Welcoming RPPL Artist-in-Residence A.J. Haynes!
We’re excited to welcome A.J. Haynes for her RPPL Artist-in-Residence
Main Street Farmers Market: Summer Season 2025
Main Street Farmers Market Summer season 2025 has been a place to learn about our community’s food system, support our local growers, and enjoy fresh and healthy food. This year, the Sipp Culture team, along with the Main Street staff, added a new addition to the farmer’s market by inviting local vendors of all varieties to bring their products to the Utica community.
Sipp Culture Hosts Intercultural Leaders
In the summer of 2025, Sipp Culture hosted the second in-person intensive for the Intercultural Leadership Institute’s cohort of ILI Year 6 Fellows, Partners & guests.
Apply Now: Lead Server/Steward – Main Street Cultural Center
We are looking for a competent Lead Server & Steward to take charge of the front of the house (FoH). You’ll be the face of our restaurant and responsible for our customers’ experiences.
Apply Now: Dishwasher & Utilities – Main Street Cultural Center
We are looking for a Dishwasher & Utilities individual to join our kitchen staff and maintain cleanliness around our facility.
Apply Now: Line Cook – Main Street Cultural Center
We are looking for a professional Line Cook to work alongside our Lead Cook.
Apply Now: Lead Cook – Main Street Cultural Center
We are looking for an experienced and qualified Lead Chef to organize the kitchen’s activities.
Summer Update from the Rural Routes Design Lab + Studio
Recently, the Rural Routes Design Lab + Studio hosted a Universal Workshop that serves as an entry point to the lab. Building on this energy, we’re launching the Rural Routes Radio series on YouTube!
Main Street Cultural Center Grand Opening Weekend: May 2nd-4th, 2025
The Main Street Cultural Center is officially open! From Friday, May 2nd to Sunday, May 4th, the Grand Opening Weekend had community members filing the space with excitement and joy.
Sipp Culture Announces Rural Routes Design Lab + Studio for Mississippi Artists + Cultural Organizers
The Rural Routes Design Lab is a new program of the Mississippi Center for Cultural Production (Sipp Culture) that fosters a model of partnership where artists, creators, and cultural organizers learn from and with Sipp Culture and their peers from across Central Mississippi.
Prepared with Care: 116 Pounds of Freshness for Utica
This week, ElderShare successfully prepared 116 pounds of fresh greens to 20 Utica residents, featuring swiss chard alongside mustards and collards.
ElderShare: Bringing Freshness to Utica’s Seniors
ElderShare provides weekly deliveries of fresh produce to Utica residents aged 60 and over.
Spring Highlights at the Sipp Culture Community Farm
Stories Shared by Jonathan Trimble and Robin Carraway – Sipp Culture Community Farm is a place of peace, team work, development, learning and growth.
Holtzclaw Farmer’s Conference
Sharing knowledge and conversation at the Annual Holtzclaw Farmer’s Conference held at Hinds Community College, Utica Campus. Here are a few moments shared with the Sipp Culture staff.
Sipp Culture Celebrates Main Street Cultural Center in Utica with the National Black Food and Justice Alliance
On Sunday, March 30, Sipp Culture welcomed the National Black Food and Justice Alliance and friends to the Main Street Cultural Center in Utica.
Apply Now: Server/Steward 2 – Main Street Cultural Center
We are looking for a competent Server & Steward to take and deliver orders. You’ll be the face of our restaurant and responsible for our customers’ experiences.
A Successful Plant Sale and Open House: From Seed to Celebration!
On Saturday, March 22nd, we celebrated the start of our 2025 annual plant sale and welcomed visitors to an open house tour of our organization’s new addition at the Main Street Cultural Center.
Hear Carlton Turner on the “In Our Backyard” Podcast
From the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League’s (BREDL) Podcast where
RPPL Artists for 24/25 Announced
Meet the 16 artists for 2024/25 who will be supported through the Rurual Performance Production Lab (RPPL). Artists in Residence, Visiting Artists, and Next Up Artists will all develop their work through the program.
Homegrown Utica Festival Brings the Arts & Health Together
As part of the national 2024 “Arts for Every Body” One Nation One Project, Sipp Culture joined Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center and other Utica leaders to launch Homegrown Utica Fest on July 27th.
