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.
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!
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.
From the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League’s (BREDL) Podcast where they discuss environmental issues that are right in our backyards. Topics include coal plants, fracking,
In May of 2024, the Jupiter Performance Studio was in residence iterating and sharing a new work: The Sipp Culture Sojourn
Sipp Culture, Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center, and Community Advisory Group officially launched HOMEGROWN UTICA to celebrate the rich legacy of rural self-determination and artistic voice in the Utica community.
The team at Sipp Culture, would like to publicly say thank you to Noah White, our outgoing Farm Manager at the Sipp Culture Community Farm. Noah will be heading back to Georgia this spring to manage his own land and farming operations. We are really proud and excited for his next journey and also sad that he is leaving so soon.
Joining Wallace’s multiyear arts initiative launched in 2021, Sipp Culture will to explore how artists can serve as, and also support, community health workers to enhance the health and wellness of the rural Black community of Utica.
On February 17th, Sipp Culture Community Farms was privileged to host the 99th gathering of the Alliance of Sustainable Farms for the Alliance Field Day.
Members from the Artist at Work support staff, Kecli Baker and Scout Eisenburg, traveled for ten days through the Delta making connections and learning about the work of the organizations participating in AAW in the Delta Region.
Sipp Culture Co-Directors Carlton and Brandi Turner are utilizing approaches that allow safe interactions.
Artists At Work (AAW) is a workforce resilience program designed to support the rebuilding of healthy communities through artistic civic engagement. Conceived as a public/private
“One of the most rewarding projects of 2021 was also one that pushed us to stretch our creativity and skills the most.” Guest Writer Ennis Carter, Director of Social Impact Studios shares the story of the new Sipp Culture website.
Sipp Culture is partnering with THE OFFICE performing arts + film in NYC to implement Artists At Work (AAW) in the Delta region in early 2022.
The latest updates on how Sipp Culture supports artists in Mississippi and across the South. Updates on RPPL Artists, Alumni Artists in Residence, and innovative new Artists At Work program.
Congratulations to one of the first Sipp Culture Artists in Residence Ambrose Murray for being featured in the online art magazine Galerie!
In October, the first of 11 RPPL artists arrived in Utica for their on-site experience. Learn more about Artists-in-Residence Annette Hollowell & free feral and Community Impact Artist Christina McField.
