FestivalArt & Locales
FestivalFibers
June 3 - June 24
Downey Gallery at University Baptist Church
3200 Arlington Loop, Hattiesburg, MS
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Rainbows and Tornadoes: The Mystical World of Branch
June 1 - August 31
Eureka School
410 E 7th St, Hattiesburg, MS
An art exhibit featuring the work of Alfred Branch. This collection will feature illustrations from a book written and illustrated by Branch as well some of his artwork centered in nature. Branch was born in New York, NY to Afred C. and Mildred Holder Branch in 1932. He was educated in NYC with a natural gift to draw and paint in differing media. He and his wife Raylawni moved to MS in the late 80’s. Branch drew in pen and ink, lithographic pencil, and paints in oils, watercolor and pastels.
Make Your Mark: Mississippi High School Drawing Exhibition
June 1 - August 31
Southern Miss Gallery of Art and Design
George Hurst Building on Southern Miss Drive
An art exhibition of drawings made by high school students from across the state of Mississippi.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday

Watercolor Works of Charles Ambrose and Favorites from the Collection
May 8 - August 25
Lucile Parker Gallery
710 William Carey Parkway, located in the center of campus
Together with the Sarah Ellen Gillespie Museum of Art on campus, William Carey University has the largest collection of art from Mississippi artists. Charles Ambrose was a teacher at Carey and a nationally recognized master of watercolors.
Available by appointment only.
Hattiesburg Pocket Museum
Open 365 days a week and 24 hours a day
An undisclosed alley in Downtown Hattiesburg
An attraction of the Hattiesburg Convention Commission, the Pocket Museum guarantees ever-changing “exhibits,” sometimes cute, sometimes weird, but always interesting! Discover Mississippi’s tiniest museum and explore the side streets, back alleys, dirt roads, and nooks and crannies of our city and state with wild abandon and unlimited curiosity…because you never know what’s around the next corner! hattiesburgpocketmuseum.com

Smith Drug Co.
Open Saturdays 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m.
604 Mobile Street, Hattiesburg 39401
Smith Drug Company was established in 1925 by E. Hammond Smith in the heart of the Mobile Street commercial district. It was an important source for medicines and everyday products such as perfumes, tobacco, razor blades, hair pomade, shoe polish and other domestic items. Also selling gum, candy and with a soda fountain, it was immensely popular among Eureka High School students. Step back in time to this incredibly restored historic landmark. historicsmithdrug.com

African American Military History Museum
305 E. Sixth Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
The African American Military History Museum bears witness to the service and sacrifice of the African American soldier beginning with the American Revolution through the modern-day conflicts of Desert Storm and the Global War on Terrorism. Hundreds of artifacts, photos, and unique displays fill the restored main hall, including one of the most complete sets of authentic Spanish-American War medals. Each item tells a story of pioneers such as Hattiesburg’s own Jesse L. Brown, America’s first Black naval aviator, and lesser-known heroes such as Ruth Bailey Earl, also of Hattiesburg, whose image and actions represented the more than 500 Black nurses who served during World War II. hattiesburguso.com
