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JSU invites Creative Arts Festival submissions

JSU invites Creative Arts Festival submissions

The at Jackson State University invites proposals for papers, presentations and panels from 花秀直播 State students and others for its ninth-annual Creative Arts Festival, which will be held April 10-11 at the JSU Student Center.

While the theme of the conference is 芒聙聹Margaret Walker: This Is My Century,芒聙聺 the organizers welcome proposals from high school, undergraduate and graduate students on any topic. The submission deadline is March 13. Proposal submissions should be 250-500 words and should fit in one of the following four categories:

-- Poetry/Spoken Word: 5- to 7-minute presentations in original storytelling and poetry.

-- Visual Arts: up to three pieces of artwork in any media with 5- to 7-minute presentations.

-- Written: 8- to 10-page essays with 15- to 20-minute presentations.

-- Performing Arts: 5- to 7-minute dance, musical and theatrical presentations.

In the case of panel proposals, please submit the names of the participants and the moderator and a brief synopsis of the panel芒聙聶s topic and of the individual paper proposals.

To submit a proposal, please send a document in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF to mwa@jsums.edu.

For more information, please contact the Margaret Walker Center at mwa@jsums.edu or 601-979-2055, or the conference coordinators, Helen Crump at helen.j.crump@jsums.edu or Robert Luckett at robert.luckett@jsums.edu.

Additionally, this year芒聙聶s festival will feature a keynote address from award-winning poet activist/activist poet Nikky Finney and the installation of a Toni Morrison Society Bench by the Road.