ICC Hosts District High School Arts Competition

FULTON, Miss. (PRESS RELEASE) – The work of area high school students is currently on display at the W.O. Benjamin Fine Arts Center gallery at the Itawamba Community College Fulton Campus.

Students from Chickasaw, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe and Pontotoc counties are participating in the District High School Arts Competition, which provides an opportunity for them to exhibit their work in a professional setting and to compete for recognition with their peers, according to Shawn Whittington of ICC’s art department.

The juror is Glenn Payne of Blue Springs, award-winning filmmaker and artist as well as improvisational actor.

In addition, he produces independent films utilizing the abundance of north Mississippi talent.

Payne studied under Brent Funderburk at Mississippi State University and crafted his improvisational acting skills with his troupe, West of Shake Rag, based in Tupelo, as well as receiving training at Second City in Chicago, Ill.

The public is invited to view the exhibit, which will be up through Apr. 28.

Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information, contact Whittington at (662) 862-8301 or eswhittington@iccms.edu.