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MARCH 2019
NEW EXHIBITION + SYMPOSIUM
EXHIBITION
MARCH 25–JULY 27, 2019
William Dunlap, Curator.
Featuring works by: John Alexander, Walter Anderson, Jason Bouldin,
Marshall Bouldin, Andrew Blanchard, Charlie Buckley, Jane Rule Burdine,
Linda Burgess, William Christenberry, Langdon Clay, Maude Schuyler
Clay, Ed Croom, Warren Dennis, William Dunlap,
William Eggleston, William Ferris, Huger Foote, Michael Ford, Ke
Francis, Gilbert Gaul, Rolland Golden, William Goodman, Theora Hamblett,
William Hollingsworth, Marie Hull, O.W. Pappy Kitchens, Jack Kotz,
Terry Lynn, John McCrady, Robert Malone, Sally Mann, Milly West
Moorhead, Tom Rankin, Jack Spencer, Glennray Tutor, Wyatt Waters, Eudora
Welty, Brooke White, and Carlyle Wolfe.
SYMPOSIUM
MONDAY, MARCH 25
4:00–5:45 p.m. Exhibition Opening Reception
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM
6:00 p.m. The Lyrical Landscape
Natasha Trethewey
NUTT AUDITORIUM
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
GERTRUDE C. FORD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
SESSIONS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC, BUT REGISTRATION
IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED.
ON VIEW IN MARCH
Meet the Artist and Gallery Walkthrough: Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Understanding Birds through Drawing: Thursday, April 4, 2019, 5:30 p.m.
The Art of Identification is an exhibit by largely self-taught
bird illustrator, ornithologist, and author David Allen Sibley. He was
inspired to pursue creating his own illustrated field guide ... MORE...
Image above: Blackpoll Warbler and Bay-breasted Warbler from The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2014.
Laurin McCracken’s realistic watercolor paintings are largely influenced
by the Dutch and Flemish still life painters of the 16th and 17th
centuries. MORE...
Image above: Cherries, Tulips, Silver, Crystal and Dutch Vase, 2017
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019
10:00 a.m. – NOON
COST: FREE!
The University Museum is excited to announce its 2019 schedule of fun-filled summer camps for children. Returning camper? —we will have new projects, so join us again! Registration is open for our 2019 Summer Camps.
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2019
4:30-5:30 p.m.
COST: FREE! (donations accepted)
For grades 6–12
Flower Collages
THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the PowerHouse
Flights of Fancy: Birds
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the Museum
COST: $5 per family for each
drop-in session
TRAVELING TRUNKS
Book a traveling trunk for your class or children’s program.
STORYTIME WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019
10:30–11:00 a.m.
COST: FREE!
At the Lafayette County &
Oxford Public Library
401 Bramlett Blvd.
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
FOR EVERYONE
THURSDAY, MARCH 21
5:00 p.m.
Step by Step: Creating a Watercolor
Featuring Silver and Glass
Light Refreshments
6:00 p.m.
A Short History of Dutch Still Life
MONDAY, MARCH 18, 25
8:30 a.m.
COST: FREE!
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
6–8:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
GROUP TOURS
Book a guided group tour of the museum.
WOODCOCKS, WINE & ART
hosted by Delta Wind Birds
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019
4:30–7:00 p.m. at the Oxford Treehouse Gallery
REMINDERS & LOOKING AHEAD
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2019
10:00 a.m. – NOON
COST: FREE!
APRIL 2: MEET THE ARTIST: DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY
APRIL 4: UNDERSTAND BIRDS THROUGH DRAWING WITH DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY
DOUBLE DECKER 2019
APRIL 26 & 27
Join us on the square for the Double Decker Festival!
MASTER GARDENERS SERIES
APRIL 4, 11, 18
Noon–1:00 p.m.
BIRDING & BRUNCH
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2019
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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