Mississippi Arts Commission

Guest host Julian Rankin (Walter Anderson Museum of Art) visits with painter and visual artist Jerrod Partridge from Ocean Springs. They talk about Jerrod’s recent artist residency at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum and his current project documenting the shrimpers on the Gulf Coast.

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Audio clip description: Jerrod discusses his practice of depicting everyday scenes and objects in his paintings.

Video description: Video for Mississippi Arts Hour featuring painter and visual artist Jerrod Partridge. The video displays Jerrod Partridge's name alongside Mississippi Arts Hour branding while an audio clip plays of Partridge discussing his artistic process and his interest in finding beauty in everyday, often overlooked objects and scenes.

MPB - Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
Jerrod Partridge

Last Friday, community members gathered in downtown Vicksburg to celebrate the unveiling of 'In the Key of Freedom,' a new interactive public sculpture in Washington Street Park.

Public art has the power to tell stories, spark conversation, and strengthen connections between people and place. The Mississippi Arts Commission is proud to have supported this project through the Public Art in Community Grant alongside the Heritage Guild of Vicksburg and Warren County, the Levitt Foundation, the Maddox Foundation, Visit Mississippi, Mississippi Main Street, the Mississippi Humanities Council, and the Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center. This grant through MAC was made possible through support from the Mississippi Legislature.

Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing this exciting new addition to Vicksburg's cultural landscape to life!

Video description: Highlights from the public unveiling of Vicksburg's newest public art installation. Community members gathered to celebrate this exciting addition to the city's cultural landscape and the artists whose vision helped bring it to life.

Heritage Guild of Vicksburg & Warren County
Levitt Family Foundation
Maddox Foundation
Mississippi Main Street Association
Mississippi Humanities Council
Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center
Visit Mississippi