By: Jim Beaugez on behalf of VisitHATTIESBURG The origins of rock and roll, the cultural and musical gift America gave the world, have never been in question. African-American musicians toiling in the fields of the Mississippi Delta, primarily, created the blues, its direct antecedent, and then developed rock and roll in juke joints along the […]
HATTIESBURG, MS (Jan. 23, 2024) – Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art, along with project partner Shows Dearman & Waits Inc., unveiled its first mural completed in 2024 today. Titled ‘Hattiesburg Horizons’, it can be found along Hardy Street at the gateway to downtown Hattiesburg. This is Hattiesburg’s 50th large-scale mural, marking the halfway point to its goal of […]
HATTIESBURG, MS (Oct. 27, 2023) – Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art (HAPA) joined Brighter Broadway, a Leadership Pinebelt group, to unveil the city’s latest mural. Part of an ongoing Broadway Drive revitalization effort, the new piece is titled ‘Essence of Happiness.’ It is Hattiesburg’s 48th large-scale, permanent mural. The Brighter Broadway initiative began through efforts […]
HATTIESBURG, MS (Oct. 11, 2023) – Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art has joined forces with a local clothing boutique UAL Apparel Liquidators to unveil the city’s newest mural. Located in the Hattiesburg Avenues, the fashion-forward design by Miami artist Ivan Roque adds a fashionable flair to the district. Titled ‘Be You,’ the art piece stands at […]
Read the full article here. +++ The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art – a program of Visit Hattiesburg – and the City of Hattiesburg are almost halfway to their goal of making the Hub City “The City of a Hundred Murals” with the recent unveiling of the city’s 46th mural, titled “Love Language.” The mural, which […]
Visit Hattiesburg and one of its programs, the Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art, recently took home two prestigious statewide awards from the annual meeting and awards luncheon of the Mississippi Main Street Association, held June 15 in Jackson
The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art’s 45th mural is the first to celebrate Hispanic culture.
HATTIESBURG, MS (June 13, 2023) – The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art continues to grow its public art footprint with the addition of a colorful original work titled ‘Noche de Encanto’ created by local artist Hector Boldo. Located at the intersection of Main Street and 7th Street in downtown Hattiesburg, the mural honors folkloric dancers and celebrations […]
Hopping a train hasn’t always been associated with fun and comfort in the Southern imagination: Riding the rails brings to mind scavenged suppers and a kerchief tied to the end of a stick.
