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April 7, 2023

ÐÔÀÖÔ° CC art students win in state competition

The Raymond Campus Art Department selected 23 2-D works and five ceramics pieces for the show. Eight other community colleges participated in the 2023 MCCAIA.
BY: Cathy Hayden
Photography: BRAD SMITH

Above: Brianna Williams of Brandon won Best in Show for her Ricardo Marble.

Several ÐÔÀÖÔ° art students won awards in the Mississippi Community College Art Instructors Association competition held at Northwest Mississippi Community College. One student, Brianna Williams of Brandon, won Best in Show and a first place. Two other students won first place awards.

ÐÔÀÖÔ° student awards include:

Ceramics Category

First place: Brianna Williams of Brandon – Ricardo Marble
Third place: Darby Phillips of Raymond – Decay Inder Extravagant Circumstances
Honorable Mention: Kalia Bradshaw of Jackson – Gloria

Painting/Mixed Media Category

Honorable Mention: Rowan Hays of Madison- Dripping Forms

Photography Category

First place: Inya Kirkland of Pearl – Mommy’s House
Second place: Hayley Lambert of Brandon – Montana Stranger
Third place: Michelle Russell of Jackson – Knots or Burls?

Printmaking Category

First place: Paris Lenoir of Philadelphia – Patriarchy

Best in Show

Brianna Williams of Brandon – Ricardo Marble

Other students selected for the 2023 MCCAIA competition include Lily Belle Cole of Clinton, Catherine Dean of Raymond, Tremond Ellis of Vicksburg, Ava Estes of Flora, Jamarion Gipson of Jackson, Olivia Hellings of Jackson, Lydia Jarrell of Fulton, Mike’la Nelson of Jackson, Jamiah Smith of Byram, Nathanael Smith of Jackson, Fakeyra Thomas of Fayette and Karina Trejo of Clinton.

These works are currently in the Marie Hull Gallery as part of the Annual Fine Art and Graphic Design Student Exhibit, which ends April 27. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon on Friday.

Photo: Angie Foote

RAYMOND – ÐÔÀÖÔ° Hi-Steppers have been named for 2024-2025.

They are, front, from left, Denver Jackson of Jackson, Zoe Irving of Jackson, Alexis Marts of Flowood, Amia Lewis of Byram, Cheyenne Cornelius of Clinton, Malayah Evans of Newton County, Erin Lollis of Byram, Skylar Boyd of Jackson and Jayda Graham of Flowood; back row, Alexis Malone of Clinton, Ciera Pruitt of Gulfport, Olivia Broadwater of Pearl, Chloee Haley of Clinton, Rylan Liles of Vicksburg, Chloe McHann of Clinton, Cori Turner of Jackson, Reaghan Miller of Clinton and Jakayla Brown of Utica.

The group has a new director, Beka King of Pearl. She is only the third director in the 75-year history of the Hi-Steppers. She herself was a Hi-Stepper from 2013-2015 and, during her sophomore year, she was captain of the team.

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