Ripley’s public art movement: Where Mississippi’s stories come to life

Ripley’s public art movement: Where Mississippi’s stories come to life

What makes Ripley’s public art movement so memorable isn’t simply the number of murals. It’s that every piece feels connected to the surrounding community. Not every art gallery has a front door.

Ripley’s public art movement: Where Mississippi’s stories come to life - Mississippi Monitor

By Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from Visit Ripley)   Not every art gallery has a front door. In Ripley, some of the state’s most meaningful works of art are waiting along sidewalks, tucked into alleyways, stretched across brick buildings, and painted where people pass them every day. What started as an effort to bring more people downtown has grown into something much bigger—a community-wide canvas celebrating the people, places…