In today’s episode, we speak with musicians Queen Iretta and Johnnie B. Queen Iretta was born in Tunica and moved to Chicago where she met Johnnie B, whose family was also from Mississippi. In today’s conversation, these musicians share how Mississippi hospitality brought them back to our special state.

To celebrate our exhibition "A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration," this podcast explores conversations with Mississippians on both sides of the Great Migration: those that left and those that stayed. This weekly limited series dives deep into how the U.S. has evolved due to this historical phenomenon that saw more than six million African Americans leave the South. Food, music, and literature are just a few of the topics to be highlighted. Brought to you by the Mississippi Museum of Art, in partnership with the Mississippi Arts Commission and Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

Committed to honesty, equity, and inclusion, the Mississippi Museum of Art is a leader in engaging art, artists, and participants in the critical work of reckoning with the past, connecting with each other in the present, and envisioning a future without division.

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Leslie Barker talks with Alehandro Wooten (Alē), visual artist and Executive Director of the Hattiesburg Arts Council. Alehandro discusses the power of the arts in communities, what it means to be accessible for everyone, and upcoming Hattiesburg Arts Council events.

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Portrait by Traci Stover

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To celebrate our exhibition "A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration," this podcast explores conversations with Mississippians on both sides of the Great Migration: those that left and those that stayed. This weekly limited series dives deep into how the U.S. has evolved due to this historical phenomenon that saw more than six million African Americans leave the South. Food, music, and literature are just a few of the topics to be highlighted. Brought to you by the Mississippi Museum of Art, in partnership with the Mississippi Arts Commission and Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

In today’s episode, Monique talks with Mississippi chefs Nia Minard and Enrika Williams. Nia spent her childhood in Yazoo City, where she learned the importance of Southern food, including fish frys, collard greens, and pimiento cheese. Enrika is a West Point native who’s family taught her how food brings communities together. In this conversation, that is sure to leave you hungry, both chefs share how food keeps them connected to Mississippi, archiving family recipes, and what effect food has on our community and our memories.

Committed to honesty, equity, and inclusion, the Mississippi Museum of Art is a leader in engaging art, artists, and participants in the critical work of reckoning with the past, connecting with each other in the present, and envisioning a future without division.

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Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet and Mississippi Review editor Adam Clay joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about inventing new forms, being a little reckless, and how writing poetry is like long-distance running.

A resource for teachers and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Podcast-Supplement_Clay.pdf

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Larry Morrisey talks with Nicholas Ciraldo, a classical guitarist from Hattiesburg and director of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Guitar Studio. Ciraldo talks about how he first got interested in classical guitar, how the style of playing is different from folk and other guitar styles and how he used the funds from a recent Arts Commission fellowship to help him work on digital and remote partnerships during the pandemic.

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To celebrate ther exhibition "A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration," this podcast explores conversations with Mississippians on both sides of the Great Migration: those that left and those that stayed. This weekly limited series dives deep into how the U.S. has evolved due to this historical phenomenon that saw more than six million African Americans leave the South. Food, music, and literature are just a few of the topics to be highlighted. Brought to you by the Mississippi Museum of Art, in partnership with the Mississippi Arts Commission and Mississippi Public Broadcasting.

In this episode, hear from Mississippi authors Ralph Eubanks and Kiese Laymon. Born in Mount Olive, and a graduate of Ole Miss, Ralph’s books explore our state’s landscape and history. Kiese is a Jackson native whose writing focuses on race and family. In this incredibly open conversation, both authors share family stories, what keeps them connected to Mississippi, and what effect our special state has had on their writing.

Committed to honesty, equity, and inclusion, the Mississippi Museum of Art is a leader in engaging art, artists, and participants in the critical work of reckoning with the past, connecting with each other in the present, and envisioning a future without division.

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Sarah Story speaks with Jessica Bell Brown and Ryan N. Dennis, co-curators of the exhibition A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration, opening at the Mississippi Museum of Art on April 9. Co-organized by the Mississippi Museum of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art, this major exhibition will unveil newly commissioned works by 12 of the most acclaimed African American artists working today, examining the profound impact of the Great Migration on the social and cultural life of the United States. Ryan N. Dennis is MMA’s Chief Curator and Artistic Director of the Museum’s Center for Art and Public Exchange and Jessica Bell Brown is BMA’s Associate Curator of Contemporary Art. The MMA and BMA will also create a range of digital assets, including an upcoming podcast series, tied to the exhibition.

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Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet and librarian C.T. Salazar joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about the words that have value to us, reading aloud, and why he’d like to hang out with a grizzly bear.

A resource for teachers and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Podcast-Supplement_Salazar.pdf

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Leslie Barker talks with Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at the Mississippi University for Women, Julia Mortyakova. Julia recently received a MAC Performing Arts Fellowship for Piano. She is particularly passionate about giving women composers a platform. She speaks about the Music by Women Festival of which she is the founder and director.

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Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, former Mississippi Poet Laureate Beth Ann Fennelly joins host and current Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about poetry as time travel, the magic of memorization, and really good desserts.

A resource for teachers and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Podcast-Supplement_Fennelly-.pdf

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