The Mississippi Arts Hour goes international for this week’s episode. Executive Director David Lewis is talking all about the Venice Architecture Biennale and speaking with Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum. At the American Pavilion of the Venice Biennale, MSU’s two design research centers are on display, for the first time in the university’s history. David interviews both centers’ directors – Leah Kemp with the Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center and David Perkes with the Gulf Coast Community Design Center – about the process of being featured in the “Olympics of Architecture” and what approach each center took to showcasing the American Front Porch.

Tune in to hear their conversation on Sunday, August 31, at 5 p.m. on MPB Radio, or anytime by subscribing to the Mississippi Arts Hour podcast.