Mississippi Craft Center

The Center is open daily from 9 to 5.

Located just off the Natchez Trace Parkway and Ross Barnett Reservoir, the Mississippi Craft Center is home to more than 400 talented artisans. Showcasing their work in the Gallery is one way the Guild promotes the work of exceptional craftsmen from 19 states. Demonstrations by Master Craftsmen take place on the grounds of the Center most weekends and classes are taught weekly, during weekend workshops or during week-long sessions. The Center opened in June, 2007, and has garnered the interest of world-wide travelers and regional visitors alike. market, educate and encourage the highest standard of excellence in regional craft. More than 150,000 people attend Guild programs each year where they encounter working craftsmen and the results of their work.

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians are members of the Guild and demonstrate and sell their beautiful baskets at the Center. A collection of historical Choctaw baskets is on display throughout the year.

The Center is an art gallery, museum, an educational center, an art referral agency, an economic development tool and a community center. It is 20,000 sq. ft. and has available space for special event rentals.

Since 1973, the Guild has promoted fine craft as an art and has been highly successful in its endeavor.

Shop online24/7 at the MS Craft Center's E-Gallery. We are adding new merchandise weekly. What a great way to send a special gift to someone. You can purchase a hand-crafted gift online and have it shipped to the person on your list!

We can really use your help!

Consider becoming a volunteer at the MS Craft Center. Greet visitors form all over
the country as they travel the Natchez Trace while helping the Craftsmen's Guild in
its mission to promote fine craft!

Call Lynn Flanagan at the Craft Center for more informaiton or visit the Volunteer
page at www.mscrafts.org.

Check out our upcoming class and demonstration schedule and take a class or watch a
demonstration of your favorite type of work. You'll enjoy it more that you can imagine!

July Exhibiting Member: Larry Smith
www.pcscrapart.com

Larry's work combines the best of craft and science. With a master's degree in environmental engineering and a doctorate in preventive medicine, he understands the impact on society of the massive amount of waste going into our landfills. Because of that, he uses items from the past, especially old wooden foundry patterns as a starting point for his clock designs, then incorporates discarded and outdated electronic parts as the clock is transformed into a working time piece. Each one is unique and beautiful.. Larry's work has been featured in "Today in Mississippi" and in "Mississippi Gardener".