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.
Annual Report FYE June 2020
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The Latest News!

SAAC Executive Director Update
Current ED, John W. Bateman is leaving SAAC to pursue an exciting chapter after accepting admission into the School of the Art Institute of Chicago MFA Writing Program. SAAC is actively searching for a new executive director.

Details and description of this opportunity are in the file below. 
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Time On Our Hands
Our next AiPP Exhibit of 2021 titled, Time On Our Hands, will be on display in the lobby of the Partnership starting Wednesday, July 7, 2021!  This exhibit will be on display until September 13, 2021, and available online until further notice.
Business Skills Workshop Survey
If you attended at least one Business Skills Workshop or Big Bad Business Series as part of SAAC's collaboration with Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, please fill out this quick survey!

As a thank you for participating, SAAC will issue one MasterClass Annual Membership All-access pass to each attendee who completes this survey! (Must be over 18). We're excited for you to start learning from the best!

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Applications for Villages and Competitions open July/August. Subscribe to our newsletter for more updates.
25th Anniversary Cookbook​
Want to help us edit stories? Want to Sponsors the cookbook (starts at $50). Email us and let us know! More details on the cookbook page.

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For ALL active SAAC and CDAF submission opportunities,  including Internships, Scholarships, CDAF Villages & Competitions, click on this link below!​
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Are you a potter, painter, photographer... or any other artist? Interested in a reading or a one-person show or submitting a mural?

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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101 South Lafayette Street, Suite 18
Starkville, Mississippi 39759
arts@starkvillearts.org
director@starkvillearts.org
662.324.3080
SAAC is sustained by donors and sponsors. Donations amounts are flexible and can be recurring. Learn more by clicking the button above.
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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!
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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.