The Mississippi State University Art Department Galleries will be hosting Starkville’s first ever Art Crawl on Nov. 4.

The Art Crawl & Parents’ Night Out will be an event spanning over three different art galleries. The event is free and open to both parents and any other adults. A different artist will be featured in each gallery along with special mocktails and hors d’oeuvres. 

The event starts at 6 p.m. in the Visual Arts Gallery and will continue onto the Cullis Wade Depot and McComas Hall, wrapping up around 8 p.m. Jacqueline Posley and Jordan Knight are spearheading the event with assistance from Katie Trapp, Brennan Byrne and director Lori Neuenfeld.

Brennan Byrne, a gallery assistant, said he hopes the event draws a new crowd to the arts.

“My hopes for the art crawl is to bring in a new crowd of people and to genuinely inspire and intrigue everyone that comes to see art in a new, perspective,” Byrne said. “It’s going to be fun and new and we hope everyone gets the chance to check it out.”

Live entertainment will be at each segment including a talk from one of the artists’ daughters, a photo booth built by MSU students and live music. The three galleries will feature works from Carole McReynolds Davis, Peri Schwarts and artists from the 1913 Amory Show. 

Knight said she hopes the event will expand their audience.

“We thought this would be a great way to show our spaces and hopefully grow our visitation numbers,” Knight said. “We tried to attract parents and adults by advertising it as a night out for them because it brings a new activity for them to participate in rather than just dinner or a movie.”

The gallery assistants have also put together a raffle for participants, which will be the only alacarte entertainment of the night. The raffle will feature gift cards to Bulldog Burger, Stromboli’s, an on-location family photo shoot and art baskets with books from previous shows signed by artists. Guests are asked to dress business casual. 

Gallery assistant Katie Trapp said the galleries have something for everyone.

 “The gallery has a lot more to offer to the community and the university than most people know,” Trapp said. “We host several events throughout the semester and are open almost every day of the week. We wanted to create an event that really showcases everything the gallery has to offer and try to introduce a new demographic because the galleries have something for everyone. We are very excited for this event and expect a lot of people to join us for our first ever art crawl.”