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JULY 2023
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Greetings, everyone, and warmest of welcomes to the summer season of Exhibitions and Programs at your University of Mississippi Museum. The warmth of that welcome is not a weather pun, though as I write the forecast indicates up to 102 degrees at week’s end. For this Minnesota-born Scandinavian, that is a bit of a shock to the system, being hard-wired for twenty-degrees below. I thought that this month I’d undertake just a modicum of museum-world ‘de-mystification’ of sorts, MORE...
NEWS FROM ROWAN OAK
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Recent Acquisitions, 2012–Present
MAY 9, 2023 – MARCH 23, 2024
From its inception, the University Museum has thrived due to the generosity of its many supporters. With an expansive range of historical, artistic, and cultural objects the Museum is able to offer a regular rotation of diverse and compelling exhibits. This exhibition celebrates recent donations and purchases to the Museum over the past decade featuring work by acclaimed artists such as Dean Mitchell, Purvis Young, Hale Aspacio Woodruff, Maude Schuyler Clay, Katja Oxman, Georgia Speller, William Dunlap and more.
Image above: The Diver, by Jere Allen.
Friends of Theora
JANUARY 17–DECEMBER 9, 2023
Most people know Theora Hamblett for her paintings of her childhood memories, dreams, visions, and her faith; however, this exhibit examines the external influence of other artists that inspired Hamblett as an emerging artist, student, and observational painter searching for her own artistic voice. Many of the works on view were from her personal collection, collected through art exchanges with artists that she befriended.
Image above: Jacob’s Ladder, ca. 1951–1955, by Stuart Purser.
Blurred Lines
OCTOBER 25, 2022–AUGUST 26, 2023
This exhibit features works from the W. Forrest and Joan Stevens Collection, including Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Alexander Calder, that disrupted the status quo in art, from modernism into the postmodernism movement.
Image above: Construction, 1972, by Alexander Calder.
The Fall of 1962
AUGUST 2, 2022 – JULY 8, 2023
Collected stories and artifacts from the Ole Miss Riot.
Image above: Burning Cars, 1963, by Marleah Kaufman Hobbs.
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
Mini Masters:Treasured Toy Box Camp
For Babies and Toddlers Ages 2–5 accompanied by a Parent/Guardian
July 24th—28th, 2023, 9 a.m.–noon
Join us for a week of art and learning in our Art Through the Ages: Art Camp for Teens. Explore different mediums like printmaking, ceramics, painting, and sculptures, and find out what makes each medium unique! This week we will not only make art but we will also learn about the art movements and ancient civilizations that have influenced artists since the beginning of time.
Foodies Club Camp—FULL
July 10th—14th, 9 a.m.–noon
World Explorers Camp—FULL
July 17th—21st, 2023, 9 a.m.–noon
FALL ARTZONE REGISTRATION
This 12 week program for grades K-5 meets
on a Tuesday or a Wednesday.
FOR EVERYONE
BROWN BAG SUMMER LECTURE SERIES
TUESDAY, July 11
Andy Reynolds, Landscape Architect, A2H
noon–1:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
Lectures will focus on Architecture, Landscapes, and Hardscapes.
Lunch options will be available in the lobby or brown bag your lunch.
Upcoming:
August 8: Denny Buchannon, Project Engineer for Facilities Operations, University of Mississippi
JUNE 2
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
Mark your calendar for these upcoming First Friday Free Sketch Day dates: July 7 and August 4.
MEMBERSHIP
Being a member provides you with the special distinction of being part of a dynamic group of supporters of the University of Mississippi Museum and Rowan Oak. Now its easier than ever to become a member or renew a current membership online!
BAILEY WOODS
Bailey Woods Trail remains open from dawn until dusk daily. We ask that all trail visitors practice appropriate social distancing while enjoying this National Recreation Trail, which connects the two sites.
A CONVERSATION WITH THEORA HAMBLETT
Watch this delightful 1975 Mississippi Public Television interview of Theora Hamblett by famed famed potter, Lee McCarty.
REMINDERS AND LOOKING AHEAD
The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston, co-published by the University Museum and University Press of Mississippi, is an examination of the life and work of William Eggleston. Widely considered to be the father of color photography, Eggleston helped establish the artistic medium and has inspired photographers and artists around the world.
Get the Memphis Flyer at the Museum!
Available in the Museum Lobby rack, the only free distribution site in Oxford.
COVID-19 STATUS UPDATE
Museum Galleries & Exhibitions are Open to All
The University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses follows the guidelines set by the University.
The Chancellor announced this update to campus protocols:
“Effective March 2, face coverings are required only on transportation networks and in healthcare settings such as University Health Services and University Counseling Center, regardless of vaccination status.
Face coverings are optional in all other indoor spaces, including classrooms, laboratories, studios, residence halls, libraries, dining facilities, the Student Union, Campus Recreation facilities, retail spaces, offices, conference rooms or extracurricular activities held in indoor on-campus spaces.
Faculty and staff may continue to require face coverings for visits to their private offices."
To stay up-to-date with the University’s ongoing response to the coronavirus pandemic, please visit coronavirus.olemiss.edu
