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OCTOBER 2023
IT'S SPOOKY SEASON!
The University Museum is wicked excited to host its
Fourth Annual Stark Raving Pumpkin Carving Contest
on Halloween weekend!
Enter for a chance to win prizes and be featured on our social media, winners will be announced on social media on Halloween day-Tuesday, October 31st.
Award categories include, Best in Show, Most Creative, Funniest, and Scariest. For more information, contest rules, and logistics check our website: museum.olemiss.edu/stark-raving/
May the best pumpkins win!
NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM
NEWS FROM ROWAN OAK
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Continued Artistry
AUGUST 1, 2023 – JUNE 1, 2024
Crafts of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Navajo Nation, and the Pueblo of Zuni.
Image above: Jocla Necklace (Navajo)
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.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI STUDENTS
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
FOR EVERYONE
OCTOBER 6th
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
Mark your calendar for these fall semester First Friday Free Sketch dates: November 3rd and December 1st.
4TH ANNUAL STARK RAVING
PUMPKIN CARVING
preregistration required by Wednesday, October 25th
COST: $3 for museum members
$5 for non-members
FREE for University Students
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!
A CONVERSATION WITH THEORA HAMBLETT
Watch this delightful 1975 Mississippi Public Television interview of Theora Hamblett by famed famed potter, Lee McCarty.
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.
Scavenger hunt kits are available at the beginning of the trail from the museum's parking lot.
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
