’presentation received an autographed copy of the “Secret World of Walter Anderson.”
Honorary Tomcat!
Laura Butler makes Bass an honorary Tomcat.
Heather Bass at book signing at the Wiggins Library.
Author Hester Bass at the book signing at the Wiggins Library.
Artist Elizabeth Huffmaster donates
Artist Elizabeth Huffmaster donates “opening the door to literacy” celebrating Walter Anderson.
Opening the door to literacy.
Opening the door to literacy.

Emily Sumrall Receives Statewide Arts Integration Award

9th grade Stone High English teacher Emily Sumrall has been awarded the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education, “Thad Cochran Arts Integration Award”. The award was presented at the Mississippi Arts Commission’s Whole Schools Institute at the Riley Center in Meridian, Mississippi, on July 14, 2015.
“Some may think it a little unusual for an English teacher to include and connect fabr

Emily Sumrall
Emily Sumrall

ic arts, visual arts, and mosaic tile artistry to their daily curriculum. Emily knows her students need to be actively engaged in the content studied. For example,  creating a community quilt to better understand the passion for community included in the student’s literature was a natural transition.” says Kathryn Lewis.

Ms Sumrall is proud to be part of a School District that supports her teaching style and is honored to represent Stone High and her students in receiving this award.

Save the Dates!

July 28th, 12 noon, lunch @ Wiggins Senior Citizens Center – Stuart Rockoff, Executor Director of the Mississippi Humanities Council shares information and grant opportunities during his visit to Stone County! RSVP to EDP- 601-928-5418.

July 30th, 5:30 pm @ Wiggins Train Depot – Reading of the rough draft of Stone County’s Centennial Play with playwright Tonya Hays.
August 20th, 6:00 pm @ Wiggins Library – Book signing and presentation by Hester Bass, author of The Secret World of Walter Anderson.
We need your support for these incredible opportunities. For further information, contact Kathryn Lewis: 228-697-4504.

Pallet Workshop

The arts are for everyone! Alexander Hardware in Wiggins recently offered a free pallet workshop for a “ladies” night out! Great food, great ideas and free pallets for all.

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From Page to Stage

Join us for “From Page to Stage” – Sharing Your Community’s Voice. This event is presented by writer/director/actress Tonya Hays, artistic director of the Nationally Award Winning Wings program at the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center.

Where: Community Arts Center, Perkinston Campus- MS Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston, MS

When: June 20, 2015, 9-noon.

Friends and Family are invited to a brown bag lunch performance at noon. This program is in partnership with MS Gulf Coast Community College, the Stone County Telling Trees Project, Stone County Economic Development Partnership, and Festival South. This program is open and free to the public and is of special interest to citizens who are interested in story gathering and telling.

For additional information contact Tonya Hays – phone: (228-860-6336) or Kathryn Lewis – phone 228-697-4505.

Dedication of Community Banners and Mosaic Tile Benches

Please join us Monday, May 18th at 6PM in the cafeteria of Stone High School for the dedication of the latest additions to the “Murals of Stone County”, our Community Banners and the Mosaic Tile Benches (click link to the article about these wonderful benches).

The banners were created on March 27, 2015, with award winning quilter Marcus Weekley. The banners celebrate Stone County’s 100 years! Thanks to our sponsors: Bank of Wiggins, Betsy and Otis Rowell, Friends of Stone County Libraries, and the Stone County Arts Council in partnership with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and the Stone County School District.

Mosaic Tile Concrete Benches

Emily Sumrall’s 9th grade students from Stone High School recently spent two days with mosaic tile mural artist Elizabeth Veglia and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) arts instructor Sandra Cassibry creating mosaic tile concrete benches celebrating Stone County’s heritage plants and animals.

Project sponsors include the Bank of Wiggins, Betsy and Otis Rowell, the Friends of Stone County Libraries, the Stone County Arts Council, MGCCC, and the Stone County School District. We thank everyone for their support.

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