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Thacker Mountain Radio goes on the road 5-6 times a year, and one of the road trips is Clinton–for a show produced by the Arts Council. TMR in Clinton this year is June 18 (Father’s Day Weekend) and the Council expects a sellout crowd. There is still more to the Arts Council of Clinton. For Bob Blanton, current president of the board, ACC is all about building community. It sounds a little shop-worn these days, but “community” is the vision that first brought him into ACC and now inspires his leadership. A native of East Tennessee, with an amazingly varied background, Bob and his wife, Dr. Joan Blanton (an adjunct professor at both Mississippi State and JSU) made a conscious decision to put down roots in Clinton. As he puts it, we “decided to make Clinton our home” and we “have chosen to give our time and talent to supporting and sustaining the arts in our chosen community.” For Bob that means doing all the things an arts council should do, but it also means building community by working together with other arts-related efforts, such as Main Street Clinton and the Clinton Brick Street Players. Bob Blanton, president, and Ricky Nations, immediate past-president of the council, have great hopes for the future. They want to expand scholarship opportunities and increase exposure of young artists. They envision training on the business side of art and the use of art in therapy. They are committed to an annual film festival and live theater in Clinton. But above all, they want to increase support for the arts in Clinton. For some people, the word “arts” conjures up images of a wild-eyed Salvador Dali or postmodern architecture with staircases that go nowhere. Members of the Arts Council of Clinton are none of the above. Bob Blanton is priest-in-charge of the Episcopal Church of the Creator, and not really an artist at all. Ricky Nations owns Shelter Insurance—and “I write some,” he says. Most members of the council are “avocational” artists, Bob points out, not full-time or professional. They sing, play, write, act, sculpt, paint, design, and care about the arts because they want to bring beauty into Clinton, Mississippi. The Arts Council of Clinton welcomes you to join in, artist or not. The Council meets the first Thursday of every month (6:30 pm) at Northside Baptist Church (1475 E. Northside Drive). You are warmly invited to come. And bring your ideas! Or bring them online: artscouncilofclinton.org. 16 • MAY 2022
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