The Mississippi Center for Cultural Production is an approach and resource for cultivating thriving communities. Based in the rural South, “Sipp Culture” is honoring the history and building the future of our own community of Utica, MS. 

Sipp Culture supports community development from the ground up through cultural production focused on self-determination and agency designed by us and for us. They believe that history, culture, and food affirm our individual and collective humanity. So, they are strengthening their local food system, advancing health equity, and supporting rural artistic voices – while activating the power of story – all to promote the legacy and vision of their hometown.

Mississippi Center for Cultural Production has been organized to support groups and individuals creating social, economic, and cultural transformation toward long-term sustainability through the research, creation, and presentation of arts, culture, and agriculture.