I’m So Local…I’m Right Here

We love our community and local businesses! What could be better than showing our appreciation through art? I'm So Local...I'm Right Here 2025 is a celebratory partnership with local artists, Friends of First Friday, and Happy Campers and Boys & Girls Club music programming.

This year, artists will be asked to paint the back of a guitar! Through a grant with the Songbirds Foundation, the Arts Council acquired 20 guitars to use for music programming with the Boys & Girls Club. Artists painted and collaged these guitars for a special exhibition.

Each guitar represents a Friend of First Friday. These are local businesses who are committed to keeping arts alive in our community. We are blown away by what each artist came up with! Decorating a guitar is no easy task, but these artists did a fantastic job creatively representing local businesses.

Scout Hall, The Collective, Real Rock 99.3, The Reynolds House, Minglewood Brewery, Mississippi Mutts, Board & Brush Creative Studio, University Autism Center, PFLAG Cape, Havco Wood Products, Spectrum Record Lounge, SEMO Music Academy, First Presbyterian Church, Broadway Bistro & Vintage Trade, Yoga East Healing Arts, Catapult Creative House, Natural Health Organic Foods