The Women’s Art Collective interviewed
Listen to Betty and Chatham talk about our exhibition “Connected to the Community”, our grass-roots founding in 2011, the types of art we make, art as an outlet for expression, and how we connect with community.
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Host Thomas Sensley
Women’s Art Collective:
Connected to the Community
Virtually enjoy our exhibition where more than 200 people attended the opening in 2026 on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.
Exhibition at the University of Southern Mississippi
Museum Director Mark Rigsby
portraits that honor the Stories of Five Local Women exhibited by The Women’s Art Collective
Read about how Betty Press and Carolyn Norton’s photographs with text honor Peggy Jean Conner, Ellie Davis Dahmer, Lillie Dwight, Doris Townsend Gaines, and Ruby Wilson who, among others, connected to their community in the1960s actively helping to lift illegal impediments for voting rights. These are included in the exhibition “Women’s Art Collective: Connected to the Community” at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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