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OCTOBER 2018
Each year, Friends of the Museum hosts its annual Harvest Supper to
raise funds and awareness for the University Museum and Historic Houses.
The event includes an art auction and the Friends are proud to present
the auction online until October 17, then will transition to a silent
auction. Harvest Supper 2018 is Thursday, October 18 on the grounds of Rowan Oak. Please visit 32auctions.com/HarvestSupper2018 to learn more about the art and to place your bid today!
ON VIEW IN SEPTEMBER
An Evening with the Artist: Thursday, November 8, 2018, 6:00 p.m. with light refreshments
George Tobolowsky’s series of metal sculptures, A Long Road Back, range from abstract to representational. Bold colors and found metal scraps create delightfully unexpected outcomes. The works will be on display inside and around the Museum, throughout Oxford, and on the UM campus. MORE…
Image above: The Wedding Dance, 2014
Where the Roots Rise, a series of tea-stained cyanotypes, serves as a reminder that the gap between nature and ourselves is smaller than we acknowledge. Decay runs rampant—seasons change—nature lies in await to stake its claim. Jaime Aelavanthara’s work articulates. MORE...
Image above: Moth Mother, 2017
PARTNERSHIP EXHIBITION
"No Two Alike"
A Special Collections and University Museum Exhibition
JANUARY 22–DECEMBER 14, 2018
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, J.D. WILLIAMS LIBRARY
FOR EVERYONE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18
6:30 p.m.
COST: $150 per ticket
Tickets to this year's Harvest Supper is sold out.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
8:30 a.m.
COST: FREE!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23
6–8:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
10:00 a.m. – NOON
(DROP-IN)
COST: FREE!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13
4:30-5:30 p.m.
COST: FREE!
For ages 0–2
Wayne Thiebaud: Donuts and Gumball Machines
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the PowerHouse
Georgia O’Keeffe Desert Painting
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the Museum
COST: $5 per family for each
drop-in session
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
4:30-5:30 p.m.
COST: FREE! (donations accepted)
For grades 6–12
SUBSCRIBE NOW!
REMINDERS & LOOKING AHEAD
LET US HOST YOUR PARTY!
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS NEWS
Not only has NARM grown to offer 924 member institutions, your $100.+ membership to the University of Mississippi Museum entitles you to 62 more institutions’ admission benefits through the CUAM—College and University Art Museum reciprocal program. That’s 986 places to visit in the continental US. How many have you been to?
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