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.
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The Latest News!

Summer Scholarship Applications are NOW open!
 Visit the Art Education & Outreach page above. DEADLINE: APRIL 30, 2021!
CDAF 2021 Announcement!
Applications for Villages and Competitions open July/August. Subscribe to our newsletter for more updates.
25th Anniversary Cookbook​
Want to help us test recipes or edit stories? Want to Sponsors the cookbook (starts at $50). Email us and let us know! More details on the cookbook page.
Call for Submissions: AiPP Exhibit
Have you created any art during or inspired by recent events? Submit your work (any medium!) to this public art exhibit by May 28, 2021. Link to submit below!
NEW AiPP Exhibit!
Click the button below to learn more about our newest AiPP exhibit: Buzzy's Art Contest Winners Exhibitions.
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This is a 2 part show, on display in the Partnership Lobby AND and VAC.

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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?

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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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
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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.