The Hattiesburg Arts Council Announces the 2026 Emerging Artists Exhibition
Submission deadline via email is October 29, 2026 - once selected eligible submissions must be delivered to the Hattiesburg Cultural Center on Wednesday, November 4th or Tuesday November 5th between 11am-3pm
Please submit 3 to 5 images of your artwork completed within the last year in a JPEG format at 72dpi and no wider than 1240 pixels.
Include a list of submitted work with the title, price, or NFS (20% of all sales will go to help support HAC). All work should be labled and ‘ready to hang’ with one wire across the back - no saw-tooth hangers will be accepted.
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SCHOOL(if applicable)
The Hattiesburg Arts Council’s 2026 Emerging Artists Exhibition will be held Saturday, November 14 from 3pm-5pm at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center located at 723 N. Main Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 featuring a performance by the Hattiesburg High School Resonance directed by Gary McCullum
Supported by the Mississippi Arts Commission, City of Hattiesburg, and Forrest County
Some of the Mississippi Landscapes paintings by South Mississippi artist John Carvalho in the exhibit on display at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center through Saturday, June 27, 2026.
The Mississippi Landscape Painting Exhibition showcases the beauty and diversity of the state's natural scenery through the eyes of South Mississippi artists Karen Bennett, Hattiesburg Arts Council board member Susan Busby and John Carvalho. The exhibit features a wide array of artwork from serene riverbanks and rolling hills to vibrant sunsets and dancing forests. The exhibit is presented in partnership with FestivalSouth, with support from Forrest County and the Montague Fund for the Arts. For more information, visit FestivalSouth's Mississippi Landscape page.
The exhibit is on display through Saturday, June 27. Open gallery hours are from 11 am to 3 pm Thursdays in June. Closing reception is from 5:30 pm to 7 pm Thursday, June 25 at the Hattiesburg Cultural Center, 723 N. Main St.
The reception will be followed by an American Classic concert featuring the FestivalSouth Piano Trio with Theresa Sanchez on piano, Marta Szlubowska on violin and Romina Monsanto on cello. The concert is a ticketed event, which starts at 7:30 pm Thursday, June 25, at the Cultural Center. Tickets are $30 adults, $10 children, available on the FestivalSouth website, American Classic. You can also visit the American Classic page for more information about the concert.