Why we're here

Created in 1996, the mission of the Starkville Area Arts Council (SAAC) is to build a strong, creative, connected community through the arts.

The Latest News....

FREE TEACHER CEU!
Thanks to Art for All Mississippi and a grant from the Kennedy Center, SAAC and the Columbus Arts Council are co-hosting a free 0.5 credit CEU for teachers! This will be an interactive, STEAM-oriented workshop via zoom on Saturday morning, November 7, open to ANY teacher, using a lesson plan for youth grades 3-8. SAAC will pay the CEU fee for Oktibbeha County-based teachers (CAC is doing the same for Lowndes County resident teachers). Enrollment limited to 30.​
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Annual Winter Showcase
Submissions for our upcoming AiPP exhibit are open NOW!
Deadline: October 31, 2020

Click here to view more details and submit!
New AiPP Exhibit!
Click here to go to our newest AiPP exhibit, (now VIRTUAL) Living in a Digital World: Mabbeline Nichols. More information on that page.

This show is virtual only!
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Drift, Jacob Crook

Past AiPP Show: The Light That Persists

Click here to check out the past AiPP show, The Light that Persists: Mississippi Artists in 2020 - SAAC Juried Exhibition.

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Art Activities & Artist Resouces during COVID-19
#StayAtHomeFestMS
Navigate over to the Grants Tab under Programs & Events for more details and to submit! 

ALL SUBMISSIONS NOW ONLINE! 

For ALL active SAAC and CDAF submission opportunities,  including Internships, Scholarships, CDAF Villages & Competitions, click on this link below!​
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Share your work!

Are you a potter, painter, photographer... or any other artist? Interested in a reading or a one-person show or submitting a mural?
SHARE YOUR WORK WITH SAAC!

Public Arts Calendar
Keep up with what's going down.

Welcome to our Public Arts Calendar! Dance, music, film, theatre, pottery, or more... we’ll post it here whether or not it’s a SAAC-sponsored event. Have something to add? Send the time, place, date(s), and link to any relevant website to arts@starkvillearts.org, and we’ll take a look. Please try to send us information two weeks in advance.

***PLEASE NOTE that event dates are subject to change, particularly in light of measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.***
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Our newsletter
Keep up with area arts news and events with our semi-monthly newsletter.
We need you - whether or not you're an artist! Our biggest 2 events (Art in the Park and Cotton District Arts Festival) require dozens of helping hands, so jump right in!
101 South Lafayette Street, Suite 18
Starkville, Mississippi 39759
arts@starkvillearts.org
director@starkvillearts.org
662.324.3080
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: SAAC is an equal opportunity organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, operation of programs, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for the public, all members of our staff, volunteers, vendors, and artist communities.