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SUMMARY:L.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation
DESCRIPTION:L.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation\nMarch 20 – June 14\, 2026\nAt the Mississippi Museum of Art \n  \n\nL.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the art and life of the self-proclaimed “Unusual Artist” Ms. L.V. Hull (1942–2008). Born in McAdams\, Mississippi\, Hull merged artmaking and the Southern art of “visiting” to craft a creative practice that allowed her to commune with her inner spirit\, her Creator\, her community\, and visitors from around the state\, region\, and world. Using found objects and paint and glue from Walmart\, Hull produced a vibrant\, immersive\, and evolving art environment at her home of 34 years in the small town of Kosciusko\, Mississippi. She adorned every surface and corner of her house\, front porch\, and garden with carefully arranged assemblages of everyday objects and signs\, often painted with her signature dot pattern. \nLove Is a Sensation will celebrate Hull’s legacy through selections from her vast creative output\, documentation of her home/studio environment\, ephemera from her personal archive\, and layered installations of her work. This exhibition is presented in partnership with the L.V. Hull Legacy Center\, a project of the Arts Foundation of Kosciusko in Kosciusko\, Mississippi\, which will present a parallel exhibition and related programming concurrently with Love Is a Sensation. \nBlack\, female\, and self-taught\, L.V. Hull represents a long tradition of rural Mississippi artists who work outside the mainstream artworld and who have been historically marginalized\, resulting in an incomplete account of American creativity and art history. Love Is a Sensation will contextualize Hull as an important Mississippi artist who was deeply rooted in community\, but also a creator engaged in the significant global tradition of placemaking. \nLove Is a Sensation will coincide with the Mississippi premiere of a documentary film of the same name by Hull’s friend\, Yaphet Smith\, who is also a core member of the team developing the L.V. Hull Legacy Center. The film offers an affectionate home movie portrait of Hull that complements the exhibition’s presentation of her work. \nL.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation is presented with support from Teiger Foundation\, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts\, Feild Co-Operative Association\, Mississippi Humanities Council\, Visit Mississippi\, and Visit Jackson.  \nAbout the L.V. Hull Legacy Center\nOpening March 2026\, the L.V. Hull Legacy Center will be a new visual arts campus in Kosciusko that includes L.V. Hull’s preserved home\, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2024. Hull’s home is the first home of a Black female visual artist to be included on the Register at the level of National Significance. Visitors to L.V. Hull: Love is a Sensation are encouraged to visit a corresponding exhibition at the Legacy Center that will focus on Hull’s relationship to place\, as well as the many people who united to support her during her lifetime and to preserve her legacy following her death in 2008. The Legacy Center provides additional opportunities for visitors to learn more about the full spectrum of Hull’s practice\, including her place in the rich cultural history of Kosciusko\, which is the birthplace of both civil rights activist James Meredith and cultural icon Oprah Winfrey. \nAbout the Curators \nRyan N. Dennis is Co-Director and Chief Curator at Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)\, where she has led major projects including Theaster Gates’s acclaimed The Gift and The Renege and the community-focused Rebirth in Action with Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy. Formerly Curator at the Mississippi Museum of Art\, she organized notable exhibitions such as Leonardo Drew: City in the Garden\, Betye Saar: Call & Response\, and the nationally celebrated A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration. She also co-curated the 2021 Texas Biennial and previously served as Curator and Programs Director at Project Row Houses in Houston\, collaborating with over 100 BIPOC artists and launching innovative residency and public art programs. Dennis holds a master’s degree in Arts and Cultural Management from Pratt Institute and is widely published\, lecturing and teaching on contemporary art and community-based practices nationwide. \nAnnalise Flynn is an independent curator and arts administrator based in Sheboygan\, Wis. Her current clients include the Kohler Foundation\, for whom she manages SPACES Archives–Saving and Preserving Arts and Cultural Environments\, the world’s largest repository of archival documentation related to artist-built environments; the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she teaches “Better Homes & Gardens\,” a survey dedicated to artist-built environments; and the Arts Foundation of Kosciusko and the Keysmith Foundation\, with whom she is working oh the preservation of the artist L.V. Hull’s home and legacy. