We are so thankful for the wonderful attendance at the November 1st reception for “I’m Still Here: Documenting James Meredith” by Suzi Altman. What an honor to hear from James Meredith, and what a privilege for us to shelter Suzi Altman’s photographs in the Great Room through November 17. View more pictures by visiting Instagram […]
JESS COOLEY is our 2020 Barksdale Award winner! Jess has won $5,000 to travel the Chiquitanía in Bolivia on motorcycle. The Chiquitanía is an arid forest in eastern Bolivia that serves as Bolivia’s natural barrier against global warming, and recently suffered devastating fires as did the Brazilian Amazon and the Australian bushlands. From August to October […]
Clarksdale, MS native Yasmine Malone (SMBHC 21) contributed to a feature in The New York Times called This Is 18, which shows pictures of what it’s like to be an 18-year-old in various parts of the world. Yasmine photographed Madison Justice, a Clarksdale resident, who is a teen mother and hopes to earn her G.E.D. […]
YOU’RE INVITED! The University of Mississippi will host an exhibition of previous unseen material on the May ’68 French student and labor protests featuring 40 images from photographer Philippe Gras and a 2-part documentary by filmmaker Dominque Beaux. The exhibition, entitled Au cœur de Mai 68, is a collaboration between the association des Amis de […]