Stone County continues its Centennial Celebration and the Mississippi Bicentennial by adding four more sets of Garden poles to honor our culture, heritage and the arts! In addition to the Centennial poles in place at Jack’s Hardware, the Bank of Wiggins, and the Stone County Enterprise, additional poles will be added for the Stone County Economic Development Partnership, the Stone County Arts Council, Stone County Libraries and Mississippi Bicentennial Poles at the Stone County Centennial Mural. Partnerships include the Stone County Arts Council, Bank of Wiggins and the Friends of Stone County Libraries. These additional poles are “an official bicentennial project made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council, through support from the Mississippi Development Authority.”Pictured: Graphic Artist Jeff Jones
Category: SCAC-News
After Retirement…Art – It’s a Journey
The Stone County Arts Council and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Perkinston Campus, are sponsoring “After Retirement…Art – It’s a Journey” featuring Alabama artist Marilyn Ammons. The Gallery Opening will be August 30 in the Malone Fine Arts Building from 6:00-8:00 pm with the Gallery Talk at 6:30 pm.
Refreshments will be served and the Opening is free and open to the public.
Ammons will return to Stone County on September 10, 2016 to present an abstract landscape workshop. The workshop will be 9 am-3pm at the Community Arts Center, Perkinston Campus, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. “How to Paint Abstract Landscapes.” Class is limited to 15 students. Cost is $75 (Members) or $90 (non-members). All supplies furnished to start and possibly finish 1-3 pieces. Bring your lunch.
Register for the workshop by calling Sandra Cassibry at 601-928-6298.
Stone County Centennial Mural
The Performing Arts Workshop for Grades 1-12
Happy 100 Stone CountyJune 20-24, 2016
Were you born to entertain? Do you love performing in front of an audience? If the answer is yes, this is the camp for you! Come join us as we rock out this summer to hits from Broadway and famous music artists in a performance sure to be a smash hit.
Under the direction of Performing Arts Director, Daisha Walker, participants will explore the basics of performing [singing, dancing, and acting]. FOR 27 YEARS WE HAVE OFFERED AN OUTLET FOR CHILDREN TO SHOWCASE AND EXPAND THEIR TALENTS!!!! Let your little star shine with us this summer as we help them find their genius. This workshop is sponsored by the Fine Arts Department of MGCCC, Perkinston Campus and the MS Arts Commission.
Registration: June 20, 2016: 8:30 a.m. [morning session] 12: 45 p.m. [afternoon session].
Cost: $80.00 per half day participants
*Students going into 4th grade may participate in both sessions for $150.00
*Siblings attending the workshop receive a $10.00 discount after the first child
(1st child – $80.00 and 2nd child – $70.00). Due to the limited number of participant spots, a $25.00 non-refundable deposit is required per participant.
Schedule: Morning Session [1-4th] begins at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 12:00 noon.
Lunch for 4th graders attending all day begins at 12:00 and ends at 1:15 p.m.
Afternoon Session [5th-12th] begins at 1:15 p.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m.
Students should be dropped off and picked up in Malone Hall Lobby, Perkinston Campus.
Breaks/Lunch: Refreshments are provided (please inform us of any dietary restrictions). If the participants are attending morning and afternoon sessions, they may bring a drink and sack lunch. A supervised lunch period will be provided between 12:00 and 1:15 p.m.
Limitations: Workshops will be limited to 50 participants per session – first come, first-serve basis.
Exhibits: The participants will perform their show for the community at 7pm on Friday, June 24, 2016
Scholarships: There are a limited amount of full and ½ scholarships available. We need a letter from an instructor or youth counselor demonstrating both the financial need and benefit for the child to be considered for the scholarship.
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P.A.A.W. – Application/Pre-Registration
Due to limited space and number of participants, a $25.00 non-refundable deposit is required. The $55.00 balance is due by 6/20/16. Checks should be made payable to MGCCC and mailed to: Performing Arts Workshop, MGCCC, Malone Hall, P.O. Box 548, Perkinston, MS 39573. For more information, please call Daisha Walker at 601- 928-6289 or 228-669-9747 or email: daisha.walker@mgccc.edu.
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_______ 4th grade attending morning & afternoon sessions 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $150
_______ Half Day Performing Arts Grades 1st – 4th (8:45a.m. to 12 noon) $80
_______ Half- Day Performing Arts Grades 5th -12th (1:15 p.m. to 4:30p.m.) $80
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We Gather Together
The Centennial Mural Journey Begins
Mural artist Elizabeth Veglia (left) and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC) Fine Arts Chair (right) Sandra Cassibry begin celebration of Stone County’s Centennial. The mosaic tile mural will be dedicated May 10, 2016, and is supported by a grant from the Heritage Foundation and the Stone County Economic Development Partnership (SC EDP).
Veglia, Cassibry, and MGCCC art students are working with mural architect Rusty Ryals and the SC EDP Centennial Committee on this significant project.
Creative Economy Workshop Scheduled
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Betsy M. Rowell 601-550-5699
Creative Economy Workshop Scheduled
Wiggins, MS—The Stone County Economic Development Partnership is planning for their second annual Creative Economy Workshop, scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 2016. The day-long program is being hosted at the Community Arts Center on the Perkinston Campus of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. On-site registration begins at 9 a.m. the program kicks-off at 10 a.m. and concludes at 3 p.m. Cost to participate is $10.
We have an outstanding agenda for the day, speakers from across the state will share information on a variety of resources available to small communities. Representatives from MS Arts Commission, MS Main Street Assoc. and others will be in attendance. Mississippi’s creative economy employs more than 60,000 people in job sectors ranging from design to culinary arts, museums and heritage. Most important, the concept is creating a buzz across the state and is generating excitement in small towns that now see new opportunities they may not have considered, new ways to generate, attract and keep jobs. Taking advantage of our county’s cultural and creative resources can both stimulate the local economy and lay the foundation for future growth and stability.
Lunch is being prepared for us by the award-winning Stone High School Culinary Arts students. You may register at: scedp@stonecounty.com
The Stone County Economic Development Partnership is organized under the general laws of Mississippi as a not-for-profit, public corporation authorized by the Mississippi State Legislature in 1999. The organization plays a vital role in providing one voice to local business owners and those looking to locate in Stone County.
Betsy M. Rowell, Executive Director
Stone County Economic Development Partnership
115 Hatten Avenue East
P.O. Box 569
Wiggins, MS 39577
Cell: 601-550-5699
Office: 601-928-5418
Fax: 601-928-6469
www.stonecounty.com
Free Little Library Houses
The Friends of Stone County Librariesis proud to sponsor “Free Little Library Houses” in our public and school libraries and features local artists. The “Seuss House” was designed and built by the Stone County Prisoners and painted by Stone County Artist Kelly Spacht. This library is located at the Stone Elementary School and offers books to children. A book exchange is recommended but not required!
Artist Debra Baldinger recently presented a drawing class through the Stone County Arts Council!
The next SCAC workshop is “funky fish” with Artist Kelly Spacht on October 10th. For more information about workshops, to register or meetings, call 601-928-6298.
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.
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