This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Folk & Traditional Arts Director Maria Zeringue talks with artists Robin Whitfield and Shirley Hamilton. Robin is the founder of the non-profit, Friends of Chakchiuma Swamp, which was developed to manage and interpret the Lee Tartt Nature Preserve in Grenada, MS. Shirley is an art teacher, based in Winona, who also serves on the board of Friends of the Chkchiuma Swamp. In this episode, Robin and Shirley discussed their upcoming “Enchanted Forest” event that is taking place at the Lee Tartt Nature Preserve on Nov. 2nd. This community event invites people to engage with nature through a creative and playful lens. They also spoke about their own work as artists, which celebrates the connections between nature, art, and community.

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Folk & Traditional Arts Director Maria Zeringue talks with artists Robin Whitfield and Shirley Hamilton. Listen to this episode on Sunday, October 27, at 5 p.m. on MPB Think Radio! You can also listen to this and past episodes by subscribing to the podcast!

To find out more about the Enchanted Forest, visit: https://www.friends-of-cs.org/the-enchanted-forest