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University and a master’s degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Art History\, Theory\, and Criticism. \nYaphet Smith is a screenwriter\, lawyer\, and documentary filmmaker based in Austin\, Texas. He is dedicated to enriching life through story\, with an emphasis on stories that reflect Black people’s full humanity. He is currently exploring the power of storytelling through the preservation and activation of the legacy of artist L.V. Hull. To this end\, he serves as the liaison with Ms. Hull’s estate\, President of the Keysmith Foundation (the steward of her historic home)\, and Vice President of Curation for the Arts Foundation of Kosciusko\, which is developing the L.V. Hull Legacy Center on Hull’s street. Smith is also the director of the forthcoming documentary\, Love Is a Sensation\, an affectionate one-hour home movie portrait of Hull and her quest to present a cherished work of art to blues legend B.B. King.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/l-v-hull-love-is-a-sensation/
LOCATION:Mississippi Museum of Art\, 380 South Lamar Street\, Jackson\, MS\, 39201
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SUMMARY:America250 Mississippi - Unvanquished Soil: A Year at Greenfield Farm
DESCRIPTION:Featuring selections from Thad Lee’s year-long documentary photography project\, Unvanquished Soil: A Year at Greenfield Farm explores the legacy of William Faulkner’s mule farm. A place once shaped by work\, community\, and the families who called it home\, now reclaimed by nature\, Greenfield will soon reemerge as the home of Greenfield Farm Writers Residency. Presented across multiple university venues\, including the Gammill Gallery at Barnard Observatory\, Unvanquished Soil opens in April 2026 at the University of Mississippi Museum. This official America250 project was made possible by a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council\, through support from the State of Mississippi.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/america250-mississippi-unvanquished-soil-a-year-at-greenfield-farm/
LOCATION:The University of Mississippi Museum\, 5th St. & University\, Oxford\, MS\, 38655\, United States
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260705
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SUMMARY:America250 Mississippi: Magee Chamber of Commerce America 250 Service Project
DESCRIPTION:The Chamber of Commerce in Magee along with all interested clubs\, organizations\, churches\, businesses and individuals will be collecting 250 items to donate to the Veterans Home to show appreciation for their part in our rich history.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/america250-mississippi-magee-chamber-of-commerce-america-250-service-project/
LOCATION:Magee Chamber of Commerce\, 117 1st Ave NW\, Magee\, MS\, 39111\, United States
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SUMMARY:America250 Mississippi - Story to Stage: America250
DESCRIPTION:SUMMER EXHIBIT\nOpen May 15 – August 15 \nStory to Stage is open this summer at the Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian! Designed to inspire young learners through storytelling\, history\, and interactive exploration\, the exhibit celebrates America’s 250th birthday while engaging children and families in meaningful\, hands-on learning experiences. Discover the American themes of bravery\, freedom\, home\, citizenship\, and generosity and perform American stories in new ways on stage! \nThe museum will be closed on May 25. \n\nFree for Members | $10/Person for Non-Members\nTickets Available Online or At the Door\nAccess to Summer Exhibit is included in General Admission Ticket
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/america250-mississippi-story-to-stage-america250/
LOCATION:Mississippi Children’s Museum – Meridian\, 403 22nd Avenue\, Meridian\, MS\, 39301\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mississippi Children's Museum - Meridian":MAILTO:meridian@mcm.ms
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SUMMARY:Spark! Places of Innovation exhibit in Utica 
