Events

Golden Kite, Golden Dreams Exhibit

Thursday, April 14th - Friday, June 24th - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries’ de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection, the Oddfellows Gallery and the Hattiesburg Arts Council present “Golden Kite, Golden Dreams Exhibit.” The Golden Kite award is given annually by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to recognize excellence in picture book illustration, judged by a jury of peers. This is the first-ever Golden Kite Retrospective Exhibition and features original art from 1975 through the present in mediums ranging from pencil, ink, and acrylic to watercolor, scratchboard, and paper cutting. The display is on loan from the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature in Abilene, Texas, and will be in Hattiesburg from April 14 thru June 24 at OddFellows Gallery, 119 East Front Street in downtown Hattiesburg. (601-544-5777) Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10-5. Free admission.

Location: OddFellows Gallery, Downtown Hattiesburg