Imagination
Join us at Utica Wellness Weekend: August 28-29, 2026
Get ready for a refreshing and uplifting in-person experience at the Utica Wellness Weekend!
August 18, 2026
Get ready for a refreshing and uplifting in-person experience at the Utica Wellness Weekend!
Saturdays: July 25, August 8 & 22, September 5 & 19
This week, the Sipp Culture administrative team took a day to go out to Hattiesburg, MS to assist RPPL (Rural Performance/Production Lab) artist, Bailey Hutchison and her dad with the construction of an A-frame glamping tent on their farm.
We opened one year ago today – thank you to everyone who has helped make this dream a reality!
Sipp Culture Co Director Carlton Turner was recently invited to write an article in The Mad Agriculture Journal! “The Art of Feeding a Community” explores the process of rebuilding community through farming, culture, and collective care.
Congratulations to ’24/’25 RPPL Artist-in-Residence A.J. Haynes on her Grammy win!
A new mural titled “Justicia” from Christopher Windfield’s TBD Fund Grant Recipient project “The Magnolia Experience” was recently covered by WLBT!
We are incredibly grateful to the RPPL Artists and Advisors who joined us for our first In-person RPPL Artist Convening.
This Fall, Sipp Culture is sponsoring Back Porch Thursdays at the Utica Institute Museum with a series of arts & culture public events for the community.
Thank you to RPPL Visiting Artist Bailey Hutchison (also known as Mecca X), who recently wrapped up their stay at Sipp Culture!
Check out these photos of recent RPPL Visiting Artist Bailey Hutchison (also known as Mecca X) during their tour of Utica!
We were thrilled to welcome Bailey Hutchison (also known as Mecca X) for their RPPL Visting Artist stay this week! Here’s what they had to say about their arrival
Thank you to RPPL Artist-in-Residence A.J. Haynes, who just wrapped up her stay at Sipp Culture! Here’s what she had to say about her residency…
Check out these photos of RPPL Artist-in-Residence A.J. Haynes during her recent tour of Utica!
We’re excited to welcome A.J. Haynes for her RPPL Artist-in-Residence stay! Here’s what she had to say about her arrival: A.J. is an interdisciplinary, interdependent,
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.
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.
Hey Big Head is a documentary that captures the spirit of HBCU Homecomings—where alumni return to reconnect, celebrate, and relive unforgettable college moments. While the
RISE + THRIVE: Utica, MS is a cinematic documentary series that visually explores the resilience and creativity of entrepreneurs in Utica, Mississippi. Through intimate interviews
Communion is a public art and storytelling project that explores the cultural, historical, and spiritual connections between Mississippi and the African diaspora through food. This
Skin Blüm: The Beauty of Being from Here is a documentary project that explores beauty as a cultural language in south Mississippi. Through intimate interviews,
Día de Muertos parade with art, music, ofrendas, and community celebration in downtown Hattiesburg. Héctor Boldo, Jaqueline González Wooton, and Tom Boldo are a multidisciplinary
FACET is an audio/visual live improvisation, inundating audiences with projections from America’s attention-grabbing news culture nested in a dense soundscape of disparate musical genres mixed
My love of inclusive representation, cultural celebration, and storytelling is reflected in the mural series The Magnolia Experience. Each mural emphasizes resiliency and heritage showcasing
“The Seed You Sow” is an immersive art installation and community experience in Jackson, MS that fuses agriculture, mental wellness, and cultural storytelling to promote
This week, ElderShare successfully prepared 116 pounds of fresh greens to 20 Utica residents, featuring swiss chard alongside mustards and collards.
ElderShare provides weekly deliveries of fresh produce to Utica residents aged 60 and over.
Stories Shared by Jonathan Trimble and Robin Carraway – Sipp Culture Community Farm is a place of peace, team work, development, learning and growth.
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.