DESCRIPTION:Spark! Places of Innovation exhibit in Utica\n \nJoin MHC in Utica for the Spark! Places of Innovation tour of Mississippi! \nMay 16-June 27\, 2026\nUtica Institute Museum at Hinds Community College Utica Campus \n601-885-7110 | uticainstitute.org\nExhibit hours: \nAcross 2026-2027\, the Mississippi Humanities Council presents Spark! Places of Innovation\, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring Utica\, Meridian\, Greenville\, Oxford\, Hattiesburg\, and Gulfport. Special thanks to our statewide sponsor\, Cadence Bank\, for making this possible! \nABOUT SPARK!:\nThe story of human history is written in inventions and innovations. Across our nation. And right here in Mississippi. Join us in 2026-2027 to catch a new Smithsonian traveling exhibit touring the state…and spark some new ideas of your own. \nSpark! uses photographs\, digital stories\, objects\, and interactive elements to explore the places\, people\, and circumstances that ignite innovation and invention in rural communities across our nation. The exhibit also offers a springboard for diverse local programming\, spotlighting the stories\, ideas\, and innovations of Mississippians — and a call to contribute to the future of the towns we call home.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/spark-places-of-innovation-exhibit-in-utica/
LOCATION:Utica Institute Museum\, 34175 MS-18\,\, Utica\, MS\, 39175\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Utica Institute Museum":MAILTO:info@uticainstitute.org
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SUMMARY:Clarksdale Culture Capital: The Return
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 5\, 2026 \nFriday belongs to the story with the Aint Film Festival. Before the music\, before the feast\, before the river – we start where it all begins: the screen. Tonight is about seeing ourselves told by ourselves\, in a place that has been the source of so much of the world’s culture. Welcome to Clarksdale. Welcome home. \nSaturday\, June 6\, 2026 \nSaturday is the heartbeat of The Return. Every street is a stage. Every conversation is building something. From a morning sound bathe on the river to live podcasts\, barbershop talks\, artist demos\, a curated dinner\, and a late-night DJ set — this is what it looks like when a community celebrates itself. \nSunday\, June 7\, 2026 \nThe Sunflower River runs through this town. Sam Cooke was born on its banks. Come to the water. Arrive with intention. A change is gonna come. \nA sound bathe opens the morning. Choir rises. Elders and the Clarksdale community speak. Then we take to the water — together in canoes and kayaks. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/clarksdale-culture-capital-the-return/
LOCATION:164 Delta Avenue\, Clarksdale\, MS 38614\, 164 Delta Avenue\, Clarksdale\, MS\, 38614\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Griot Arts":MAILTO:griotarts@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Speakers Bureau: "Music of the War Between the States\, 1861 to 1865"
DESCRIPTION:William Arinder presents “Music of the War Between the States\, 1861 to 1865.” \nMusic of this period played on the Appalachian Mountain dulcimer\, banjo-mier and wooden spoons. Period clothing worn. Audience may help play the spoons.
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/speakers-bureau-music-of-the-war-between-the-states-1861-to-1865-2/
LOCATION:Mississippi Final Stands Interpretive Center\, 607 Grisham St\, Baldwyn\, MS\, 38824-8541\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mississippi Final Stands Interpretive Center":MAILTO:msfinalstands@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:America250 Mississippi - America 250: Celebrate in Stone
DESCRIPTION:The Stone County Friends of the Libraries will commemorate the nation’s 250th birthday with “America 250: Celebrate in Stone” on Saturday\, June 6\, 2026 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. in Blaylock Park in Wiggins.Because the event falls on the anniversary ofthe Normandy landings\, the day will also include a brief D-Day remembrance ceremony with historical readings\, a moment of silence and recognition of local veterans.The event will also feature educational programming like historic readings\, a 1976 pop-up display\, student art and essay contests\, a community story booth\, a community celebration to open a 1976 time capsule\, and more family-friendly activities!The program will honor service and sacrifice while celebrating 250 years of American history and the community’s shared story.This event has been made possible by Friends of the Stone County Libraries\, the City of Wiggins\, Stone County\, the Mississippi Humanities Council\, the Golden Gals\, and the Pine Forest Regional Library System.**Stay late and join the Pine Hill Social after the time capsule is opened** \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/america250-mississippi-america-250-celebrate-in-stone/
LOCATION:Blaylock Park\, 100 3rd St S\,\, Wiggins\, MS\, 39577\, United States
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