In April we launched NextGen Mississippi, our longterm reporting project focused on the realities of why Mississippians stay or leave. Dozens of creatives responded to our survey and shared why they took their talents to other states.

Some shared experiences of “belonging” when they left the state to pursue their crafts while others highlighted “lack of opportunities and support” in Mississippi.

We want to hear from more creatives for an episode of MT Speaks, our new video series. If you are willing to be featured in this episode by speaking with a Mississippi Today reporter about your experience as a creative in Mississippi, please fill out the form below.

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Creative Mississippians: We want to hear from you.

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
July 12, 2021

<h1>Creative Mississippians: We want to hear from you.</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />July 12, 2021</p> <div class="wp-block-group has-light-gray-background-color has-background"> <div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"> <h5 id="h-stay-in-the-loop-on-nextgen-mississippi-enter-your-email-address-below">Stay in the loop on NextGen Mississippi. Enter your email address below:</h5> </p></div> </div> <p>In April we launched <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/nextgen-mississippi/#h-take-our-survey">NextGen Mississippi</a>, our longterm reporting project focused on the realities of why Mississippians stay or leave. Dozens of creatives responded to our<a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2021/04/15/millennials-and-gen-z-tell-us-what-you-think-about-the-future-of-mississippi/"> survey</a> and shared why they took their talents to other states.</p> <p>Some <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2021/06/09/young-mississippi-creatives/">shared experiences of “belonging”</a> when they left the state to pursue their crafts while others highlighted “lack of opportunities and support" in Mississippi.</p> <p>We want to hear from more creatives for an episode of<a href="https://mississippitoday.org/mt-speaks/"> MT Speaks</a>, our new video series. If you are willing to be featured in this episode by speaking with a Mississippi Today reporter about your experience as a creative in Mississippi, please fill out the form below.</p> <p>Loading…</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2021/07/12/should-mississippi-make-the-arts-a-priority/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org&quot;&gt;Mississippi Today&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/06074517/MT_icon-logo-favicon-1-200x200.png&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1009355&amp;amp;ga4=G-VSX4B701MS&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2021/07/12/should-mississippi-make-the-arts-a-priority/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mississippitoday.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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