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APRIL 2023
Relief Printmaking with Frank Estrada
SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 2023
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
COST: $200
Join artist Frank Estrada as he teaches you the basics of relief printmaking. In this workshop, participants will learn how to carve original designs onto stamps and print them on paper and fabrics. Participants will receive step-by-step instructions to carve personalized rubber stamps, and create small compositions on paper and tote bags. MORE …
NEWS FROM ROWAN OAK
Happy Spring from Rowan Oak! We saw over 1,300 visitors in March and look forward to everyone’s visit in April. Rowan Oak will be closed for Easter Weekend: April 7th-April 10th. The grounds and Bailey Woods Trail will remain open daily from dawn until dusk. Be sure to follow us on Instagram for updates and more!
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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.
Self-Taught Portraits
OCTOBER 4, 2022–APRIL 15, 2023
The selected works in this exhibit share the diversity of portraiture. Whether it is a famous subject like Martin Luther King Jr., or an unknown caricature of a Jackson reporter we cannot resist the natural inclination to study a human face as a central theme.
Image above: Untitled (Self-Portrait), unknown date, by Ethel Wright Mohamed.
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.
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
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
FALL ARTZONE REGISTRATION
This 12 week program for grades K-4 meets
on a Tuesday or a Wednesday.
The University Museum is excited to announce its 2023 schedule of fun-filled summer camps for children.
Returning camper? —we will have new projects, so join us again!
Registration is now open!
TREE TALES!
APRIL 20
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
At the Museum
COST: $5 per family for each
drop-in session
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023
4:30-5:30 p.m.
COST: FREE! (donations accepted)
For grades 5–8
Mark your calendar for this upcoming
Museum Milkshake Mash-ups! date:
May 4.
BUILDING BRAINS
APRIL 18
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Pre-registration is not required. Program in partnership with the School of Education.
COST: FREE!
FOR EVERYONE
MISSISSIPPI DAY 2023APRIL 15, 2023
10:00 a.m–2:00 p.m.
The Circle
Join the museum at Mississippi Day, an “open house” where members of the public, families, alumni, UM faculty and staff, and prospective students and their parents visit our Oxford campus. We'll be hosting a children's art activity and providing fun give-aways.
DOUBLE DECKER 2023
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Museum tent located in front of FNB
The UM Museum is excited to once again be a presenting sponsor of Double Decker Arts Festival thanks to a partnership with Ole Miss Athletics! We will be on the Square with children's activities and giveaways! Join us on the square for the Double Decker Festival!
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
HOLIDAY HOURS
The UM Museum and Rowan Oak will be closed for the Easter Holiday Friday, April 7, 2023–Monday, April 10, 2023. We will reopen Tuesday, April 11 with our usual hours.
Get the Memphis Flyer at the Museum!
Available in the Museum Lobby rack, the only free distribution site in Oxford.
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.
MAY 5
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
