{"id":100654,"date":"2020-09-30T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=100654"},"modified":"2020-09-30T11:14:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T16:14:34","slug":"isom-center-kicks-off-sixth-sarahfest-with-facebook-live-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/isom-center-kicks-off-sixth-sarahfest-with-facebook-live-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Isom Center Kicks Off Sixth Sarahfest with Facebook Live Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies<\/a> at the University of Mississippi<\/a> is kicking off the sixth annual Sarahfest on Saturday (Oct. 3) with a Facebook Live concert by musician and University of Memphis student Jordan Occasionally.<\/p>\n

The yearly festival recognizes women’s contributions to visual arts, literature, music and media. This year’s theme, Connecting Communities, grew out of a focus on digital spaces brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This year, the visual arts portion of the festival will move from the gallery into the community. The festival’s artists will be transforming public spaces into displays of their work. The art also will be printed on postcards so that participants can share with people in other communities.<\/p>\n

“Since the world has gone digital due to the pandemic, we wanted to focus on digital artists who’ve been put to work connecting people with each other through art forms like graphic design,” said Kevin Kozart, the center’s operations coordinator and coordinator of community engaged learning and research. “These artists are working to connect communities in a time when we’re so disconnected.”<\/p>\n

This year’s programing will run through Nov. 7 when it will culminate with a prerecorded concert from Teneia Sanders, an award-winning musician and songwriter from Jackson.<\/p>\n

The Sarahfest events include:<\/p>\n