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FEBRUARY 2019
NEW EXHIBITION
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 28, 2019, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Meet the Artist and Gallery Walkthrough: Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 7:00–9:00 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: Spotted Owl and Barred Owl from The Sibley Guide to Birds, 2014.
ON VIEW IN FEBRUARY
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
FOR EVERYONE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
10:00 am – 6:00 p.m. (drop-in)
COST: FREE!
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
6–8:00 p.m.
COST: FREE!
16th ANNUAL OXFORD FILM FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 6–10, 2019
The Oxford Film Festival celebrates the art of independent cinema.
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019
10:00 a.m. – NOON
COST: FREE!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
10–11:00 a.m.
COST: FREE!
For ages 0–2
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019
4:30-5:30 p.m.
COST: FREE! (donations accepted)
For grades 6–12
Marbling Paper
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2019
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the PowerHouse
Watercolor Wonders
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
At the Museum
COST: $5 per family for each
drop-in session
STORYTIME WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019
10:30–11:00 a.m.
COST: FREE!
At the Lafayette County &
Oxford Public Library
401 Bramlett Blvd.
Oxford, Mississippi 38655
SUBSCRIBE NOW!
REMINDERS & LOOKING AHEAD
SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019
10:00 a.m. – NOON
COST: FREE!
MEDITATIONS ON LANDSCAPE
IN ART AND LITERATURE
SYMPOSIUM
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019
Ford Center for the Performing Arts
Pre-registration is required.
Save the date.
WOODCOCKS, WINE & ART
hosted by Delta Wind Birds
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019
4:30–7:00 p.m. at the Oxford Treehouse Gallery
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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