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Gumtree Art & Wine Festival

Though the Gumtree Festival celebrated its 50th year in 2022, in one important way, it was a first. The longtime festival was rebranded last year. It’s now known as the Gumtree Art & Wine Festival.

The annual juried arts festival showcases visual and performing arts, and in 2022 festival planners added wine tastings and food pairings to the mix.

Hosted by the Gumtree Museum of Art, this year’s festival, in its 51st year, will be Mother’s Day weekend — May 11 through 14 in downtown Tupelo.

Not only will there be something for everyone at the festival, the population of the city will likely expand by more than 20,000, as art, music, wine and food lovers make their way to Tupelo to share in the fun and festivities.

Artists of myriad mediums will be on hand not only to sell their work but also to demonstrate how they create it. Also on tap are educational art activities, youth art award ceremonies, live music and entertainment, local food vendors, the Gumball Bash street party, a Mother’s Day jazz brunch and much more.

For a complete schedule of this year’s Gumtree Art & Wine Festival events, visit gumtreeartandwinefestival.com/events.

Southside Gallery Celebrates 30 Years

Oxford’s Southside Gallery at 150 Courthouse Square has for three decades been a space for local and regional artists. It has been owned since November 2002 by Vickie Cook, and her son, Wil, has been director since April 2004. Rod Moorhead and Milly West were the previous owners.

Since the fall of 1993, the gallery has exhibited the work of notable Southern artists. Presently, Southside represents local artists including Jonathan Kent Adams, Jere Allen, Brooke P. Alexander, Charlie Buckley, Adrienne Brown-David, Coulter Fussell, Blair Hobbs, Philip R. Jackson, Younok Jung, Thad Lee, Carlyle Wolfe Lee, Rod Moorhead and Jared Spears. The gallery also exhibits other artists from the Southeast.

“The gallery’s mission is to showcase

upcoming NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI festivals

BLUE SUEDE CRUISE

May 5-7 | Tupelo

COUNTY LINE MUSIC FESTIVAL

May 6 | Baldwyn

CORINTH COCA COLA CLASSIC 10K RUN

May 6 | Corinth

TUPELO ELVIS FESTIVAL

June 7-11 | Tupelo

COLUMBUS JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL

June 16-18 | Columbus

SAM MOSLEY FREEDOM FEST

June 24 | New Albany

SOUTHSIDE TOWNSEND BLUES FESTIVAL

June 30-July 1 | Columbus

SLUGBURGER FESTIVAL

July 6-8 | Corinth

NESHOBA COUNTY FAIR

July 21-28 | Philadelphia innovative and topical art by artists from the region while developing relationships with collectors and artists who share the same vision and principles,” Wil Cook said.

In May, the gallery will exhibit works by still life painter Samantha Haring, with an opening reception slated for May 5. In June, works by this year’s Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award winners Coulter Fussell (visual arts) and David Rae Morris (photography) will be shown, along with works by past recipients. This year’s MIAL Awards Ceremony will be held in Oxford in June as well.

A 30th-anniversary celebration is being planned for Southside for later this year, and everyone is invited. For more information, contact the gallery at 662-234-9090.