The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council working with community groups is tackling the reuse of an industrial space in to a community art space. The project calls for transforming a 1928 industrial building into a public green space and community center to provide access to the arts to rural Mississippians. The green space will provide a public park while the building is transformed from an industrial site into a space of educational programs, free art, and classes. The goal is to clean and transform the empty lot into a green space with art. Remove the industrial equipment and clean the building for use as a community space for the arts. Renovate the space to provide classrooms, gallery space, and performance space for local artists and community residents to participate in the arts.
The
Yoknapatawpha Arts Council has been selected as a finalist for a $20,000 award in the 50 States for Good program sponsored by
Tom's of Maine. Tom's of Maine receives thousands of submissions for this program. They have selected just 41 groups to consider as finalists. The Yoknapatawpha Arts Council's project to renovate the
Powerhouse Community Arts Center is the only organization in Mississippi that was selected.
