INTERVIEWS/WRITING/SPEAKING
It is not a stretch of the imagination to argue that, attached to every note Wilkins sings, there clings a tiny exoskeleton of every note ever sung, a little bit of every attempt to use song as a reflection of what it means to endure being alive and human. - Alice Pierotti, 2020 Americans for the Arts Johnson Fellowship nomination for Rev. John Wilkins
February 2024
Panelist. HBCUs and Workforce Trends. Appalachian Leadership Institute. 14 Feb. 2024.
August 2020
Interview. Community Chats Episode #27 Alice Pierotti - Thacker Mountain Radio Hour. University of Mississippi Office of Diversity & Community Engagement.
July 2020
Pierotti, Alice and Jennifer Joy Jameson. "Nomination of Rev. John Wilkins for the Johnson Fellowship." Americans for the Arts, July 2020.
May 2020
Ward, Steven. A Rural Radio Classic Thacker Mountain Radio Hour. Today in Mississippi, May 2020.
January 2017
Panelist. Cultural Equity: Inclusion + Access in Your Community Events. Mississippi Main Street Backstage Pass Conference, 26 Jan. 2017.
February 2016
Pierotti, Alice. “Nomination of Scott Barretta for the Governor’s Arts Awards.” Mississippi Arts Commission, Feb. 2016.
November 2015
Pierotti, Alice. "Heartbeat from the Hills: Pat Jarrett Photographs the 65th Turner Family Picnic." Mississippi Folklife Journal.
April 2015
Panelist. Contemporary Hill Country Blues Culture. Blues Today Symposium, 9 Apr. 2015.
March 2015
Pierotti, Alice and Damein Wash. Interview. Mississippi Arts Hour, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, 4 Mar. 2015, Radio.
Fall 2014
Rucker, LaReeka. Blues Tradition. The Sip Magazine, Fall 2014.
October 2014
Booth, Paul. Alice Pierotti and the Blues. Influx Magazine, Oct. 2014.
Oct 2013
Panelist. Using Mississippi’s Traditional Songs, Chants & Movements in Storytimes for all Ages. Mississippi Library Association Annual Conference. 17 Oct. 2013.
June 2012
Panelist. Libraries at the Crossroads: Programming for Civic Engagement. American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition. 23 June 2012.