{"id":90283,"date":"2020-07-26T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=90283"},"modified":"2020-07-26T16:30:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T21:30:12","slug":"black-culture-celebration-mural-design-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/black-culture-celebration-mural-design-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Sons &#038; Friends of Junior Kimbrough Call for Designs by Mississippi Artists in a Black Culture Celebration Mural Design Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are you an artist?  Do you like to draw, paint, graffiti?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Paint_Hut_Insta.jpg?resize=640%2C802\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90287\" width=\"640\" height=\"802\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/kimbroughcottonpatchsoulbluesfestival.com\/\"><strong>https:\/\/kimbroughcottonpatchsoulblue<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/kimbroughcottonpatchsoulbluesfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>sfestival.com\/<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Winners Submissions:<\/span><\/strong><br>The winning designs will be used as a proposal for a finished mural to be painted on the walls of <strong>The HUT<\/strong>, an <strong>American Legion <\/strong>maintained by beloved <strong>Holly Springs<\/strong>, <strong>Mississippi<\/strong>, resident<strong> Mr. David Caldwell.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create a painting, drawing, or graffiti. Any medium on paper, cardboard, canvas, etc.  8&#8243; x 11&#8243; or larger. On the back of submission include your name, address, and phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Contest Guidelines:<\/strong><\/span><br>Create a picture that contains images of paradise, comfort, and joy.  It can be a rainbow, or the sun, a cotton flower, family member, a smile, a tag.  The picture can tell a story.  That is the decision of the artist.  Looking to show US YOUR STYLE. Show out! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-26-at-11.57.59-AM-1.png?resize=586%2C420\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90541\" width=\"586\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-26-at-11.57.59-AM-1.png?w=525&amp;ssl=1 525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-26-at-11.57.59-AM-1.png?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><figcaption>Photo from Sons &amp; Friends of Junior Kimbrough<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Contest Eligibility:<\/span><\/strong><br>Mississippi Resident<br>Any age<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Judges:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mr. David Caldwell<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Aikei Pro&#8217;s Record Shop<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Ms. Marie Underwood<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Friends of Graceland Too<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Deadline for submission is <strong>August 20, 2020<\/strong>.  Please deliver your submission to David Caldwell at Aikei Pro&#8217;s Record Shop at<strong> 125 North Center Street <\/strong>or The Hut at <strong>475 West Valley Avenue<\/strong> in Holly Springs, Mississippi.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">African American Folk Art Tradition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Juke Joints were a common gathering place for African Americans to get together and socialize; a place where great music was created and performed, delicious food cooked and served, the newest fashions worn, and lots of dancing going on. Good times had and lifetime memories made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Juke Joints were a safe haven for Black people to meet as a group in public without fear of judgement or punishment. Never turned away, welcomed during a time in American history when Black Americans were not allowed into white establishments. During the era of Jim Crow, Juke Joints flourished in America, and so did American Black music.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Juke Joint environment is responsible for nurturing the incredible and unique American art form called the Blues.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-25-at-12.35.52-PM-1.png?resize=597%2C456\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90286\" width=\"597\" height=\"456\"\/><figcaption>Photo from Sons &amp; Friends of Junior Kimbrough<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditionally, these Black-owned establishments were decorated strikingly with bright colors, crude patterns, hand painted signs, and murals. Images of paradise were popular themes depicted in the decor of Southern Juke Joints.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coconut tree, a tropical island, a beach, mountains, and sunset are classic examples of recurring themes of joy represented in the imagery.  Visions of felicity, relief, and renewal coupled with hypnotic music and fabulous food. A good cheap time, Juke Joint was a piece of heaven, a temporary escape from troubles of everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Brought to you by:<\/span><\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kimbroughcottonpatchsoulbluesfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Son and Friends Junior Kimbrough<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Y<span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">o<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">ur Host:<\/span><br>Robert Kimbrough Sr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sponsored by:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Holly Springs CDC<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Kimbrough Cotton Patch Soul Blues Fest<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>FANCY!<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Friends of Graceland Too<\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kimbroughfest.com\">kimbrough<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kimbroughfest.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">f<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kimbroughfest.com\">est.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/fancymag.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>fancymag.com<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-07-25-at-12.34.07-PM.png?resize=640%2C416\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90284\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an artist? 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