To celebrate Mississippi\u2019s bicentennial year, the Mississippi Museum of Art is curating \u201cArt Across Mississippi: Twelve Exhibitions, Twelve Communities,\u201d\u00a0creating exhibitions from its collection for a dozen host venues across the state.<\/p>\n
Delta State University is taking\u00a0part by hosting \u201cHome and Away: On the Road with Marie Hull,\u201d a selection of work by famed Mississippi artist Marie Hull.<\/p>\n
Hull had a special connection to Delta State\u2019s art department and its former chair, Malcolm Norwood. She donated 75 works of art to the university, including a number of her own paintings and pieces\u00a0from her personal collection, which became the foundation for the department\u2019s permanent art collection.<\/p>\n
“Home and Away: On the Road with Marie Hull” brings together a series of paintings created during Hull\u2019s travels. The artist traveled widely throughout North America, as well as France, Spain and Morocco. She recorded her delightful impressions of the places she visited in her sketches, 67 of which she left to the MMA.<\/p>\n
From this trove of private treasures, the museum has selected 30 sketches for the exhibition. The work provides a unique glimpse into the creative process of one of Mississippi\u2019s greatest artists.<\/p>\n
Representatives from the MMA will be present to answer questions about the artist, as well as the bicentennial program. The exhibition will remain on view until July 27. Summer gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n