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AUGUST 2023
WELCOME TO THE MUSEUM
Join us for an all ages University of Mississippi Museum Open House
Tuesday, August 1st.
Time: 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
We invite you to join us on Tuesday, August 1st 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. to explore the UM Museum, Yokna Sculpture Trail, and Bailey Woods in this fun filled, all ages open house event featuring gallery tours, children’s activities, door prizes and more! Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to the public.
FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM
Harvest Supper 2023
Created over ten years ago by the Friends of the UM Museum, Harvest Supper has raised over $1.5 million to support not only educational programs, acquisitions, and advocacy initiatives for the museum, but also for the historic houses Rowan Oak and The Walton-Young House.
This casual evening will be held under the stars on Thursday, October 26. Lights will be strewn across the meadows of Rowan Oak where local music, local food, and an auction of paintings, sculpture and photographs by well-known regional artists round out the evening. This year’s event highlights food provided by A&N Catering and Tallahatchie Gourmet, signature cocktails created by Taariq David, music by the University of Mississippi Steel Band and The Soul Tones, and an on-site painting by Wyatt Waters.
NEWS FROM ROWAN OAK
Summer at Rowan Oak ended with a visit from Luna Moth, who comes to the front porch every year. We saw over 900 visitors in July and look forward to everyone's visit in August.
Rowan Oak will go back to regular operating hours August 1st:
--Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm* and Sunday 1pm-4pm*.
Start off your fall semester by stopping by Rowan Oak! Admission is FREE for UM students, faculty, and staff.
NEW EXHIBITION
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)
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.
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
FOR EVERYONE
BROWN BAG SUMMER LECTURE SERIES
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8th
Denny Buchannon, Facilities Operations Project Engineer, University of Mississippi
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.
AUGUST 4
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
Mark your calendar for these fall semester First Friday Free Sketch dates: September 1st, October 6th, November 3rd, and December 1st.
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 29th as the University Museum celebrates you, its members! Join us for food, fun, and art!
New and renewing members at the Family/Partner Plus Level will get to take home swag bags!
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
