A Woodcarver’s Memory will feature works from Berry’s
enduring career as a woodcarver. During the reception, MAC’s
Arts Industry Director, Diane Williams, who is also a master storyteller,
will be weaving
the tale of Mr. Berry’s life.
His work will be on exhibit at the Mississippi Craft Center the entire
month of January.
MAC presented Berry with the Governor’s Award for “Artist
Achievement” in 2001, and he created two of the awards presented
to other year’s recipients.
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George Berry
Award-winning
Mississippi craftsman, George
Berry, Sr, will be honored
at a special reception for the opening of his exhibit
at the Mississippi Craft Center on January 5
from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
The 2010 Mississippi
Governor’s
Awards for Excellence in the Arts will be awarded
on February 25; West Point basketmaker and Tradition/Innovation artist Bessie
Johnson will receive the Mississippi
Heritage Award.
Tradition/Innovation:
American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional
Art is a project of the Southern Arts Federation,
and is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment
for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves
great art.
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