48th Annual Bi-State Art Competition and Exhibition

The annual Bi-State is a juried exhibition presented by the Meridian Museum of Art (MMA), offering over $3,000 in awards and prizes including the $1,000 Best of Show Cash Award. The purpose of the exhibition is to showcase contemporary artists in Mississippi and Alabama and reward their efforts. This competition and exhibition is open to all artists who are current or past residents of Mississippi or Alabama.

Juror Ronna S. Harris

Ronna S. Harris currently serves as Associate Professor in the Newcomb Art Department with Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, where she has instructed since 1989.  Harris received her Master of Fine Arts/Painting at the University of California Santa Barbara and her Bachelor of Art/Drawing from California State University at Northridge, CA and attended the San Francisco Art Institute.

Harris has a long list of one- and two-persons and invitational group exhibitions throughout her exhibition career. She has given many service-related hours to the University and the community in New Orleans.  Honors and awards have added up over the years from such places as New York, Santa Barbara, New Orleans, and cities throughout Florida.  Her work has been collected by the New Orleans Museum of Art, Jacksonville Art Museum, Morris Museum, Huntsville Art Museum and is in many private collections. 

Harris’ teaching specialization includes painting, figure drawing, studio fundamentals, illustration, design fundamentals and color theory.

Artists Included