TIM PRATT
In a little building off North Jackson Street, not far from Garrard Road, Linda Wade moves with ease around the new home of Main Street Arts.
In one room, six pottery wheels sit in a line near the window; in another, local artwork hangs in a gallery; in yet another, tables and circular saws form a workshop area.
The 2,500-square-foot building functions as a gallery and work space for local artists, but also as an art school for local youth and adults.
This spring, the Starkville Area Arts Council issued partial scholarships to 12 local youth who will attend art classes this summer at Main Street Arts, which relocated from downtown Starkville to North Jackson Street in January. The Arts Council gave scholarships worth $60 to $75 to the students to help pay for the six-week, $95 class. The students and/or their guardians must pay for the remainder.
The youth class will cover everything from painting and drawing to print-making and other activities, Wade said.
“With kids, we try to offer as many different media as we can so they will truly enjoy, understand and appreciate art,” Wade said.
Starkville Area Arts Council scholarship chair Paula Mabry was thrilled to give young artists the opportunity to enhance their skills at Main Street Arts and other art schools around the country. The Arts Council gave $1,000 scholarships to four Starkville teens who will attend schools throughout the Southeast.
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